Titus Hou, MD, MPH
Resident (Class of 2028)
Department of Surgery
Pronouns: he/him
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About
When I’m not in the hospital, I enjoy listing to audiobooks/music, running, and playing chess. I’ve also always had a deep interest in politics and science fiction
Why I Chose Peoria
I chose Peoria for residency because of its unique balance of academic rigor and camaraderie. I was drawn to UICOMP by the strength of its surgical training, the accessibility of faculty mentors, and the close-knit environment that allows residents to take an active role in shaping their own education. The ability to build meaningful relationships with both peers and mentors has made this program a perfect fit for me.
How residency/fellowship program helped me grow towards my career goals?
The residency here in Peoria has supported my goals by providing space to grow both clinically and professionally. As a member of the Program Evaluation Committee, resident liaison to the SMAC unit, and Housestaff Council, I’ve been able to contribute to the continued improvement of our program while honing my leadership and organizational skills—both of which are critical to my broader vision of driving change in healthcare delivery
Selected Publications
Hou T, An D, Hicks CW, Haut E, Nasr IW. Using supervised machine learning and ICD10 to identify non-accidental trauma in pediatric trauma patients in the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission dataset. Child Abuse Negl. 2025;160:107228. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107228
Kondle, S., Hou, T., Manansala, M., Ascoli, C., Novak, R. M., & Sweiss, N. (2021). Treatment of COVID-19 in Patients With Sarcoidosis. Frontiers in medicine, 8, 689539. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.689539
Opuu, V., Sun, Y.J., Hou, T. et al. A physics-based energy function allows the computational redesign of a PDZ domain. Sci Rep 10, 11150 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67972-w
Awadia, S., Huq, F., Arnold, T. R., Goicoechea, S. M., Sun, Y. J., Hou, T., Kreider-Letterman, G., Massimi, P., Banks, L., Fuentes, E. J., Miller, A. L., & Garcia-Mata, R. (2019). SGEF forms a complex with Scribble and Dlg1 and regulates epithelial junctions and contractility. The Journal of cell biology, 218(8), 2699–2725. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201811114
Education
- Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
- Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
- Undergraduate: University of Iowa
Selected Presentations
Pediatric Trauma Society Podium Presentation; New Orleans, LA - Nov 2023
Supervised Learning to Identify Non-Accidental Trauma in the Pediatric Trauma Cohort in the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission Dataset
University of Illinois COM Research Day; Rockford, IL - April 2022
Pediatric Vaccination Rates of Rockford, Illinois
14th Annual Gene Lata F. Lata Undergraduate Research Symposium; Iowa City, IA - May 2018
A Newly Identified Sub-Pocket That Plays a Unique Role in Scribble PDZ1 - SGEF iPBM Interaction
Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC); Iowa City, IA - July 2015
Development of a FRET-based system to characterize PDZ domain-peptide interactions