The MARC of excellence
Medical Arts & Research Center puts patients first
The opening of the striking, eight-story Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) has brought added visibility to UT Health San Antonio - and to the advantages of academic medicine.
The UT Health San Antonio practice plan has always given patients the opportunity to see the same doctors who teach and conduct world-class research in the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
With more than 200 faculty physicians, the MARC provides a focal point for that expertise. But the benefits of the MARC go beyond the knowledge of its doctors. Convenience and continuity are also part of the MARC experience.
A patient can see general practitioners and specialists, undergo diagnostic testing and have outpatient surgery all in the same building. And UT Health San Antonio is always looking to add new innovations - like patient navigators, who serve as advocates for patients.
"By its very design, the MARC cares for the whole patient," said William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, president of the Health Science Center. "The faculty-physicians of UT Health San Antonio are at the forefront of their profession, and the MARC makes collaboration among them seamless."
To schedule an appointment or to refer a patient to a UT Health San Antonio physician, call (210) 450-9000. Or, visit UT Health Physicians for more information.
Five-star operation
In addition to state-of-the-art clinics and diagnostic imaging, the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) now offers outpatient surgery.
The Day Surgery Center, which opened in December, boasts four operating rooms, two endoscopy suites and "impressive technology," said Lee A. Carlisle, M.D., an anesthesiologist and medical director for the day surgery centers at both the MARC and the Cancer Therapy & Research Center.
That technology is instantly visible. The Day Surgery Center has high-definition capabilities to support laparoscopies and endoscopies. All images displayed in an operating room are controlled from a nurse's station by touch screen. The center occupies the entire second floor and offers a private elevator with a separate entrance for surgery patients.
Another benefit: Because the ambulatory surgery center serves an academic medical practice, it offers a full range of surgical specialties.
The Day Surgery Center is one more way the MARC caters to patient convenience. Patients can see their primary care doctors, consult with specialists, get laboratory work and diagnostic testing done, and have an outpatient procedure all in one building.
To schedule an appointment or to refer a patient to a UT Health San Antonio physician, call (210) 450-9000. Or, visit UT Health Physicians for more information.
Patient navigator
From front door to final exam, patient navigator guides patients every step of the way
After giving birth to a daughter a little over a year ago, Adella Guerrero developed carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve problems in her arms. The pain was so bad that Guerrero had difficulty holding her newborn daughter: "It would get to the point where someone had to grab her from my arms before she fell."
Guerrero, of Laredo, drives five hours round trip to see specialists with UT Health San Antonio, the clinical practice of the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
She's pleased with her doctors and speaks admiringly of the new Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) where they work. But the long drive from the Texas-Mexico border means she must schedule doctors' appointments with great precision. "I have three kids," said Guerrero, who works as the health careers coordinator at the Health Science Center's Regional Campus in Laredo. "I don't have time to be coming and going all the time."
That's where Oscar Burkholder comes in.
Burkholder is a patient navigator with the MARC's Musculoskeletal Institute, which helps patients with spine, joint and neuromuscular disorders. It includes health care providers in orthopaedics, neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine. In the course of his job, Burkholder schedules appointments with the various providers, verifies insurance and coordinates tests.
A fairly recent concept in medicine, patient navigators help chart a course through an ever-more complex health care system and overcome barriers to prompt treatment. Qualifications for the job vary, and so do the duties, which in some places range from scheduling appointments to arranging for rides or a foreign language interpreter.
Burkholder is the MARC's first patient navigator. A second will be hired this year, and more are planned.
Previously, Burkholder held several positions in ophthalmology, from working the front desk to coordinating referrals. When the patient navigator job came up, he was drawn to it: "It was something I could grow in, and I liked the idea of being with the patient from start to end."
Since he began in the position last spring, Burkholder estimates that he has assisted well over 150 patients. He recently earned a master's degree in health care administration, and he's considering additional education. But he loves his job and wants to continue working in it as he takes classes: "The relationship that you have with the patients - that's the best part."
While Guerrero's visits to San Antonio are a whirlwind, Burkholder schedules her appointments for maximum efficiency, limiting the number of trips she must make to San Antonio.
During one trip, Guerrero had already seen her regular doctors - rehabilitation medicine specialist Daniel L. Santa Maria, M.D., and orthopaedist Fred G. Corley, M.D., - when Burkholder asked if there was anything else he could do for her. Guerrero told him that she really needed to see an ophthalmologist.
Despite the fact that Burkholder is assigned to the Musculoskeletal Institute, which does not include ophthalmology, he managed to get Guerrero in with ophthalmologist Carlos A. Rosende, M.D., that same day. With three successive appointments, Guerrero was able to take care of all her doctors' visits before heading back to Laredo.
"You just don't get that kind of service anywhere," she said. "He's a true-to-life angel."
To schedule an appointment or to refer a patient to a UT Health San Antonio physician, call (210) 450-9000. Or, visit UT Health Physicians for more information.
Alzheimer's authorities
UT Health San Antonio physicians are at forefront of Alzheimer's research
UT Health San Antonio patients benefit from having physicians who conduct important research for the Long School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center. One new study by two UT Health San Antonio doctors seeks to establish how Alzheimer's disease impacts Hispanics.
Psychiatrist Donald R. Royall, M.D., and neurologist Gustavo C. Roman, M.D., are recruiting 500 Hispanics age 59 or older for a longitudinal study that will attempt to determine the prevalence of Alzheimer's in the Hispanic population and pinpoint risk factors.
Volunteers will be recruited out of a previous longitudinal study that stretched a quarter-century. As a result, researchers will have extensive medical histories on each recruit.
Drs. Royall and Roman will be joined by epidemiologist Helen P. Hazuda, Ph.D.
The study began after the Health Science Center became the fifth member institution of the Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium (TARC) last fall.
TARC is funded by the Texas Legislature. Researchers also receive support from the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science, which oversees the $26 million Clinical and Translational Science Award that the Health Science Center received from the National Institutes of Health.
To schedule an appointment or to refer a patient to a UT Health San Antonio physician, call (210) 450-9000. Or, visit UT Health Physicians for more information.
Roots of achievement
At first, third-year dental student Emily Whittington was a little confused. Her patient, an elderly gentleman, complained of a stinging sensation in his mouth.
"I didn't see any signs of bacteria or allergens, but he was definitely feeling discomfort," Whittington said. "I just wanted to help him as quickly as I could."
She called on her faculty supervisors, who rushed in from oral medicine and prosthodontics, for assistance. After reviewing her patient's medical history and symptoms again, and prudently listening to her patient, Whittington determined that it was his type 2 diabetes that was contributing to his pain.
"After we made some adjustments to his dentures, the patient was very pleased. His pain was gone and he could eat and even talk better," Whittington said. "I learned a lot about how disease can affect every aspect of a patient's well-being. And, it was an amazing feeling to see my patient smile again."
Whittington's experience is just one example of hundreds of distinct cases she and her fellow dental students have had and will have in clinics at the Dental School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The state-of-the-art curriculum, rigorous and abundant training opportunities the Health Science Center offers have duly granted the Dental School a reputation as one of the top in the nation.
Each year, 94 students are accepted into the four-year dental education program at the Health Science Center. William W. Dodge, D.D.S., professor and vice dean for patient care in the Dental School, said students focus on biomedical and preclinical science during their first and second years. Students' course loads consist of dental anatomy, histology, microbiology, pharmacology and gross anatomy.
"I'm fortunate to be able to work with world-renowned educators who love to teach. My professors are leading-edge, and our Dental School is known for being on the forefront of evidence-based dentistry."
- Matthew Gillespie is a fourth-year dental student at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
"During their third year, they practice dentistry on manikins in our simulation labs," Dr. Dodge said. "Students don't begin treating patients under faculty supervision until they've practiced, practiced, practiced, and demonstrated that they have the necessary knowledge and skills."
By the second semester of year two, students begin to see patients on a limited basis. By the third year, students spend about 70 percent of their time in the clinics providing comprehensive care to a caseload of about 25 patients. Fourth-year students spend 80 percent of their time providing care to approximately 45 patients who make up their clinical practice. Both third- and fourth-year students are assigned to group practices where they treat their patients under the close supervision of faculty from the departments of General Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Some students' initial experiences in areas such as endodontics and oral surgery take place in specialty clinics.
More than 50,000 patient visits occur each year. An additional 52,000 visits are handled by residents who practice in the specialty clinics including periodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, orthodontics, prosthodontics, radiology and pediatric dentistry.
Student rotations are also available through the school's Mobile Dental Van and at community clinics located in underserved regions of the city as well as in Laredo, Harlingen and other South Texas sites.
Dr. Dodge notes that because all care provided by students is supervised by faculty members, procedures tend to take longer than usual. "A procedure that may normally take 45 minutes to complete in a private dental office, may take up to two hours in our clinics. But that's because our students stop to consult with their faculty supervisors and to ensure that everything meets the standard of care before they send their patients home."
Dr. Dodge added that the lower fees in the student clinics are intended to compensate patients for their time.
"Fees for care provided by dental students are discounted up to two-thirds in the student clinics and up to one-third in the resident clinics as compared to what a private practice might charge," Dr. Dodge said. "Students gain top-notch training while patients receive optimum care and savings. It's a win-win situation for both students and patients."
Each clinic is equipped with the latest technology and equipment. Dr. Dodge said the Dental School maintains approximately $12 million in treatment equipment and training technology at the San Antonio campus alone. At each station, students can log onto their laptops to review patients' medical histories and records and can share these with clinic faculty and staff via the electronic medical records system. Students can also quickly reference their textbooks online if they have questions about a specific case.
Whittington said she was particularly excited about learning to work with images produced by Cone Beam Computed Tomography. In 2004, the Dental School was the first institution in the country to obtain a J. Morita USA Inc. 3-D Accuitomo Cone Beam CT imaging system. Today, the Dental School is the only school in the nation to have four of these types of machines on site.
"This technology is remarkable because it creates three-dimensional views of a patient's jaw or entire head, for example," she said. "It's extremely efficient in detecting all kinds of cystic, tumoral or inflammatory bony lesions, and in accurately determining the height and width of the alveolar bone of a potential dental implant patient."
Students interested in specializing in oral surgery can gain experience in the school's Oral Surgery Suite. Dr. Dodge said the Dental School is one of only a handful of Dental Schools in the nation to have a suite of its kind. On any given day, the Oral Surgery Suite, nestled on the second floor of the Dental School, is staffed by three faculty supervisors, five residents, a clinic nurse supervisor and an anesthesiologist. Here, students observe some of the most complex oral surgery cases in San Antonio.
Shannon L. Nunnelly, the clinic nurse supervisor, said the collaboration she witnesses between students, faculty and residents in all departments helps make each case successful.
"When a student identifies a patient who requires surgery, the student walks the patient over to our clinic so we can immediately plan for the procedure," Nunnelly said. "It takes great teamwork and I see it here every day."
Dr. Dodge noted one of the biggest advantages of dental student training at the UT Health Science Center.
"We provide everything our students need to receive the best training right here in the Dental School," Dr. Dodge said. "We prepare them so they can practice independently as soon as they graduate."
More than 2,700 students have graduated from the Dental School since the school opened its doors in 1971. Dr. Dodge said between 30 and 40 percent each year choose to continue advanced and specialty training. About 90 percent remain in Texas to practice.
"This year, we're proud to say that one of our graduates, Dr. Matt Roberts of Crockett, Texas, was elected president of the Texas Dental Association," Dr. Dodge said. "Most of the leadership posts in the San Antonio District Dental Society are also held by our graduates. It's great to see that our alumni are not only skilled clinicians, but are also engaged in issues that affect the health and well-being of our community."
Matt Roberts, D.D.S., a 1981 graduate of the Dental School, agrees. "Leading an organization requires listening, reasoning, compromise when needed and quick decision making. The Health Science Center's Dental School is a training ground for any future leadership position. I expanded and refined these skills daily during my four years in San Antonio."
For more information about enrolling in the Dental School, call (210) 567- 2667 or send an e-mail to DSProspect@uthscsa.edu.
To become a patient in the UT Health Science Center Dental Clinic, call (210) 567-3217 or visit www.dentalscreening.com.
The Dental School is celebrating its 40th anniversary. For more information about the May 7 Anniversary Gala, call (210) 567-6536.
Dental School celebrates 40th anniversary
Join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary
of our UT Health Science Center San Antonio Dental School
at the
40th Anniversary Gala
May 7, 2010
Marriott Plaza Hotel, 555 South Alamo, 78205
For information, call (210) 567-6536
School of Nursing illustrates the benefits of service learning
Unlike community service work, service-learning activities incorporate curriculum objectives, as well as student planning, critical thinking and reflection, into a continuing project that benefits the community.
The School of Nursing's service-learning projects during fiscal year 2008-2009:
- Contributed $7.4 million worth of uncompensated care
- Benefited 200 community agencies
- Represented a $951,985 increase in uncompensated care over the previous academic year
Although most of the School of Nursing service-learning projects are in San Antonio, the school has offered a summer international nursing elective for four years led by Janice Rice, M.S.N., RN, and Lyda Arevalo-Flechas, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN. Working through nonprofit organizations and with other U.S. health care professionals, the faculty and students set up temporary surgical units providing non-stop procedures in Mexico and Guatemala. In summer 2009, one of the elective sections was moved to Cochabamba, Bolivia, with a focus on community health. The nursing students taught preventive health practices and first-response emergency procedures to police officers, firefighters, nurses and doctors.
(Top photo) The School of Nursing will soon be placing more emphasis on regional and international service learning with the arrival in September 2009 of Julie Novak, D.N.Sc., RN, CPNP, FAANP, the Thelma and Joe Crow Endowed Professor and associate dean for practice and engagement. Formerly professor and head of the Purdue University School of Nursing and director of service-learning innovation and scholarship in Purdue's Center for Instructional Excellence, Dr. Novak has developed and implemented international projects in Russia, Estonia, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa. She plans to continue a service-learning project she began at Purdue in South Africa with UT Health Science Center students in August.
Transformers: Education, experience and inspiration cast Henrich in role as president
If you told William Henrich, M.D., MACP, years ago that he'd be president of a major health sciences university, he never would have believed it. But a solid education, extraordinary experiences and people who inspired him along the way transformed his life and prepared him for the leading role ahead.
Dr. Henrich grew up in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. His parents, products of the Great Depression, were hard workers. Neither had a college degree, but both had steady jobs. His mother was a piano instructor and his father worked as an accountant for Paramount Pictures. As technology advanced and television sets were developed in the 1950s, the film industry began widespread layoffs. At 53, his father lost the job he'd held for 30 years.
The young Henrich would lie awake on muggy nights, wondering what his future would bring. Just 7 years old at the time, he watched his parents struggle and asked if he should quit school to help the family. But his father wouldn't allow it.
"He'd say, 'Bill, you've got to get an education. Learn a great skill,'" Dr. Henrich recalls his father insisting. "I loved my dad. I respected his perseverance. Every day, for the next three years, he would get up, put on his suit, and pound the pavement looking for work. He never gave up."
His family's resilience during those tough economic times inspired Dr. Henrich. His father's advice resonated like a powerful crescendo from his mother's piano, instilling a determination and drive in the youngster that took him on a journey from Columbia University in New York to Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He later held leadership positions at the Dallas Veterans Affairs medical center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and was a visiting professor at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, where in 2006 he was named dean of the Long School of Medicine. In January 2009, he assumed the role of interim president after Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D. was appointed chancellor of The University of Texas System.
Leading role
After a national search, the Board of Regents of the UT System decided the best person for the position of president of the UT Health Science Center was already on the job.
On June 18, the regents officially named Dr. Henrich president. On campus, his transition to the permanent post occurred with little fanfare as the new president preferred to continue business as usual. But Dr. Henrich admits he was overcome with emotion.
"I am honored that the regents have put their faith and trust in me to lead in such an important position," he said. "I'm humbled by the outpouring of support from our campus and community at large. It really means a lot to me."
Dr. Henrich said he wishes his parents were alive to share his joy. They died in the 1980s. "I would have thanked my father for his advice and encouragement. He taught me to give it my best every day."
Giving his best is exactly what Dr. Henrich plans to do.
He didn't plan on being president of a university. It wasn't his lifelong dream. He entered the field of medicine because, he says, he wanted to help people.
"When the opportunity arose to lead our university, at this time, I felt compelled to apply for the position," Dr. Henrich said. "The Health Science Center and its people are special, driven by the missions of each of our five schools. There are myriad exciting and remarkable endeavors here that have the potential to change the human condition for the better - this is our work, our vocation."
Dr. Henrich believes the Health Science Center deserves to be recognized among the nation's pre-eminent health science centers.
"This is my goal - to help lead us there by leading with the determination, drive and resolve to inspire excellence in all of our missions," he said. "The health and well-being of our community depends, to some degree, on the strength and vitality of the Health Science Center. I will work to ensure we all thrive for generations to come."
'Education is in my DNA'
As the first in his family to graduate from college, Dr. Henrich shares a common bond with the many first-generation college students at the Health Science Center.
He remembers receiving a full scholarship to attend Columbia University.
"I was just a kid from a small town who landed on the corner of 116th Street and Broadway in New York wearing my corduroy suit," he said with a chuckle. "I didn't know what I was doing." Outstanding faculty and mentors who encouraged him along the way guided him on a path toward excellence.
"This is exactly what we will do here - steer our students toward success," he said. Dr. Henrich plans to continue recruiting the best and brightest faculty whose diversity mirrors the population of the city, state and region. He said choosing the right people is the single most important ingredient - faculty who will lead the next generation of physician researchers, who will in turn become compassionate caregivers, future Nobel-laureates, inventors and university leaders. He also plans to participate in educating students as much as possible by lecturing in a course in nephrology, which is his specialty, attending on the hospital wards and working closely with interns, residents and fellows. Dr. Henrich recently edited the fourth edition of the leading dialysis textbook, "Principles and Practice of Dialysis." He also continues to author numerous professional papers and often presents at national nephrology conferences.
"I will do everything I can to lead by example," Dr. Henrich said. "Education has transformed my life, and it is embedded in my DNA."
He also looks forward to expanding his involvement in philanthropy. "Many of our students wouldn't be able to attend classes were it not for scholarships. Our researchers can make crucial discoveries while our physicians provide exceptional care largely because of philanthropic support. When you believe in our missions as passionately as I do, it is a privilege to ask for support. Philanthropy is more important than ever to our overall success."
Igniting science
Dr. Henrich is energized by the discovery that will occur within the South Texas Research Facility (STRF), scheduled for completion in 2011.
"Dr. Cigarroa left a legacy of unparalleled advancement and expansion at this institution," he said. "I pledge to strive to continue this momentum and ignite a new sense of collaboration and success through science."
The Health Science Center's receipt of the $26 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), Dr. Henrich said, is proof positive of a flourishing cooperation among researchers locally and nationally.
The award is one of the most significant federal selections in the Health Science Center's history. Faculty researchers work alongside investigators at multiple institutions across the country, fostering what Dr. Henrich says is the key to the future of health - bench-to-bedside collaboration. He believes the STRF and CTSA will attract additional world-class researchers who will conduct lifesaving discovery related to diseases that affect the South Texas population the most. With new investments in science through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Long School of Medicine, plans are under way to increase the number of scientists at the Health Science Center substantially.
Offering our best to patients
The robust research environment that will evolve at the STRF will complement the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC). The MARC, scheduled to open its doors this fall, will be the new home for the Health Science Center clinical practice UT Health San Antonio. The facility will feature 250,000 square feet of clinical space with physicians representing more than 60 branches of medicine.
"The close proximity of the STRF to the MARC is certain to fuel exciting and innovative translational research and encourage the movement of lab-bench discoveries to the delivery of compassionate care by our clinicians," Dr. Henrich said. He plans to work closely with Thomas C. Mayes, M.D., M.B.A., UT Health San Antonio president and CEO, to make the Health Science Center the choice destination for the very best and most convenient health care available.
"Community physicians in private practice are invited to collaborate closely with physicians and clinician investigators at the MARC," Dr. Henrich said. He envisions UT Health San Antonio clinicians working with private community physicians to benefit patients and to ensure San Antonio retains a thriving university-driven health care practice for the entire community, including the uninsured and underinsured.
Building bridges
Some of Dr. Henrich's first orders of business will be to recruit new deans for the Long School of Medicine and for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He plans to expand on programs of excellence in all five schools and at campuses in Laredo, Harlingen and Edinburg.
"We must nurture existing relationships and build new bridges in South Texas," he said. "Strong partnerships will allow us to expand on programs such as our Laredo oral health initiatives, our medical research program in Edinburg and our vision of working with the UT System Regents, the state's elected officials and the Valley community to create a four-year medical education program at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen. These goals are within reach, but it will take a personal commitment from each of us and support from our colleagues throughout South Texas."
'Our time is now'
One of Dr. Henrich's most loyal partners is his wife, Mary, of 40 years. The high school sweethearts have seen each other through thick and thin.
"Mary is brilliant. Her wisdom, counsel and unflagging support are a personal blessing," he said.
Dr. Henrich said he is thrilled that Mary, an attorney by profession, will continue her leadership involvement on the boards of some of the university's outreach programs, many focusing on women's and children's health.
"Mary is a master negotiator and counselor and, by nature, warm, kind and sincere," he said. "I am proud of her and consider it an honor to have her by my side."
Today, Dr. Henrich doesn't lie awake at night worrying like he did as a kid. Instead, he reflects on the day's events and looks forward to the road ahead.
"Being president of this institution is an honor I embrace every day," he said. Armed with the support of his Health Science Center family, Dr. Henrich is ready to ignite transformative progress unlike any in the university's history. "Our time is now, and I pledge my best efforts for the Health Science Center, and our city, region and state."
The MARC of the premier patient experience is here
Medical Arts & Research Center now open
With academic medicine and research as their foundation, patient care their priority, and the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC) as their new home base, the physicians of UT Health San Antonio, the practice plan of the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center, are poised to serve the community like never before. The MARC opening puts their goal into perspective - to offer the premier patient experience.
Physician experts
Situated at 8300 Floyd Curl Drive, the MARC is home to the largest multidisciplinary practice in South Central Texas. UT Health San Antonio physicians, who were practicing at eight separate locations throughout the city, are settling into their new offices at the MARC. These physicians are faculty members and researchers at the Health Science Center who are on the forefront of developing new treatments and technologies to treat disease every day. They represent more than
60 branches of medicine within the MARC.
Inside the MARC
World-class facility
At 250,000 square feet, the MARC features state-of-the-art clinics, diagnostic imaging, an ambulatory center, endoscopic suites, operating rooms, physician offices, a pharmacy and comfortable patient waiting and eating areas.
From front door to final exam, the MARC promises patients integrated health care with UT Health San Antonio specialists under one roof. Ultimately, patients will be able to park on site, visit their physicians, have blood tests, get X-rays and eat lunch while they wait to pick up their prescriptions. The environment is designed to consolidate services, simplify the process and put patients at ease.
Concierge-like service
The new Electronic Medical Records system will allow physicians, whether they're working in the building or on the other side of town, to access, monitor and update patient records and histories quickly and easily. To enhance the communication process further, new Clinical Information Systems software will enable members of the health care team to communicate with one another and with patients quickly and effectively from anywhere in the building.
Community investment
The MARC will complement community physicians who will be invited to refer complex cases to UT Health San Antonio specialists and subspecialists.
Patient services
- Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Musculoskeletal Institute
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Physical and Occupational Therapy Services
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Heart Station
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Pulmonary Lab
- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
- Vascular Lab
- Orthopaedics
- Center for Wound Healing
- Podiatry
- Imaging Center
- Bone Density
- CT
- MRI
- Ultrasound
- X-ray
"We aren't competing with private practice. We're complementing it. Our success in meeting our missions of education, research and clinical care are crucial to the people of San Antonio and South Central Texas.
Thomas C. Mayes, M.D., M.B.A.,
UT Health San Antonio
president and CEO
- Gastroenterology/Digestive Diseases
- General Surgery
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Rheumatology
- Travel Medicine
- Urology
- Pelvic Floor Center
- Nephrology
- Renal Stone Center
- Center for Women's Health
- Ob/Gyn
- Fertility Center
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat
- Audiology
- Speech Therapy
Other features
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
- includes four operating rooms
- Two endoscopic suites
- Two café/eating areas
- Pharmacy
- Parking garage with more than 600 spaces
To schedule an appointment or to refer a patient to a UT Health San Antonio physician, call (210) 450-9000. Or visit UT Health Physicians for more information.