By UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH

Dr. David Callender recently accepted a $100,000 check on behalf of UTMB, proceeds from the 19th annual San Luis Salute. The Salute, hosted by Tilman and Paige Fertitta, celebrates Mardi Gras! Galveston by providing a charitable aspect to the city’s annual celebration. Each year, the Salute recognizes the extraordinary work of doctors and scientists, and also funds UTMB programs. This year’s Salute benefitted UTMB’s National Biocontainment Training Center.
Honorees included Drs. Alan Barrett, Thomas Geisbert, Thomas Ksiazek, James LeDuc and Scott Weaver.

Peek is new director of population health program

Kristen Peek, a professor in the department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, has been appointed program director of the Population Health graduate program.

Sports injury clinic offered Saturdays this fall

UTMB will offer a youth and school sports injury clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays through Nov. 7 at the Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes, 2240 Gulf Freeway S., in League City. From bumps and bruises to knee pain, pulled muscles, twisted ankles or shoulder pain, the UTMB sports medicine team is specially trained to treat a full range of sports injuries. For more information, call 832-505-1200 or visit utmbhealth.com/sports.

It’s been quite a year

It’s been a year since the Angleton Danbury Medical Center, which has served the Brazoria County area for four decades, became a part of UTMB. Recently, a celebration was held at the UTMB Angleton Danbury campus to mark the one year anniversary. Since becoming part of UTMB nine new physicians have been added to serve the surrounding community, and three more practitioners are set to join this fall. The acute care hospital on the Angleton Danbury Campus provides care for more than 60,000 area residents. The campus provides a variety of services including 24-hour emergency services, a mammography program, cardiopulmonary clinical laboratory services, diagnostic imaging services, outpatient surgery, rehabilitation, physical therapy and wellness programs.

Inside UTMB is compiled by the communications department at the University of Texas Medical Branch.