Advancement and Alumni Engagement
February 7, 2023
“Since mid-March, the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Johns Hopkins Hospital has been the first to admit COVID-19 patients locally and from the greater Maryland region. We are also the first unit to be converted into two negative pressure biocontainment units. Respiratory failure is one of our areas of expertise, so MICU nurses have […]
February 7, 2023
What year did you graduate from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio? 2015 What degree do you have? MD What is your specialty? Family and Community Medicine What was the most valuable lesson – inside or outside the classroom – you learned at UT Health San Antonio? The experience I had […]
February 3, 2023
What year did you graduate from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio? What degree do you have? I graduated in 2017 with a PhD in Pharmacology and a Certificate in Translational Science. What is your specialty? My dissertation project focused on better understanding a potential treatment for stroke. I worked to […]
February 3, 2023
What is your specialty? Pediatric Physical Therapy What was the most valuable lesson – inside or outside the classroom – you have learned at UT Health San Antonio? This is a difficult question because I truly learned so much during my time at UT Health. I guess I would say it was through listening to […]
January 31, 2023
The Office of Alumni Engagement proudly spotlights and recognizes alumnus Lillian Liao, MD from the Long School of Medicine. Where did you complete your residency? When did you complete your residency? What is your specialty? General surgery residency 2004-2010 • UT Health Science Center San Antonio Surgical Critical Care Fellowship 2010-2011 • UT Health Science […]
January 11, 2023
What year did you graduate from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio? I graduated from the Dental School in 1975. I was the first female dental student to graduate from the school by alphabetical order. There were two of us in my class. Dr. Birgit Glass was the other female that […]
January 11, 2023
How will you go forth and change the world? The field of Interventional Radiology continues to grow and add to an ever increasing list of minimally invasive procedures. I plan to contribute to this list and advance the field. I also plan to be an example to young minds seeking health care as their future. […]
January 11, 2023
What has been your most rewarding experience at UT Health San Antonio thus far? Completing treatment for patients and seeing them genuinely happy with the end result. Rebuilding a patient’s confidence and giving them the ability to smile gives me the greatest satisfaction. How do you intend to give back and pay it forward for […]
January 11, 2023
What year did you graduate from UT Health San Antonio? What degree do you have? I graduated from the University in May of 2016 with my BSN degree. What is your specialty? I work in a Surgical-Trauma ICU. What was the most valuable lesson – inside or outside the classroom – you have learned at […]
January 10, 2023
What inspired you to want to become a health care professional? Two things, in particular, influenced my decision to pursue physical therapy. While working as a physical therapy technician, I was amazed that physical therapists positively changed the lives of their patients during simple conversation and while conducting patient rehabilitation. Additionally, I was, and still […]
