UT Health San Antonio

Margarita M Vasquez, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program Director

Dr. Vasquez received her combined Bachelors of Liberal Arts and Doctor of Medicine degree from University of Missouri at Kansas City in 2000. After completing medical school, she moved to San Antonio where she completed both Pediatric Residency and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at University of Texas Health San Antonio.  Dr. Vasquez joined our department as an Assistant Professor just after the completion of fellowship in 2006 and has moved her way up to Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure.  She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Vasquez became the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program director in 2009.  Her career has focused on medical education and simulation training for fellows. Dr. Vasquez is actively involved in the Organization of Neonatal Training Program Directors where she is on the executive council for the National Neonatology Curriculum Committee.