Agustin Escalante, M.D.
Professor & Chief
Rheumatology
I joined the Department of Medicine in 1992 as an assistant professor, received Tenure in 2000, and was promoted to professor in 2003. During this time, I have studied the genetic and environmental determinants of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) phenotype, basing most of my observations on a multi-ethnic RA cohort that my colleagues and I assembled in San Antonio. I have also examined ethnic disparities among patients with rheumatic diseases, and have considerable experience in the cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments. I have published my research in peer review journals, and have received RO1 and K24 grants from the NIH, as well as grants from the Health Care Financing Administration (now Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Arthritis Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. I am a past Harold Amos scholar. I have served on advisory and grant review committees for the NIH, the American College of Rheumatology, the Arthritis Foundation, and several universities. I am former associate editor of Arthritis & Rheumatism, and current associate editor of Arthritis Care and Research. As a board certified rheumatologist, I have provided ongoing care to rheumatic disease patients at the Brady-Green clinic (now University Health Center Downtown) since 1992. I grew up in Mexico City, where I completed my undergraduate education and attended medical school. I did my residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and my fellowship at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1999 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Research - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harold Amos Scholar/UTHSCSA
- 1996 - Clinical Fellowship - Health Services Research - Association of American Medical Colleges/UTHSCSA
- 1989 - Clinical Fellowship - Rheumatology - University of Southern California
- 1986 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine
- 1983 - MD - Medicine - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- 1976 - BS - Bio./Chem. - Colegio Franco Espanol
- 1973 - AB - Sec. School - Escuela Secundaria Ramon Lopez Velarde
Highlights
01/2001
Mid Career Award in Patient Oriented Research (K24): National Institute of Health, NIAMS
01/1999
Research Award (R0-1), National Institutes of Health, NICHD
01/1999
Arthritis Foundation Clinical Science Award
01/1998
Hispanic Health Services Research Award: Health Care Financing Administration
01/1997
Outstanding Teacher Award: Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course
01/1994
Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Faculty Development Award
Appointments
- 9/2011 - Rheumatology Specialist - Medical Arts and Research Center, Medicine, San Antonio
- 9/2011 - Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology and Division Chief - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio
- 1/2003 - Professor of Medicine with Tenure - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio
- 1/1992 - Attending Physician - University HospitalSan Antonio
- 1/1992 - Attending Physician - University Health Center DowntownSan Antonio
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