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39 t m c ยป p u l s e | f e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 DO YOU HAVE TMC PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH PULSE? SUBMIT HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO: news@tmc.edu 13 13 9 10 11 12 9 | THE UTHEALTH CONTINUUM OF CARE CAMPUS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, a joint project owned by TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and operated by UTHEALTH, is shown in a rendering. Construction will begin this summer on the new Houston psychiatric facility that offers 240 beds. Slated to open at the end of 2021, the facility will be the first public mental health hospital built in Houston in more than three decades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | CARLA ORTIQUE, M.D., an OB/GYN at The Women's Specialists of Houston at Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, was honored as Physician of the Year at the 29th Annual Scholarship Gala hosted by the Houston Medical Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | SUSAN GREEN, M.P.H., lead project manager for Joseph Coselli, M.D., vice-chair of surgery and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, was selected as a 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Fellow in the History of Medicine by the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health. The fellowship includes a $10,000 grant to support her research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | JOHN MENDELSOHN, M.D., president emeritus of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a scientist whose research helped pioneer a new type of cancer therapy, died Jan. 7 at his home in Houston at age 82. The cause of death was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | A ribbon cutting for the DAN L DUNCAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, which moved into its new clinic space on the 7th floor of the McNair Campus, included Ted Yank, administrator; Brandon Smaglo, M.D.; Matthew Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.; Mothaffar Rimawi, M.D.; Kent Osborne, M.D., director; Carolina Gutierrez, M.D.; Karla Sepulveda, M.D.; Edward Yen, M.D.; and Samantha Khan, nurse manager.