When Dr. Gail Tomlinson decided to specialize in pediatric oncology and hematology, she saw it as a way to ensure she was always learning while still making a direct impact on patients.
“Cancer therapy is an area that is always changing and always improving,” says Tomlinson, professor of pediatrics and the Greehey distinguished chair in genetics and cancer at UT Health San Antonio. “I saw it as an opportunity to learn.”
Tomlinson earned her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University before completing her internship and residency at the National Children’s Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In Texas, Tomlinson completed a fellowship in cancer genetics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center plus a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at University Medical Center in Dallas. Before being recruited to San Antonio in 2007, Tomlinson was on the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Read full article…