Health Science Center names Michael Black, M.B.A., chief operating officer

October 26, 2007

Due to the major expansion of new programs and buildings in San Antonio and South Texas at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., recently announced the hiring of the university’s first chief operating officer (COO).


Allied Health Fair & Science Expo is Nov. 3; registration deadline is tomorrow

October 25, 2007

The Allied Health Fair & Science Expo, an interactive, hands-on event designed to interest high school and college students in the allied health professions and careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing and research, will be held at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.




School of Medicine establishes professorship in amputation prevention

October 19, 2007

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine today announced the establishment of the Lee J. Sanders Professorship in Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention. The professorship will support a faculty member in the Health Science Center Department of Orthopaedics.