Department of Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is proud to take on the roles of educators of both the current and next generation of health care providers, providers of cutting edge clinical care, as researchers unlocking the doors to new knowledge and advocates for our society's most precious asset — our children.

Recent awards:

• Cynthia Blanco, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, received the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) for a study on "Insulin signaling and glucose in the premature baboon model." She is among the first investigators to receive funding from the Institute of Integration for Medicine and Science CTSA pilot project program.