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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Named a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, by U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services |
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Number one in National Institutes of Health funding for basic aging research |
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Our Dental School is among the world's most productive and most cited research institutions in dentistry, according to a recent international ranking |
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Primary catalyst to San Antonio's largest economic sector—the $14.3 billion biosciences health care industry |
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The Palmaz Stent, developed by our own Dr. Julio Palmaz, has been named "one of ten patents that changed the world" |
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We are conducting the largest study of prostate cancer biomarkers in the nation |
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Our liver transplant program is ranked as the 9th largest and most successful in the nation. |
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Only nationally-ranked Tier One research university in South Texas achieving excellence in areas such as metabolic biology, neurosciences and cancer |
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Faculty recognized with six National Institutes of Health MERIT Awards, placing them in the top 5% nationally |
Dr. Julio Palmaz
