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The '''University of Texas Medical Branch''' (UTMB) in Galveston,{{USSC|TX}}, runs a pediatric training program in [[circumcision]], currently overseen by professor of pediatrics Dr. [[Mike Malloy]].<ref name="UTMB">{{REFnews
|last=Dannenmaier
|first=Molly
|date=2012-06-10
|accessdate=2020-03-12
}}</ref> Texas runs a pediatric training program in circumcision, currently overseen by professor of pediatrics Dr. [[Mike Malloy]].<ref name="UTMB"/>
== Symposium on circumcision ==
On Friday, Jun 15, 2012, UTMB hosted the symposium "Cutting Edge Debate: Pros, Cons and Contexts of Male Circumcision" from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the Moody Gardens Hotel as part of their 61st Pediatrics by the Gulf annual Pediatric Review and Update.<ref name="UTMB"/>
A panel was supposed to engage in "multidimensional discussion" of the ethical questions raised by the practice of [[circumcision]], the wide array of varied views and circumcision and the supposed "social and cultural contexts that shape those views." The audience was invited to participate in discussion.<ref name="UTMB"/>
Panelists included
* [[Max Mintz]] who doubles as both a pediatrician and [[Mohel| ritual circumcisor ]] of Jewish children who has performed close to 10,000 circumcision according to his own estimations,
* [[Mike Malloy]], the professor of pediatrics who oversees the UTMB Pediatric Residency Training program in circumcision,
* [[Juliet McKee]], a UTMB assistant professor in Family Medicine, who, while no longer performing circumcisions, continues to provide "circumcision counseling," and
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