President’s letter
2020 Metrics
Cycle of Translation
Visionary Gifts
Discovery to Clinic
Innovative Education
Translational Luminaries
COVID-19 Studies
Outcomes Research
Restorative Medicine
Houston Methodist and Rice University Launch Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces
Non-invasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Stand Unassisted
Dissolvable Implants Enhance the Body’s Ability to Heal Broken Bones
Cell Encapsulation May Hold the Key to Preventing Cell Transplant Rejection
Revolutionizing the Future of Complex Valve Disease Management
Precision Medicine
CPRIT Funding to Drive New Discoveries in Cancer Therapeutics
Siemens Healthineers and Houston Methodist Imaging Innovation Hub Empowers Researchers to Push the Boundaries
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Halts Tumor Growth in Deadly Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancers
Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIESM)
Can Devices Provide A New Treatment Option for Glioblastoma?
Houston Methodist Hospital’s new Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower offers the Most advanced treatments and innovations available
Neuroimaging Offers New Insights into Neurodegeneration
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President's letter
2020 Metrics
Cycle of Translation
Visionary Gifts of Hope
Introduction
The Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics
The Fondren Food & Health Alliance and The Fondren Inflammation Center
Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics
Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Translational Research Initiative
Jerold B. Katz Academy of Translational Research
From Discovery to Clinic
Introduction
Restorative Medicine
Houston Methodist and Rice University Launch Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces
Non-invasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Stand Unassisted
Dissolvable Implants Enhance the Body’s Ability to Heal Broken Bones
Cell Encapsulation May Hold the Key to Preventing Cell Transplant Rejection
Revolutionizing the Future of Complex Valve Disease Management
Precision Medicine
CPRIT Funding to Drive New Discoveries in Cancer Therapeutics
An Innovative New Tool to Enable Drug Discovery and Personalized Medicine
Devising a Novel Combination Treatment for Aggressive Double-hit Lymphoma
Expanding the RNAcore to Encompass the Entire Cycle of a Cure
Siemens Healthineers and Houston Methodist Imaging Innovation Hub Empowers Researchers to Push the Boundaries
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Halts Tumor Growth in Deadly Ovarian and Pancreatic Cancers
Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIESM)
Surgical Technology Developed in MITIE Gains FDA Approval
Pushing the Frontier of the Robotics Revolution
Can Devices Provide A New Treatment Option for Glioblastoma?
Houston Methodist Hospital’s new Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower offers the Most advanced treatments and innovations available
Neuroimaging Offers New Insights into Neurodegeneration
Translational Luminaries
2020 Annual Metrics
Our Commitment to
Research and EducationHouston Methodist supports our 775 faculty with a $196.3M annual investment in research and education and a planned investment of $300M over five years for strategic academic initiatives. Investigators also have access to more than $97M in philanthropic funds for research and education and a competitive $22M philanthropic fund to support translation of their most promising technologies.
Strategic academic initiatives
$
300M
Over five years
Research, education and products
$
158.5M
Research
$
22M
Products
$
37.8M
Education
Annual extramural funding
Total $64.1M
$23.4M
NIH Grant
Funding
$
13.2M
Philanthropy
$
11.1M
Other Grant
Funding
$
16.4M
Industry
Contracts
Translation & Development
to Bring New Technologies & Therapies to Patients
We bring new scientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the full cycle of a cure from bench research, to prototyping and production, to clinical trials and FDA approval. Houston Methodist has a $22M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer hand off to the market for delivery to patients. We focus on achieving market adoption and compliance with safety, laws and regulations to give patients quicker access to safe and effective therapies.
22,000,000
Product development fund
150+
Technologies
for licensing
29
Products in
regulatory pipeline
570
Clinical trials
5
Licenses and options
Houston Methodist has a $30M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer hand off to the market for delivery to patients.
22,000,000
Product Development Fund
Houston Methodist has a $22M product development fund to navigate promising technologies through this translational pipeline and facilitate a technology transfer hand off to the market for delivery to patients. Product Development Fund
Worldwide
Collaboration & Leadership
Global collaboration sources the best expertise for interdisciplinary research and education. In 2020, Houston Methodist faculty mentored 920 trainees in residence from 48 countries and participated in 6,691 collaborations with peers from 136 countries.
1,554
Peer-Reviewed Publications
48
Learners from 48 Countries
1,203
Research Projects
48
Collaborating US States
136
Collaborating Countries
Collaborations
Training the
Next Generation
of Caregivers & Innovators
Houston Methodist faculty trained 41,344 learners in 2020. Our modern interdisciplinary GME and educational programs have access to advanced resources like the MITIESM virtual hospital and procedural skills labs that support evidence-based practice.
8,474
Health Care
2,863
Pharmacy
41,344
Learners
11,898
Physicians
494
Research
4,154
Allied Health
13,461
Nursing
1.38M
Patient Encounters
8,268
Physicians
775
Faculty
2,047
Credentialed Researchers
41,344
Learners
Ranked in 11 Specialties:
Cancer
Cardiology/Heart Surgery
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Ear, Nose & Throat
Gastroenterology/GI Surgery
Geriatrics
Gynecology
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Nephrology
Orthopedics
Pulmonology/Lung Surgery
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Houston Methodist
Hospitals & InstitutesClinical Care
8
Hospitals
6
Centers of Excellence
Academic Institute
Research Institute and Education Institute
Affiliated with
Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital
Hospitals
Houston Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
16655 Southwest Frwy.
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Houston Methodist West Hospital
18500 Katy Frwy.
Houston, TX 77094
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
4401 Garth Rd.
Baytown, TX 77521
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
18220 State Hwy. 249
Houston, TX 77070
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
18300 Houston Methodist Dr. Nassau Bay, TX 77058
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
17201 Interstate 45 S.
The Woodlands, TX 77385
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital
701 S. Fry Rd.
Katy, TX 77450
Centers of Excellence
Houston Methodist Cancer Center
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston Methodist Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Departments
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care
Department of Cardiology
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Department of Family Medicine
Department of Medicine
Department of Nanomedicine
Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Nursing
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine
Department of Pharmacy
Department of Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiology
Department of Surgery
Department of Urology
Centers & Programs
Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics
Blanton Eye Institute
Center for Bioenergetics
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration
Center for Computational Surgery
Center for Critical Care
Center for Health & Nature
Center for Immunotherapy Research
Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research
Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration
Center for Neuroregeneration
Center for Outcomes Research
Center for Precision Surgery
Center for Rapid Device Translation
Center for Tissue Engineering
Center for Urological Regeneration
Houston Methodist Institute for Robotics, Imaging and Navigation
Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIESM)
Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center
Immunology Center
Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Treatment Center
Lung Center
Mathematics in Medicine Program
Nantz National Alzheimer Center
Regenerative Medicine Program
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation