Miguel A Palacios, M.D.

Miguel A. Palacios, MD is a Texas native and is originally from Round Rock, TX. He graduated medical school from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and then completed a Pre-internship year at New York Medical College. He moved to San Antonio in 2014 for residency training at UT Health San Antonio (formerly UTHSCSA) and has called it home ever since. During residency training he received several awards including the 2015-2016 Second Year Resident Recognition Award, the 2016-2017 Excellence in Clinical Geriatrics award, and the 2016-2017 Advanced Primary Care award.

Dr. Palacios is board certified in Family Medicine and joined the UT Health San Antonio department of Family and Community Medicine in July 2017. He practices broad scope family medicine that includes caring for patients of all ages. His special interests include caring for the underserved, hospital and ambulatory procedures, behavioral health, and teaching the next generation of family physicians. He continues his professional development and is a graduate of the UTHSA Clinical Skills & Effectiveness Course, Cohort #21 and also the UTSA School of Business Executive Development Program for Emerging Health Leaders, Cohort #4. He currently serves as the Associate Clinic Director of the Family Health Center at the Robert B. Green (RBG) Campus and participates on several administrative committees for both UT Health San Antonio and University Health System.

Aside from his administrative roles and caring for his own patients, Dr. Palacios is faculty for the UTHSA Family & Community Medicine Residency Program and teaches medical students and resident physicians in various clinical settings including the Family Health Center at RBG, the Family Medicine Hospital Service at University Hospital, the Kennedy Women's Health Clinic, and the Bexar County Juvenile and Adult Detention Centers. In 2022 he was the recipient of the Academy of Educational Scholars STAR Educator award and in 2023 was named the Family Medicine Clerkship Preceptor of the year. Most recently, in March of 2024, he was appointed as the Medical Director for the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. Outside of medicine, Dr. Palacios enjoys being outdoors, working on home improvement projects, and spending time with his family. His wife Maria and three children Santiago, Mariel, and Abigail bring him his greatest joys.