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Biomarkers in COPD

November 2, 2018

The role of biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are still riddled with unknowns, but Antonio R. Anzueto, MD, of UT Health San Antonio, is working to further define their function and role in the disease. Read more online.



Partnership leads to improved lifelong care center

September 2, 2018

“Holly Keyt, MD, who heads the adult CF program, notes that there now are more adults than children surviving with CF in this country — which represents a major shift. “We’re making huge leaps and bounds in terms of survival and improvement of quality of life for people with CF,” says Dr. Keyt, a pulmonologist […]



Faculty member to lead American College of Chest Physicians

April 17, 2018

Stephanie M. Levine, M.D., professor of the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, will become only the fifth woman to serve as president of the American College of Chest Physicians in the past 80 years. Dr. Levine is director of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program and director of the VA [...]

Congratulations to Dr. Sandra G. Adams for receiving a Physicians Initiated Interprofessional Grant

April 17, 2018

Sandra G. Adams, MD, MS is a Professor of Medicine in the Pulmonary/Critical Care Division of UT Health in San Antonio, Texas and Staff Physician at The South Texas Veterans Health Care System. Dr. Adams is an internationally recognized leader and educator in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, and the chronic care model. Dr. Adams received [...]

Certified Physician Assistant at UT Health San Antonio Nationally Recognized

January 3, 2018

Johns Creek, GA, Jan. 3, 2018 –   Ryan Bierle, PA-C, a six-year veteran at UT Health San Antonio, has been nationally recognized for earning a specialty credential called a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Bierle was recognized for earning a CAQ in Hospital Medicine, a [...]