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Robert Svatek, MD, MSCI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio appointed Robert Svatek, MD, MSCI, as chairman of the Department of Urology. Dr. Svatek, who assumed the position Nov. 30, 2020, was selected after an extensive national search.<\/p>\n

Dr. Svatek is a surgeon with expertise in both open and robotic management of advanced urinary bladder cancer. Prior to his appointment as interim chair for the Department of Urology, Dr. Svatek served as director of the Genitourinary Oncology Fellowship Program and chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology. He was the leader of the Genitourinary Cancer Disease Site Team and co-leader of the Experimental and Development Therapeutics Program at the Mays Cancer Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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