Graduate Outcomes
Our program is dedicated to fostering the clinical skills and professional interests of our residents to their fullest potential. We provide robust support for those entering general pediatric practice as well as those pursuing subspecialty fellowship training. Over the past 25 years (1997-2025), more than 300 residents have successfully completed our program. On average, 40% have chosen to pursue fellowship training across various subspecialties, while 60% have embarked on careers in general pediatrics, either in outpatient settings or as pediatric hospitalists. Notably, many of our graduates choose to practice in Texas, continuing to serve our local community.
Each year, we select our Faculty Chief of Residents from the graduating class, who then transitions into a faculty role and serves as a chief liaison to the pediatric program. Additionally, we appoint 1-3 Administrative PGY-3 Chiefs annually, providing an essential link to the real-time needs of the program. These leaders actively participate in the interview process, engage in program improvement initiatives, and offer valuable support and advocacy for their peers.
Our fellowship match rate is nearly 100%, with trainees securing positions in a range of competitive disciplines, including Adolescent Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Anesthesia, Cardiology, Child Development, Critical Care, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Academic Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Sleep Medicine, and Sports Medicine. Join us to shape your future and make a meaningful impact in pediatric care!
Alana Alvarez, DO
Matched in Critical Care at UT Health San Antonio
Celeste Ferre Rivera, MD
Matched in Adol Med at Children’s Hospital of LA
Victoria Garza, MD
Matched in Neonatology at UT Health San Antonio
Sonia Hernandez, DO
Matched in GI at
Children’s Mercy KC
Nora Tran, DO
Matched in Critical Care at
UT Houston
Monica Venkatesha, DO
Matched in Adol Med at
UT Southwestern
Adam Zeb, DO
Matched in A&I at
UT Houston
Connor Kickhoefer, MD
Faculty Chief of Residents at
UT Health San Antonio
Siva Palasingam, MD
Chief of HSS at
UT Health San Antonio
Samantha Sanchez, MD
Faculty Chief of Residents at UT Health San Antonio
> 300
Pediatric graduates over the past 27 years
40%
of our graduates pursue Subspecialty Fellowships
60%
of our graduates become General Pediatricians
> 99%
Fellowship Match Rate
| Specialty | Programs Matched |
|---|---|
| Critical Care | Emory, George Washington University, UT Health San Antonio, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Children’s Hospital of Arkansas in Little Rock, Phoenix Children's, UT Southwestern, Stanford, UT Houston |
| Neonatology | Boston Children's, Brown, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Oregon, UT Health San Antonio, Children's Hospital of Arkansas in Little Rock, UT Houston, Children’s National, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Virginia, UC Davis, Harvard, University of Connecticut |
| Cardiology | University of Florida, Vanderbilt, St. Louis, UT Southwestern, Medical College of South Carolina, University of Utah, Washington University |
| Endocrinology | UT Health San Antonio, Baylor College of Medicine, UT Houston, University of Nebraska |
| Sports Medicine | UT Health San Antonio, Christus Santa Rosa, UT Houston |
| Hematology/Oncology | St. Jude, Baylor College of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, Kansas City, MD Anderson Houston, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
| Child Neurology | UT Houston, Denver, Stanford |
| Adolescent | University of Minnesota |
| Allergy/Immunology | Baylor College of Medicine, University of Arkansas |
| Behavior/Development | University of Oregon, University of Oklahoma |
| Infectious Disease | Duke, UT Houston, University of Virginia |
| Emergency Medicine | UT Southwestern, Dell Children’s, Vanderbilt, Children's Minnesota, University of Louisville |
| Gastroenterology | Vanderbilt, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
| Academic Gen Peds | Baylor College of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, UT Southwestern |
| Hospice/Palliative Care | UT Health San Antonio |
| Hospital Medicine | UC San Diego, Kaiser Permanente, Michigan State University, UT Health San Antonio |
| Nephrology | Medical University South Carolina, UT Southwestern |
“I just have to tell you, after being (in fellowship) for a few months I am realizing just how incredible my training was at UT Health in San Antonio. Cannot brag about all of you faculty enough and how it has set me up for success in this busy ICU. UT San Antonio Pediatrics is for sure a hidden gem!”
Katerina Kellar, MD
Class of 2024