Join the Council for Excellence in Women's Health
Improving the physical and mental health of women in San Antonio
"It is empowering when women from all walks of life join together to advance education and health care in order to help women from a multiplicity of backgrounds and traditions. The work we accomplish today will last a lifetime and span generations of mothers, daughters, sisters and grandmothers." - Mary Henrich, co-chair, Council for Excellence in Women’s Health
Join today.
- Learn about women’s programs and initiatives offered at the UT Health Science Center;
- Serve as a sounding board and act as "eyes and ears" in the community to help the Health Science Center fulfill its mission for excellence in women’s health;
- Enlist other community leaders to serve as volunteers in support of the university’s women’s initiatives; and
- Participate in Women’s Leadership Committee meetings and other events.
For more information
To join the Council for Excellence in Women’s Health, call Kim Warshauer
at 210-567-0242 or warshauer@uthscsa.edu, or visit
uthscsa.edu/op/womenscouncil.
What is a patient navigator?
Patient navigators are trained, culturally sensitive health care workers who provide support and guidance throughout the cancer care continuum. They help people navigate through the maze of doctors' offices, clinics, hospitals, outpatient centers, insurance and payment systems, patient-support organizations, and other components of the health care system. Services are designed to support timely delivery of quality standard cancer care and ensure that patients, survivors and families are satisfied with their encounters with the cancer care system.Patient navigator activities designed to achieve these outcomes include:
- Coordinating appointments with providers to ensure timely delivery of diagnostic and treatment services;
- Maintaining communication with patients, survivors, families and the health care providers to monitor patient satisfaction with the cancer care experience;
- Ensuring that appropriate medical records
are available at scheduled appointments; - Arranging language translation or interpretation services;
- Facilitating financial support and helping with paperwork;
- Arranging transportation and/or child/elder care; and
- Facilitating linkages to follow-up services.
Other navigator activities include community outreach, providing access to clinical trials and building partnerships with local agencies and groups (e.g. referrals to other services and/or cancer survivor support groups).
Learn more about patient navigation in "A Patient Navigation Manual for Latino Audiences: The Redes En Acción Experience," a bilingual guidebook that aims to motivate and guide health care providers across the nation to develop patient navigation services that can help Latino patients overcome barriers to timely health care. The manual outlines the step-by-step approach and resources to help providers and groups learn about and consider adding navigators. Visit redesenaccion.org/PatientNavigatorManual.
Source: National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Survivor + Activist = Philanthropist
In the summer of 1989 Jones’ spirit was tested when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fueled by her inherent courage and devotion to her health, her job and her family in her hometown of San Angelo, Jones sought the expertise and a second opinion from physicians at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio where she decided to undergo treatment.
Bravely, Jones beat breast cancer and believes research at the CTRC played a major role in her survival.
"At the CTRC I felt I received kind, generous and professional care that fit my needs and allowed me to go home to San Angelo, finish raising my children, and complete graduate school and international studies," she said.
Today, Jones is an activist for several non-profit organizations with the goal of beating breast cancer by 2020. Most recently, she made the decision to endow the CTRC with a bequest through her will to be used for breast cancer research.
Jones believes research is the key to unlocking life’s mysteries. Growing up in the 1950s, she vividly remembers collecting nickels and dimes to contribute to the cause of eliminating polio and developing the vaccine used worldwide today. "I believe research is the answer. There have been so many advances in breast cancer treatment since I was diagnosed in 1989."
Recalling her childhood memories, she knows that each contribution to vital research can make that goal a reality.
"I am just a retired school teacher, but I believe we are all in the same boat, and each of us needs to do what we can to help row the boat. I strongly believe we all should get behind the innovative research efforts at the CTRC to defeat cancer. I want my legacy to be that in the future, our children and grandchildren will not have to deal with the pain and fear of cancer. I hope my contribution creates a domino effect so others give what they can."
To this day Jones remains grateful to Peter Ravdin, M.D., Ph.D., director of the CTRC Breast Cancer program. She also considers him a friend.
Jones fervently believes that women with cancer need support groups. "I am grateful because I feel I am always welcome to call CTRC with a question, come in and get a checkup or take one of their new classes in healthy cooking." She has been an active member of the CTRC Cabinet since its establishment in 1996 and enjoys her membership in the Laureate Society.
She has also reached out to others after her successful battle with cancer by participating in the Breast Cancer Coalition. As a breast cancer activist, Jones has, for many years, been a member of the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation and a regular volunteer for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that brings together thousands of health care professionals from around the world focused on curing breast cancer.
The word "philanthropy" is derived from the Greek language generally meaning "love of humankind." Annabelle Jones demonstrates that being a philanthropist is within reach for everyone who acts to enhance the quality of life and help others in need. She describes herself as a survivor and an activist, but she has become a philanthropist, giving from her heart to improve the future health of others. She joins the UT Health Science Center in their goal "to make lives better."
Honoring your generosity: Laureate Society pays tribute to donors
Annabelle Jones is a proud member of the Laureate Society at the UT Health Science Center.
You can be a member too! The Laureate Society was established to pay tribute to those who have made gifts to the UT Health Science Center through a variety of estate planning vehicles including bequests, life income gifts and insurance policies.
Members share the common bond of generosity and visionary leadership, nourishing the university’s continued success.
Contact us if you have made a gift or plan to give. We look forward to recognizing and honoring your generosity that has a lasting impact on future generations and helps make lives better.
For more information about the Laureate Society, gift options or ways to give, visit giftplanning.uthscsa.edu or contact Kent Hamilton in the Gift Planning Office at 210-567-5001 or e-mail hamiltonw@uthscsa.edu.
Natalie Gutierrez contributed to this story.
DoD, VA approve $45 million in quest for PTSD cure
In an unprecedented show of support for our nation’s wounded warriors, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will provide approximately $45 million over five years for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research to advance diagnosis, prevention and treatment for service members and veterans. The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and the VA National Center for PTSD will lead the consortium.
The STRONG STAR Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (STRONG STAR-CAP) will provide an array of cutting-edge clinical treatment trials and biological studies for active military and veterans with PTSD and related conditions, said Consortium Director Alan L. Peterson, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the Health Science Center. Initiatives will include efforts to learn more about the biology/physiology of PTSD development and treatment response to inform diagnosis, prediction of disease outcome, and new or improved treatment methods.
"Historically, PTSD has been considered to be a chronic, lifelong disorder that is difficult to treat, particularly in military combat veterans," Dr. Peterson said. "However, results of studies of PTSD in civilian populations demonstrate that a large percentage of patients have been able to be treated to the point of remission or recovery. Although the term ‘cured’ is rarely used in reference to PTSD, we believe it is possible."
Clinical trials will be conducted to develop programs to treat the largest percentage of service members possible so that they can remain operationally and functionally fit for military service. The clinical trials will also recruit prior-service veterans.
An estimated 250,000 service members could be diagnosed with PTSD. Additionally, because an estimated 7 percent of the civilian population will develop PTSD at some point, treatment advances could help millions more Americans.
STRONG STAR (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience) was initially funded in 2008 by the Department of Defense’s Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), part of the U.S. Army’s Medical Research and Materiel Command. For STRONG STAR-CAP, the original STRONG STAR consortium has partnered with the seven divisions of the National Center for PTSD and other VA, military and civilian investigators and institutions across the world to form the largest research consortium in history dedicated to the alleviation of combat-related PTSD.
For more information, visit strongstar.org.
Methodist Healthcare Ministries funds new emergency medicine residency program
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. has partnered with the UT Health Science Center San Antonio to support the university’s inaugural emergency medicine residency program.
A four-year, $831,043 grant from Methodist Healthcare Ministries commenced this summer as the first 10 residents started their orientation in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Long School of Medicine. They are expected to graduate in the summer of 2016.
William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, president of the UT Health Science Center, said Methodist Healthcare Ministries has worked with the Health Science Center since 1996 to build a stronger and healthier community.
In the last 10 years, Methodist Healthcare Ministries has given more than $14 million to support UT System initiatives designed to improve the health and well-being of South Texas residents.
"By participating in this ground-breaking venture, Methodist Healthcare Ministries is helping to improve the quality and accessibility of emergency care in South Texas. These physicians will attain exceptional knowledge, procedural ability and superb clinical judgment," Dr. Henrich said.
Kevin C. Moriarty, president and chief executive officer of Methodist Healthcare Ministries, said this new residency program aligns perfectly with MHM’s dedication to providing medical and health-related human services to low-income families and the uninsured throughout the region.
"We are excited to team up with the Health Science Center in this long-range project that will help to alleviate the grave shortage of emergency medicine physicians throughout South Texas," Moriarty said. "By working together, we can help save lives."
South Texas has the country’s second lowest number of board-certified emergency physicians with 5.5 physicians per 100,000 residents. Rural hospitals in this area are especially underserved with only 2.3 emergency physicians per 100,000 residents.
Dr. Henrich said, "Board-certified emergency medicine physicians are not projected to meet minimum workforce standards in our region until 2050, which is why the new civilian emergency medicine residency is crucial.
"Studies show that 80 percent of graduates from an emergency medicine training program settle within 75 miles of their residency location. Because of our support from Methodist Healthcare Ministries, we will be able to significantly reduce the emergency medicine physician shortage in this region of Texas."
Support the Center for Oral Health Care & Research
A reason to smile
"The new building will allow us to care for patients with the same compassion and tailored treatment we have always provided, but in a new state-of-the-art facility. Ensuring patients’ oral health is an investment in their overall health and well-being. We pride ourselves on helping make their lives better," William Dodge, D.D.S., Dental School dean.
The $15 million community goal for the new Center for Oral Health Care & Research will equip the Dental School’s new home with the latest tools and technology to help ensure continued success for the next generation of students, faculty, residents and the thousands of patients who come to the Health Science Center from across the globe.
As the top-ranked professional school within The University of Texas System and one of the most prestigious schools in the United States and the world, the Dental School leads in research discoveries, outstanding patient care and education.
The new center will foster advancements in these endeavors and propel them to the next level. The delivery of oral health care changes rapidly in today’s world, and the new center will provide the flexibility to respond to and accommodate new technologies and training as they emerge.
The Center for Oral Health Care & Research is scheduled to open July 2015. To see a 3-D and 360-degree rendering of the building, visit dental.uthscsa.edu/CFOHCR.
The center’s location on the North Campus places it in close proximity to the university’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC), the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the South Texas Research Facility (STRF), and the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC), the clinical practice facility for the faculty of the Long School of Medicine. With these world-class facilities nearby, patients will have access to the finest inter-professional health care available that addresses not only the patients’ symptom or disease, but their total well-being.
Building highlights
- Cost: $108 million, which includes $93 million from The UT System Permanent University Fund, state bonds and university clinical revenue
- Size: 198,000 gross square feet
- Stories: Four
- Patient exam areas: 400 operatories
Community Goal: $15 million to fund equipment and technology and pre-doctoral clinic areas in the Center for Oral Health Care & Research.
"The Dental School gave me everything I needed – an outstanding education, mentoring and experience – to begin what has become my lifelong passion and career in dentistry. I ask you to give what you can to continue this legacy for the next generation of students. Your gift will help provide the best equipment, technology and training for future dentists who will deliver the finest care to patients in our community and throughout the state and nation."
– Warren Branch, D.D.S., Dental School alumnus and campaign chairperson
For more information
To make a gift or discuss a naming opportunity for the Center for Oral Health Care & Research, contact Sara Piety at piety@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-6536.
Or make a gift online at MakeLivesBetter.uthscsa.edu/COHCR.
22nd Annual San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon is Nov. 12
Don’t miss the 22nd annual San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon set for Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie Street, in San Antonio.
Book sales open at 10 a.m. with the luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Six prominent authors will entertain the audience with tales from their best-selling books. Guests have the opportunity to purchase and have the books autographed by each featured author.
Since its establishment in 1991, the event has raised more than $2.9 million for the Phase I Clinical Research Program at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
For more information and to make reservations, visit MakeLivesBetter.uthscsa.edu/BookAuthor or call 210-567-2508.
Appointments and awards
Carlos Roberto Jaén, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been named chair-elect of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), the board that certifies the nation’s family physicians. Dr. Jaén will chair the board for one year starting in 2014. Dr. Jaén occupies the Dr. and Mrs. James L. Holly Distinguished Professorship in the Patient-Centered Medical Home, and is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the Long School of Medicine. The ABFM is one of the 24-member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
David J. Jones, M.S., Ph.D., senior associate dean for admissions and professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, was named the recipient of the Robert Sabalis Award for Exemplary Service at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Southern Group on Student Affairs meeting this past spring. The award is in recognition of his extraordinary record of accomplishment, leadership, resourcefulness, dedication, mentorship of colleagues and commitment to the mission of the AAMC Southern Group on Student Affairs.
Charleen M. Moore, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, was named a 2013 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. She received a $5,000 honorarium, certificate and gold pin. Only 10 faculty members statewide from institutions of higher learning are honored annually as Piper Professors. Dr. Moore is the 13th Health Science Center professor to receive this award. "I am still teaching after 40 years because of my opportunities to introduce students to the wonders of the human body, the human genome and the history of medicine," Dr. Moore said.
Kathleen R. Stevens, Ed.D., RN, professor in the Department of Health Restoration and Care Systems Management in the School of Nursing and founding director of the Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice, was appointed to be The University of Texas System Chancellor’s Health Fellow in Inter-professional Health Delivery Science. The purpose of the fellowship is to develop a multi-institutional network of investigators across the UT System in health delivery science and related areas, including implementation science, comparative effectiveness research, and patient-centered outcomes research. Since 2007, she has garnered $9 million to support efforts that advance evidence-based quality improvement through research, education and practice.
Health Science Center faculty represented in national organizations
Faculty lead panels that maintain the ‘bar’ of quality in disciplines
School of Nursing
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing, is president-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She will serve as president from 2014 to 2016. The association is the national voice for university and four-year college education programs in nursing, representing more than 690 member nursing schools at public and private institutions.
Adelita Cantu, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Systems, serves on the Bylaws and Policy Committees of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and completed a term on the NAHN Board of Directors. She is also the incoming chair of the Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment.
Dental School
Irene Bober-Moken, D.M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor/clinical in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, is a member of the National Board Patient Management Test Construction Committee, which formulates questions used by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations in assessing the knowledge of dental students in the provision of dental care.
David P. Cappelli, D.M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., professor and director of the Research Division, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, is a member of the Commission on Dental Accreditation, Dental Public Health Review Committee, and is a dental public health site visitor.
David Cochran, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., M.M.Sci., Dr. h.c., professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics, is president of the Academy of Osseointegration. The academy consists of more than 6,000 professionals and provides a focus for the rapidly advancing biotechnology involving the natural bond between bone and certain reconstructive materials.
William Dodge, D.D.S., dean of the Dental School and professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, is a member of the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Kevin Donly, D.D.S., M.S., professor and chairman of the Department of Developmental Dentistry, is a member of the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Lily Garcia, D.D.S., M.S., FACP, professor and director of the Advanced Education and External Affairs Division, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, is a member of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Prosthodontics’ Review Commission, and is a CODA consultant and site visitor for advanced education programs in prosthodontics.
Kenneth Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Endodontics and USAA Foundation President’s Distinguished University Chair in Neurosciences, is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Endodontists. The board is the policy-making body of the association and has responsibility for and authority over all policy matters concerning the association. Dr. Hargreaves has served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Endodontics since 2003. He is also a professor of pharmacology, physiology and surgery at the Health Science Center.
Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S., FAAHD, DABSCD, professor of comprehensive dentistry, is a member of the Special Care Dentistry Association Executive Board. The association sponsors the American Board of Special Care Dentistry with proficiencies in hospital dentistry, geriatric dentistry and care of patients with special needs.
Mary Jacks, M.S., RDH, associate professor and acting director of the Dental Hygiene Division in the Department of Periodontics, serves on a regional board exam test construction committee called the Process of Care Examination for Dental Hygiene written by the Western Regional Examining Board.
David Lasho, D.D.S., M.S., assistant professor/clinical in the Department of Periodontics, is an examiner for the American Board of Periodontology.
Jeffrey Mabry, D.D.S., M.S., associate professor/clinical in the Department of Developmental Dentistry, is serving on the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Brian Mealey, D.D.S, M.S., professor, graduate program director and director of the Specialist Division in the Department of Periodontics, just completed a term as chairman of the Board of Periodontology, served six years as a director of the American Board of Periodontology, is an examiner with the American Board of Periodontology, and is a consultant to the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Michael Mills, D.M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of periodontics, is an examiner with the American Board of Periodontology and serves on the Periodontics Review Committee for the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Thomas Oates, D.M.D., Ph.D., professor and vice chair of the Department of Periodontics and assistant dean for clinical research of the Dental School, is director of the Southwest Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. He also serves as co-director of the South Texas Oral Health Network (STOHN). Dr. Oates is an accreditation consultant for basic science and research for the Commission on Dental Accreditation, and is a consultant for the CSW Computer Simulations LLC/Western Regional Examining Board periodontal exam.
School of Health Professions
Martha Acosta, Ph.D., PT, GCS, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is the item writer coordinator for the Geriatric Council of the American Physical Therapy Association, which sets the standards for geriatric physical therapists and provides educational guidelines for therapists aspiring to be a geriatric specialist.
Cheryl Burns, M.S., MLS(ASCP)cm, Distinguished Teaching Professor and associate professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, serves on the Clinical Chemistry Examination Committee, Board of Certification, for the American Society for Clinical Pathology. This board is responsible for writing, reviewing and editing test items for the Technologist in Chemistry examination, the Specialist in Chemistry examination, and the chemistry test items for the Medical Laboratory Technologist and Medical Laboratory Scientist examinations. The board also reviews statistics and performance of each of these examinations and every five years completes a practice analysis for each examination category. She is also serving on the society’s 2013 Annual Meeting Abstract Review Committee and has recently completed aterm on the Student Research Paper Review Committee.
Steven Dallas, Ph.D., D(ABMM), assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, is a member of the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) and is a committee chair responsible for job task analysis to reformulate the ABMM board examination. Dr. Dallas is currently serving on the American Society for Clinical Pathology CheckPath Committee, which is responsible for writing peer-reviewed pathology cases for continuing education of pathologists, medical laboratory scientists and medical laboratory technicians.
Betty Dunn, M.S., CG(ASCP), associate professor and program director of cytogenetics in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, recently completed her term as president of the Association of Genetic Technologists. She also completed a term on the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science’s Standards Revision Task Force.
Greg Ernst, PT, Ph.D., ECS, SCS, ATC, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is the communications chairperson for the Central District of the Texas Physical Therapy Association, the state division of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Donna D. Gardner, M.S.H.P., RRT-NPS, FAARC, associate professor and chair of the Department of Respiratory Care, the Steven Lloyd Barshop Endowed Chair, serves as a site visitor forthe Commission on Accreditation for the Respiratory Care. She recently concluded a six-year term as the chair-elect, chair and now past chair of the Allied Health Network of the American College of Chest Physicians; she currently serves as a board trustee for the Chest Foundation in the American College of Chest Physicians. Ms. Gardner has also served as president of the Texas Society for Respiratory Care and president of the Texas Society for Allied Health Professionals.
Michael Geelhoed, D.P.T., OCS, MTC, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is the chief delegate for Texas to the American Physical Therapy House of Delegates, the policy-making body for the physical therapy profession.
Mary Hart, M.S.H.A., RRT, FAARC, assistant professor and director of clinical education in the Department of Respiratory Care, serves as a board member of the National Lung Health Education Program (NLHEP) and a Steering Committee member of the Allied Health Network in the American College of Chest Physicians. Ms. Hart also served on the board of directors for the Texas Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Emily Kidd, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians Disaster Committee and is the project director for the Texas Disaster Medical System in Texas.
George Kudolo, Ph.D., FACB, professor of clinical chemistry and director of the Graduate Toxicology Program in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, is serving a third term as the Texas delegate to the House of Delegates, American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
Craig Manifold, D.O., assistant professor in Department of Emergency Health Sciences, serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medical Services Committee, the National Association of EMS Physicians Quality Improvement Committee, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Emergency Medical Services Culture of Safety Project. He is also a member of EAGLES, a Consortium of Emergency Medical Services Medical Directors of the 25 largest municipal EMS programs in the U.S., and the Governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Committee EMS Medical Directors Committee, and is the senior physician and advisor to the Adjutant General of Texas.
Catherine Ortega, Ed.D., PT, ATC, OCS, Distinguished Teaching Professor and associate professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, is past president of the World Federation of Athletic Therapy and Training, which establishes the global credentials and accreditation for sports medicine practice for allied health professionals.
Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR, Distinguished Teaching Professor and assistant professor of occupational therapy, is past president of the Texas Society of Allied Health Professions.
Myles Quiben, PT, Ph.D., DPT, GCS, NCS, CEEAA, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Diplomate, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, is serving on the Geriatrics Section of the Board of Directors for the American Physical Therapy Association. She has been appointed to the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and is on the Examination Development Committee of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
Richard Rahr, Ed.D., PA-C, adjunct professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, is on the Texas Medical Board and the Texas Physician Assistant Board.
Ruben Restrepo, M.D., RRT, professor and director of the Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program for the Department of Respiratory Care, is the past chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee for the American Association for Respiratory Care, which delineates the standards of practice for the profession of respiratory care. He is also an item writer for the National Board for Respiratory Care’s Certification and Registry Examinations. Dr. Restrepo is a member of the Editorial Board for Respiratory Care, the Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, and the Journal of Allergy and Asthma.
Linda A. Smith, Ph.D., BB, MLS(ASCP)cm, Distinguished Teaching Professor, professor and chair of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, is president of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and just completed her term on the Alpha Mu Tau Honorary Fraternity Scholarship Selection Committee.
Helen Sorenson, M.A., RRT, FAARC, assistant professor in the Department of Respiratory Care, serves on the American Association for Respiratory Care 2015 Steering Committee and is the chair of the American Association for Respiratory Care’s Geriatric Roundtable. She is an item writer for the National Board for Respiratory Care’s Certification and Registered Respiratory Therapy board examinations. She is also on the Board of Directors of Christian Senior Services in San Antonio.
Lance Villers, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, serves as an executive analyst and reviewer for the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession and is a member of the Governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Committee, EMS Education Committee.
Richard Wettstein, M.M.Ed., RRT, assistant professor of respiratory care, serves on the Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy (ASRT) to the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT) Bridge Programs Committee for the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education. He recently served on the Clinical Practice Guidelines committee for the American Association for Respiratory Care, which determines the standards of care for respiratory care, and as the Central Region Secretary for the Texas Society for Respiratory Care. He is an item writer for the National Board for Respiratory Care’s Certification and Registered Respiratory Therapy board examinations.
Leo Wittnebel, Ph.D., RRT, assistant professor of respiratory care, was a consultant for the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely program (Pulmonary Section) in relation to recommendations for the routine use of bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit. He recently served on the Clinical Practice Guideline Committee for the American Association for Respiratory Care.
Faculty list, as of June 1, provided by the deans’ offices of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
Health Science Center School of Medicine represented in national organizations
Faculty lead panels that maintain the ‘bar’ of quality in disciplines
School of Medicine
J. Jeffrey Andrews, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology in the Long School of Medicine, is secretary of the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Antonio Anzueto, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Disease, serves on the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) International GOLD Committee.
Steven Bailey, M.D., FSCAI, FACC, chair of the Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine and radiology, and occupant of the Janey Briscoe Distinguished University Chair in Cardiovascular Research, is past president of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention; serves on the Executive Committee, Appropriate Use Criteria, for the American College of Cardiology; and is editor-in-chief of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention.
Kelly Berg, Ph.D., associate professor/research in the Department of Pharmacology, is secretary/treasurer of the International Society for Serotonin Research. Her four-year term ends in 2017. Previously, Dr. Berg held the position of Councilor-North America on the organization’s board.
Lois Bready, M.D., professor of anesthesiology and senior associate dean for graduate medical education, recently concluded a six-year term on the anesthesiology Review Committee, including two years as chairman.
John Calhoon, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Long School of Medicine, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, is chairman of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, which formulates the standards for the board examination taken by the nation’s thoracic surgeons for certification. Dr. Calhoon has served on the board since 2003.
Andrea J. (A.J.) Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D., professor and thoracic residency associate program director in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is a member of the Adult Cardiac Writing Committee for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. She has served three years in this capacity. Dr. Carpenter is vice president of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
John Cornell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is associate editor for Annals of Internal Medicine.
Lynette Daws, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology, is chair of the Neuropharmacology Division of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). ASPET is a 4,800-member scientific society whose members help develop new medicines and therapeutic agents to fight existing and emerging diseases. Dr. Daws is also vice president and president-elect of the International Society for Serotonin Research, an association for biomedical scientists who are interested in any facet of research on serotonin. The society was founded in 1987 and has a worldwide membership of more than 600 basic and clinical scientists. Dr. Daws is an associate editor for the prestigious journal, Pharmacological Reviews.
Donald Dudley, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is chair of the Data Monitoring Committee, Obstetric Pharmacology Research Units Network for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The purpose of the committee is to monitor participant safety and data quality and evaluate the progress of the studies.
Paul Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, is executive editor of Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
Annette Fothergill, M.A., M.B.A., associate professor/clinical in the Department of Pathology, is secretary-treasurer of the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas, an international society promoting research and education in medical mycology.
Charles France, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, is a Councilor of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He was elected to a three-year term in 2012. Dr. France has held other national elected positions including chair of the Behavioral Pharmacology Division of ASPET, president of the Society for Stimulus Properties of Drugs, and president of the Behavioral Pharmacology Society.
Alan Frazer, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, is secretary of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. The college’s principal function is to further research and education in neuropsychopharmacology and related fields. He is serving a second five-year term that ends in 2015. Dr. Frazer is editor-in-chief for the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, the official publication of the Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum. He is serving as an elected Councilor to the organization through 2014. Dr. Frazer was also elected to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Brain and Behavioral Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports research in major depressive orders and schizophrenia.
Lisa Gerak, Ph.D., assistant professor/research in the Department of Pharmacology, assumes duties as secretary/treasurer-elect of the Behavioral Pharmacology Division of ASPET in July 2013.
Julie Hensler, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, is serving as immediate past president of the International Society for Serotonin Research and presided over the 2012 meeting in Montpellier, France. Dr. Hensler is actively involved in the planning of, and obtaining sponsorship support for, the 2014 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
Carlos Jaén, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, the Dr. and Mrs. James L. Holly Distinguished Professor in the Patient-Centered Medical Home, and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, in May was elected chair-elect of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Thomas Jansson, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is president of the Placental Association of the Americas.
David Jimenez, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, recently served on three committees of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies: the Communication & Education, Reimbursement and Workforce committees.
Marsha Kinney, M.D., professor in the Department of Pathology, is serving a two-year term as president of the 700-member Society for Hematopathology. The society is open to physicians and scientists whose work focuses on research and treatment of blood diseases and disorders.
Craig M. Klugman, Ph.D., Reuter Professor of Medical Humanities and assistant director of ethics education with the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Bioethics. Dr. Klugman is also the publication’s blog editor. He recently served as social science review chair for the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities and as chair of the Nominating Committee for the Clinical Research Ethics Key Function Group of the Clinical Translational and Science Award.
Ellen Kraig, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology, is a member of the board of directors of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology (FASEB), an association comprised of 26 scientific societies collectively representing more than 100,000 biomedical researchers. Dr. Kraig represents the American Association of Immunologists.
Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, M.D., FRCS, is serving a four-year term on the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Commission on Health of the Public and Science. Dr. Kumar is vice chair of medical student education and clerkship director in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Yui-Wing Francis Lam, Pharm.D., professor of pharmacology, is a Scientific Council member of the Pacific Rim Association for Clinical Pharmacogenetics.
Stephanie Levine, M.D., is president of the CHEST Foundation of the American Association of Chest Physicians.
Michael Lichtenstein, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, serves on the NIH National Institute on Aging Clinical Study Section. Dr. Lichtenstein has been a regular study section member since 2003 and will chair the study section in 2013 and 2014. He is also the immediate past president of the Association for Clinical Research Training and is president-elect of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science.
Feng Liu, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, is the founding president of the Chinese American Diabetes Association. Its mission is to promote research in diabetes and related areas and to encourage the advancement of biological and medical knowledge while facilitating professional contact among its members, especially mainland China and North America.
Philip LoVerde, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and pathology, is editor of Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.
M. Philip Luber, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and assistant dean for graduate medical education in the Long School of Medicine, is a member of the Review Committee overseeing psychiatry residency programs.
Bettie Sue Masters, Ph.D., D.Sc., M.D. (Hon.), professor of biochemistry and the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor in Chemistry, is president-elect of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). This organization brings the state's top scientific, academic and corporate minds together to further position Texas as a national research leader. Dr. Masters, a member of the Institute of Medicine, will serve as TAMEST president in 2014. She is also chair of the Public Affairs Advisory Committee of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Jennifer Milton, B.S.N., M.B.A., clinical assistant professor and administrative director of the University Transplant Center, is a board member for Donate Life America. DLA develops evidence-based strategies to improve donation registries and awareness of donation and transplantation in the U.S. Ms. Milton also serves on the Membership and Professional Standards Committee for the United Network for Organ Sharing, which is the governing body of transplantation and donation in the United States. The committee ensures compliance by all members with national bylaws and patient safety standards.
Charleen Moore, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology, is past-president of the American Cytogenetics Conference. This group is an educational organization composed of cytogeneticists in all aspects of human, animal and comparative cytogenetic research and clinical practice. The biennial conference held in San Antonio last year had almost 300 attendees from 18 countries. Dr. Moore's term expires in 2014.
Jay Morris, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine, is serving on the steering committee for the Graduate Research Education and Training Group at the American Association of Medical Colleges and is a liaison within this group to the National Postdoctoral Association.
Leslie Myatt, Ph.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is chair of the Career Development and Diversity Committee and director of advancement and liaison for the Society for Gynecologic Investigations. He is also the executive treasurer of the International Federation of Placenta Associations.
Bruce Nicholson, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry, is serving a three-year term on the board of the Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry, and will be chairing the committee to draft a white paper on future directions in graduate education.
Babatunde Oyajobi, M.B.B.S. (M.D. equivalent), Ph.D., M.B.A., associateprofessor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, is a charter member of National Cancer Institute Subcommittee F (Institutional Training and Education). His term expires in 2013. Dr. Oyajobi is also a member of the Membership Engagement Committee of theAmerican Society for Bone and Mineral Research. This is the premier national and international society for both basic science and clinical researchers in the bone and mineral field. Dr. Oyajobi will also serve on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 Standard Setting Panel, convened by the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Deborah Parra-Medina, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor of biostatistics and epidemiology and researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research, is serving a two-year term on The Obesity Society’s Pediatric Obesity Section, which supports scientific efforts to understand child obesity and inform the public of its treatment and prevention.
Jan Patterson, M.D., M.S., associate dean for quality and lifelong learning in the Long School of Medicine, professor of medicine and pathology, and director of the Center for Patient Safety and Health Policy, was appointed in 2012 to the Subspecialty Board on Infectious Disease of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
Thomas Patterson, M.D., professor of medicine and division chief of infectious diseases in the Long School of Medicine, recently concluded a multiple-year term on the ABIM Subspecialty Board on Infectious Disease.
Jay Peters, M.D., is a member of the Board of Regents of the CHEST Foundation and is past chair of the Council of Networks for the American Association of Chest Physicians.
Brad Pollock, M.P.H., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is president of the Association of Clinical Translational Statisticians and chairman of the Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design Key Function Committee of the national Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium.
Marilyn Pollack, Ph.D., professor of pathology, is president of the American Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics, which is the major society in this country representing individuals involved in laboratory testing for organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and for immunogenetics. Dr. Pollack is also on the Board of Directors of the United Network for Organ Sharing. She directs the University Health System Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory.
Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H., professor of biostatistics and epidemiology and founding director of the Institute of Health Promotion Research, is a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM). The institute provides information and advice to the nation concerning health and science policy. Dr. Ramirez is also a member of the Minority Scholar Awards Committee of the Minorities in Cancer Research Council of the American Association for Cancer Research. She is a member of the Komen Scientific Advisory Board, as well, and a chair, co-chair or member of other national panels.
Arlan Richardson, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology, Senior Career Research Scientist with the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, and the founding director of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, is a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging.
Nicole Riddle, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pathology, is serving on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Faculty and Academic Society, is an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association for the U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology, is serving on the Membership Committee of the Digital Pathology Association, and is on the Resident Forum Executive Committee and the Council of Membership and Professional Development for the College of American Pathologists.
Corinna Ross, Ph.D., research instructor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology and member of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, serves on several committees for the American Society of Primatology: co-chair of the Media and Information Committee, member and former chair of the Education Committee, and member of the Program Committee, which reviews abstracts submitted for inclusion in the annual meeting program. Dr. Ross is also a member of the Steering Committee for the International Marmoset Research Association. The association’s goal is to bring together scientists, veterinarians and research staff who work with marmosets.
Paula Shireman, M.D., professor of vascular surgery in the Department of Surgery and vice dean for research in the Long School of Medicine, is a member of the American Heart Association’s National Research Committee.
Robert Schenken, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is a director and treasurer of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Review Committee.
Mark Shapiro, Ph.D., professor of physiology, is associate editor of the Journal of Neuroscience.
Francis E. Sharkey, M.D., professor of pathology and director of surgical and autopsy pathology, serves the following positions with the College of American Pathologists: vice chair, Commission on Laboratory Accreditation; editor, Laboratory Accreditation Manual; state commissioner for West Texas; and inspector. The College of American Pathologists is the leading standard-setting organization for laboratory medicine, both nationally and internationally.
James Stockand, Ph.D., professor of physiology, is associate editor of BMC Physiology and Frontiers in Physiology.
Brent Thompson, Ph.D., assistant professor of cellular and structural biology and pharmacology, is serving on the Scientific Affairs Committee for the American Association of Anatomists. The committee assesses research directions in the discipline of anatomy.
Ian Thompson, M.D., professor of urology and director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, is serving on the American Board of Urology and will be its chairman in the future. The CTRC is one of four National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers in the state of Texas.
Glenn Toney, Ph.D., professor of physiology, is senior editor of the Journal of Physiology, a Steering Committee member for the American Physiological Society, organizer of the Science Research Conference program for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Editorial Board member for the American Journal of Physiology, and member of the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute study section of hypertension and microcirculation.
Philip Valente, M.D., professor of pathology and obstetrics and gynecology, is serving on the Executive Board of the American Society of Cytopathology.
Kristine Vogel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, was appointed as a Scientist Member in 2010 to the Integration Panel (Programmatic Review and Vision Setting) for the Neurofibromatosis Research Program of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (U.S. Department of Defense). Her term expires in 2014.
Susan Weintraub, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, is president of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Membership includes more than 8,500 scientists involved in research and development. Members come from academic, industrial and governmental laboratories. Dr. Weintraub is associate editor of the Journal of Proteome Research and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Chromatography.
Faculty list, as of June 1, providedby the deans’ offices of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.