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Media Spotlight
During June 2004, 179 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of more than 63 million people. The following is a sample of those media placements.
UT Health Science Center President James T. Willerson names “leader, visionary and builder” Dr. Stanley Schultz as permanent dean of the Medical School, Houston Chronicle, June 3.
A one-hour program, “Unmasked,” tells how graduating medical student Amie Osborn and her surgeon, Dr. John Teichgraeber, worked for improvement in her condition from Treacher Collins Syndrome, so that she not only survived – but also succeeded, Discovery Channel cable network, June 3 and 5.
Dean Patricia L. Starck shows off the new School of Nursing Building and its unique “eco-friendly” construction features, Associated Press story with color photo, Dallas Morning News, June 6.
Dr. Ward Casscells talks about how he didn’t have the usual denial about his prostate cancer and tells others, “There’s so much out there to manage this illness,” NBC’s national “Today” Show, June 8.
Chase Untermeyer, vice president for government affairs, is nominated by the White House to be ambassador to Qatar, Houston Chronicle and Dallas Morning News, June 9.
Dr. Eyal Porat shows how new robotic surgery helps people with rare gland problems avoid painful invasive surgery, KHOU-TV, June 16 and 17.
Dr. Antonio Moretti explains how common halitosis could be symptomatic of other trouble, Houston Chronicle “Health” Page, June 17.
With Dr. Michael McKinney as his patient, Dr. Richard Yee demonstrates the difference between Lasik and Lasek methods used to correct the eye, KPRC-TV, June 22.
Dr. Michael Altman warns summertime athletes against dangers of overhydration and sodium depletion, Houston Chronicle’s“Health” Page, June 24.
Medical School Dean Stanley Schultz says that his recovered building “will be the safest place in Houston during a flood,” as Bruce Brown demonstrates the new flood doors, KTRK-TV, June 25.
Dr. John Reveille says new drugs like TNF blockers enable patients with ankylosing spondylitis to live normal lives, KHOU-TV, June 25 and 26.
Drs. Richard Andrassy and Craig P. Fischer explain what everyone should know before having surgery, KTRK-TV, June 28.
On KUHT-TV Channel 8’s “The Connection” weekly magazine-format program, Nobel laureate Dr. Ferid Murad discusses the future and value of stem cell research as one of four guests on a “pro” and “con” roundtable, June 29.