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Dr. Simi Gunaseelan, a nationally recognized leader in health professions education, has joined the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) as assistant dean of evaluation and assessment and instructional professor.   With more than 15 years of experience in competency-based assessment, programmatic evaluation, and accreditation for health professions programs, Gunaseelan brings a student-centered, data-driven […]

In orthopedic oncology, surgeons often face a difficult trade-off: remove a bone tumor completely or preserve the bone’s structural integrity. Current tools, like fixed-angle curettes, make it difficult to fully extract tumors without enlarging the surgical window.  Often, however, making the surgical window bigger increases the risk of fractures and long-term bone instability or damage. […]

Dr. Douglas Baxter, associate dean of medical education, is retiring after seven transformative years with Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), capping a remarkable 45-year career in academic medicine and research. A founding leader of EnMed,  Baxter was instrumental in turning an ambitious idea into one of the nation’s most forward-thinking medical education […]

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are some of the most common and serious birth abnormalities worldwide. They often demand complex surgeries that require highly specialized training. However, in many low-resource areas, access to hands-on surgical education is limited, making it difficult for local surgeons to acquire the skills needed to perform life-saving procedures.  To help close this […]

Tristen Slamowitz, Alayne Morrel, and Maggie Jordan, students at Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed), have launched the Healthy Harvest Community Fridge, a student-led initiative aimed at addressing food insecurity in the Houston area.   The project was inspired by the team’s volunteer work at the Maroon Health Clinic, where they observed firsthand how […]

Dr. Ashutosh Agrawal, has joined the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) as its first full professor, a pivotal moment as the program expands its research enterprise and deepens its commitment to innovation in medicine.  Agrawal, whose background spans civil engineering, neuroscience and materials science, leads Life at the Interface, a lab that explores […]

Graduating from Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) with both an M.D. and a master’s in engineering, Dr. Tarek Dawamne leaves behind a record of achievement and advocacy for first-generation doctors. As the first in his family to pursue higher education in the United States, he understands the challenges of navigating unfamiliar systems […]

For three Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) students, the drive to make a difference extends far beyond the classroom. Aamuktha Porika (Class of 2027), Sydney Zhou (Class of 2026), and Emily Minner (Class of 2026) are fellows of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship who channeled their passion into Project S.E.E.D. — Support, Empower, and […]

Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) welcomes Dr. Paul Gerardo Yeh as an instructional assistant professor. With a broad teaching background, from Rice University and among other medical and public health programs across Texas, Yeh brings expertise deep in medicine, education, and research.  His teaching background includes undergraduate courses at Rice, public health instruction […]

Dr. Kamlesh Yadav, instructional associate professor at the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine, was recently honored with a visiting faculty appointment through the Shri Gopal Rajgarhia International Programme at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.  He was invited by Dr. Subhamoy Mondal from IIT’s School of Medical Science and Technology, a department that […]

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston has announced its 2025-26 class, and four students from Texas A&M’s School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) are among the newest cohort of emerging health leaders.  Anika Kamisetty, Jacquelin Stanberry, Boyang “John” Zhang and Avinav Saini will join the yearlong fellow, which empowers graduate students across health-related fields to design and […]