Dr. Sandra G. Adams named 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor
The University of Texas Health Science Center a San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) proudly announces that Sandra G. Adams, MD, MS, FCCP, professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, has been named a 2025 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor. This prestigious award recognizes 10 outstanding Texas professors each year for their superior teaching.
“To me (and many others) Dr. Adams has been a role model and mentor in all fronts at UT Health San Antonio. For more than two decades, she has been a fantastic clinician, researcher and educator. But perhaps more importantly, she has consistently and dependently demonstrated incredible empathy and compassion to patients, families, learners and colleagues alike. She is a great listener and sincerely understands the importance of great communication in the medical field. I strongly believe that she embodies the core characteristics of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy and service at the highest possible level,” said Diego Maselli Caceres, MD, professor and chair of the department of pulmonary disease in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.
Dr. Adams earned her medical degree from UT Health San Antonio in 1994, she then completed her residency and fellowship in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care. Adam’s earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation in 2003.
“Teaching allows me to spread seeds of my personal wisdom, experience, empathy and skills to patients, students and healthcare professionals throughout the world. Educating others, particularly in a “train-the-trainer” manner, provides opportunities to broaden my reach and positively impact an exponential number of lives of both learners and patients,” said Adams.
Dr. Adams dedication to teaching has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Texas System and the Distinguished Scholar Award in Respiratory Health from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) foundation.