Every donor makes a difference. The following are just a few of the many gifts that enable the UT Health Science Center to make lives better in San Antonio, South Texas and the world. The AT&T Foundation, under the leadership of Laura Sanford, foundation president, completed its $5 million “Virtual Campus” grant, which has touched […]
The world lost an exceptional scientist, educator and friend with the passing of Gregory R. Mundy, M.D., on Feb. 25, 2010. In honor of the passions for which Dr. Mundy is best remembered by his family and Health Science Center colleagues, William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, UT Health Science Center president, announced the establishment of […]
The endowment established in 1988 in honor of John J. Hinchey, M.D., has been renamed the John J. Hinchey, M.D., and Kathryn Hinchey Chair in Orthopaedics. The endowment honors the late Dr. John J. Hinchey for his significant contributions to orthopaedics at the Health Science Center, and celebrates his lifelong partnership with his wife, Kathryn. […]
The President’s Council is saddened by the loss of beloved former Texas Governor and devoted friend Dolph Briscoe. His Texas-sized generosity funded many projects at the UT Health Science Center including the Janey Briscoe Distinguished University Chair in Cardiovascular Research and the Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology. His impeccable integrity and commitment to […]
Edward Ellis III, D.D.S., is the new chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He was previously professor of surgery and director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. “Dr. Ellis brings a stellar national and international reputation to our university,” said Kenneth […]
Gladys C. Cronfel Keene, M.D., M.P.H., has been appointed regional dean of UT Health Science Center’s Regional Campus in Laredo. “After an extensive national search, Dr. Keene was selected because of her experience, communication skills and enthusiasm, and for her expertise and intimate understanding of Laredo and South Texas,” said Health Science Center President William […]
Francisco González-Scarano, M.D., began his post as the new dean of the Long School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at the UT Health Science Center Aug. 1. Dr. González arrived from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he most recently served as chair of the Department of Neurology. Dr. González […]
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro has named Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, a co-chair of his new Mayor’s Fitness Council, which will develop ways to spur improved community nutrition and activity. The council will develop and implement initiatives in the areas of media and community outreach/education; corporate and […]
South Texas patients in severe heart failure who are too sick for transplantation have another lifesaving option these days — surgery to implant a compact, lightweight ventricular assist device called HeartMate II®. The procedure is available at UT Health San Antonio from Jay D. Pal, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon with extensive experience with mechanical […]
Juntos Podemos, a mentoring program launched in 2000 by the UT Health Science Center’s School of Nursing, will serve as the model for a similar program to be established by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. As Hispanics make up less than 2 percent of the nation’s registered nurses, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses’ […]