Allison Leigh Speer

Pediatric Surgeon, Scientist, Scandinavian, Swimmer, and Foodie

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@millsjc67 @DempseyLab Very sad to miss riding with yall! Looks beautiful! 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@DougBurrin @McGovernPeds @UTHealthHouston @UTH_Pedisurg Thanks!

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Had a wonderful time playing Bach and Chopin 🎹 at the Doctors in Recital last weekend benefitting @McGovernPeds 🎵 🎶 @UTHealthHouston @UTH_Pedisurg

[UTHealth Houston @UTHealthHouston]

Medicine plus music added up to a beautiful event recently when UTHealth Houston physicians took to the stage at Doctors in Recital to benefit the Department of Pediatrics.

A special note of appreciation to @SteinwayHouston for hosting at Museo.

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

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[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

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[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

The Short Bowel Syndrome Therapy And Rehabilitation (STAR) team @UTHealthHouston & @HermannChildren just published our results on mixed vs soybean oil IVLEs: patients 👶 on mixed have more rapid ⏱️ IFALD resolution & enhanced weight gain! 📈 @PifrsP @tmcddc

[Mamta Naik @MamtaRDPharmD]

I’m happy to announce completion of a student research program project with a publication.

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Thank you to the @AmerSurg for the opportunity to present our results on growth outcomes 📈 in surgical NEC & SIP 👶 utilizing the @NICHD_NIH NRN NEST dataset #AmerSurg24 @martinblakely @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston @NECsociety @davidhackam

[Annals of Surgery @AnnalsofSurgery]

Up next: Dr. @allisonspeer5 and colleagues investigate severe growth failure 📉 in 👶 with surgical NEC and SIP @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston @martinblakely #AmerSurg24

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

It was an honor & privilege to hear Lynn Wolfson’s inspiring story and perspective as an adult with HSCR at the @ens_development meeting #mom #MBA #teacher #triathlete #patientadvocate @HeuckerothLab @SharonWolfsonMD @naomitjaden

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@KristenSEdwards gave an incredible talk at the @ens_development meeting this am showing ganglionic bowel in HSCR has an over abundance of nitrergic neurons and abnormal CMCs! 🤯

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@ens_development meeting off to a great start with Bob H and the @HeuckerothLab introducing this year’s ENS t-shirts! @LilySCheng @AshGosain @davidhackam @naomitjaden @MaximeMMahe

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Excited to have Speer Lab members present our data on @ens_development in human intestinal #organoids at the @tmcddc symposium today! @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston Thx to Shani, Justin and Rachel for their hard work! 🧫🔬🧪

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@micromindy teaching us about gut mucus and microbes 🦠 at the @tmcddc symposium - inflammation in IBD & Cdiff infection drive MUC5B & MUC5AC expression!

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@JimWellsLab presenting new and exciting data on #organoids at the @tmcddc symposium @BCMFromtheLabs @millsjc67 @EstesLab_BCM @NIDDKgov

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Honored to be a speaker today at the @tmcddc symposium! #organoids @ens_development @UTHealthHouston @UTH_Pedisurg @NIDDKgov @UTHealthSurg

[TMC Digestive Diseases Center @tmcddc]

Symposium Speaker Spotlight👩‍🔬

Dr. @allisonspeer5 of @UTHealthHouston joins us this Saturday to speak on her #giresearch surrounding #intestine failure in children and regenerative treatments.

Register to attend the DDC Symposium online: https://t.co/oj92tjcNZX

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Dr. Linda Samuelson from @UMich starting off the @tmcddc annual symposium with an amazing keynote lecture on Wnt signaling and cell plasticity in the GI tract @BCMFromtheLabs @millsjc67 @EstesLab_BCM @NIDDKgov

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Inspiring talks at #ASC2024 by former & outgoing @AcademicSurgery presidents @HenriFordMD & @FabianJohnston on #inclusiveexcellence & unmasking injustice - I was reminded of other American leaders who also strive for equality & justice today while in DC 🇺🇸⚖️

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

Incredibly proud of @McGovernMed student Shaige Werth for a stellar presentation at #ASC2024 on ERAS guideline adherence in neonates and infants undergoing GI surgery at @HermannChildren by @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthHouston @McGovernPeds

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@ksutyak presented on the discordance between parents and children with pectus deformities #ASC2024 @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthHouston @kuojentsao

[Allison Leigh Speer @allisonspeer5]

@drtominge Congrats 🎉 @mehulvraval !!