Research study investigates impact of therapy dogs for dialysis patients

June 27, 2022

The Dialysis Doggos are part of a research study being conducted by Meredith L. Stensland, PhD, LMSW, assistant professor of research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The study investigates the effect of an animal assisted intervention for patients receiving dialysis, and if this intervention improves symptoms of pain and depression and reduces the number of skipped dialysis treatment sessions.

Dr. Meredith Stensland hugs Gus, a golden-retriever therapy dog.

Andrea Marks recognized with leadership award

June 20, 2022

The San Antonio Business Journal recently released its list of honorees for the 2022 Women’s Leadership Awards, recognizing Andrea Marks, MBA, CPA, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, as an outstanding leader in the community.

At all-school commencement, graduates walk across stage and into health care workforce

May 23, 2022

“The achievements of these graduates mirror in so many ways the substantial advances of our UT Health San Antonio enterprise. The students are vital to our success, fundamental to how we are defined, and truly, an inspiration for our faculty and staff,” said William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio.



Connective Tissue journal brings creative reflection for students and employees

May 19, 2022

Connective Tissue, UT Health San Antonio’s student-run literature and arts journal, published its 2022 issue on May 18. The journal has showcased the artistic talents of students, staff and faculty for 14 years, and serves as a much-needed creative outlet for students and providers to process their unique, often difficult experiences in health care.



PhD graduate uses physics to improve treatments and expand medical technology

May 16, 2022

Victoria Bry has always aspired to understand how the world works and was naturally drawn to science from an early age, especially physics. She was accepted to the UT Health San Antonio’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the Radiological Sciences PhD Program in the fall of 2018, where she has been working to become a radiation oncology medical physicist.