Celebrating award-winning empathy and expertise

April 7, 2025

Among the San Antonio Business Journal‘s 2025 Health Care Hero Award winners are three accomplished health care champions from UT Health San Antonio: Patrick Nguyen, MD; Susannah Nicholson, MD; and Anoop Nambiar, MD.

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Breast cancer research with global impact

April 2, 2025

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that help protect the body by fixing damaged DNA and keeping cells healthy. When these genes have changes, or mutations, they don’t work the way they should. This can raise the risk of certain cancers, like breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer. These inherited mutations affect about 1 in every 200 to 300 people — over a million in the U.S. alone.

two scientists work in a research lab.




The race to outsmart oral cancer

March 28, 2025

UT Health San Antonio researcher is racing to bring hope for oral cancer patients. Cara Gonzales, DDS, PhD, discusses the signs, risks and why early detection is more important than ever.

Dr. Gonzales is wearing a white coat in her lab while smiling.