Achievements & innovations in teaching
Physician and educator shares his love of the art and science of surgery:
Bob Esterl, MD, Surgery Medical School Education Director and Professor of Surgery (Transplant),
is featured in the first edition of the School of Medicine's
Future magazine.
Since 1994, Dr. Esterl has been sharing his experience, knowledge and skills as a transplant surgeon, and has won
numerous teaching awards, many of them awards from the students themselves.
Read article (4-30-08)
Department of surgery opens Latin American Student Program: Developed by Stephen M. Cohn, MD,
Chair of the Department of Surgery, the program allows students to choose six rotations
from 11 offerings which include general surgery, surgical oncology, vascular surgery,
plastic surgery, transplant surgery and pediatric surgery, among others.
Read story in HSC News ... |
More about the program (4-6-07)
Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD, President, honored by National Kidney Foundation:
Dr. Cigarroa (Transplant) and his wife, Graciela, received the National Kidney
Foundation's 2007 Kathryn Dial Murray Gift of Life Award on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
Read more ... (4-5-07)
Dr. John Calhoon, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, honored
at the 22nd Annual Heart Ball on March 30, 2007, in gratitude for his outstanding work
in cardiovascular public education and supporting the mission of the American Heart Association.
Read more ... (4-2-07)
Robert Esterl, Jr., MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
2004 UTHSCSA Presidential Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Robert Esterl never misses a teachable moment. According to his
students and colleagues, life serves as his classroom.
A talented transplant surgeon, Dr. Esterl teaches not only in the
classroom but also in the operating room, during morning rounds, in the
elevator, in his office, on the transplant jet, and, occasionally, at
his favorite Thai restaurant.
Dr. Robert Esterl is director of medical student education for the
department of surgery, and his colleagues say that he has truly
"nurtured education" within the department. He simultaneously advocates
for students and inspires them to excellence.
View a short video tribute to Dr. Robert Esterl
