Faculty Spotlight

Barbara S. Taylor, MD

Barbara S. Taylor, MD

September 21, 2022

What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? When I came back to Texas in 2009, I was drawn by the many opportunities at UT Health and University Health, particularly in HIV care and research. My colleagues here are truly outstanding – leaders in their fields and also great clinicians and teachers. I was also […]



Lark A. Ford, PhD, MA, MSN, RN

Lark A. Ford, PhD, MA, MSN, RN

August 12, 2021

What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? I joined the nursing faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the fall of 2006, following my retirement in the rank of Colonel with over 33 years military service in the United States Army Nurse Corps. My last military duty assignment […]



Dr. Carolina Solis-Herrera

Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, Class of 2017

August 11, 2021

What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? Since a young age, I had a persistent intrigue about science and an intrinsic yearning to have a positive impact on health. This compelled me to search for the opportunity to develop into a physician-scientist. A world-renowned Diabetes Research Center, like the Diabetes Division at UT Health […]



Dr. Lark Ford with Student

Students Honor Professor with New Scholarship

August 11, 2021

When Kendra Mack-Semler, BSN Class of 2021, and her then fellow classmates heard that Lark A. Ford, PhD, MA, MSN, RN, associate professor/clinical, was talking about retiring from the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio, the students started discussing what they could do to honor their teacher and thank her for everything she […]