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t m c » p u l s e | a p r i l 2 0 1 7 38 [ 1 ] TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S PULMONARY HYPERTENSION PROGRAM recently earned accredita- tion from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Pictured is Nidhy P. Varghese, M.D., with a patient. (credit: Photo courtesy of Texas Children's Hospital) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2 ] Families, doctors, nurses and sta from TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL gathered for an "unveiling" celebration of the second phase of a permanent photography exhibit called the WALL OF HOPE, situated in the halls of the hospital's NICU unit. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 3 ] At the TMC LIBRARY'S Student Appreciation Day, FAITHFUL PAWS provided stress relief from studying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 4 ] THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS Mardi Gras Scholarship Gala raised more than $1.8 million for the Ivany Family Scholarship Fund. Pictured: Gala co-chairs GEORGE AND ANNETTE STRAKE; MARIANNE IVANY AND University of St. Thomas president ROBERT IVANY, PH.D.; CARDINAL DANIEL N. DiNARDO; CATHY AND JOE CLEARY; and THE VERY REVEREND GEORGE T. SMITH, CSB. (credit: Daniel Ortiz Photography) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 5 ] SPENCER BERTHELSEN, M.D., an internal medicine physician, retired as managing director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. (credit: © Gittings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 6 ] HASHEM EL-SERAG, M.D., M.P.H., chair and professor of med- icine at Baylor College of Medicine, was selected by the American Gastroenterological Association to serve as the next vice president. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 7] LILLIAN KAO, M.D., M.S., pro- fessor of surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been appointed chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 8 ] ELI MIZRAHI, M.D., chair and professor of neurology and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, was elected president of the American Epilepsy Society. * * Credit: Courtesy photo Field Notes 6 7 8 1 2 4 5 3