Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome board-certified urologist Zachary Mucher, M.D., who will begin seeing patients in January. Dr. Mucher is joining Laura Martinez, M.D., at Houston Methodist Urology Associates, located in Medical Office Building 2, Suite 401 on the Houston Methodist Sugar Land campus. Dr. Mucher earned his medical degree at … [Read more...]
December Holidays
Merry Christmas! Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 and is both a sacred religious, Christian holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. In the traditional Christian narrative, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary … [Read more...]
Employee Resource Groups Shine at Houston Heart Walk
Three of our Houston Methodist Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) contributed to this year’s heart walk – showing up in a big way. The groups – Black Ties for Culture, the Hispanic Latinx Alliance and the Veterans Alliance – made significant donations towards the cause and got to experience the event with their own ERG members as well as getting to know those from other ERGs. … [Read more...]
Welcome Dr. Svetang Desai
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome gastroenterologist Svetang Desai, M.D., who will begin seeing patients in December. Desai is joining Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates at Sugar Land, located in Medical Office Building 1, Suite 250 on the Houston Methodist Sugar Land campus. Desai earned his medical degree at University of Tennessee, … [Read more...]
Living with Epilepsy: Diagnosing and Treatment
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder associated with recurrent seizures; however, there also are cognitive, psychological and social aspects to the disease. Seizures occur when the electrical systems of the brain malfunction temporarily, causing episodes of stiffening and shaking, periods of unusual behavior or sensations with or without loss of awareness. According … [Read more...]