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Heather Banks, M.D.Joined San Antonio Kidney In 2009 |
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Heather Banks, MD proudly serves her hometown community as a board-certified nephrologist. As a member of the highly skilled team at San Antonio Kidney Disease Center Physicians Group, P.L.L.C., Dr. Banks provides a full spectrum of services at the New Braunfels and Seguin clinics.
Dr. Banks graduated with honors from Rice University in Houston with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. During this time, she contributed to a variety of scientific research projects, including biochemistry and astronomy, and volunteered at a community clinic in Namibia in southwestern Africa.
Dr. Banks earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio. She stayed there to finish her internship and residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in nephrology. She was named chief nephrology fellow and awarded grants in both internal medicine and nephrology.
In addition to working with patients, Dr. Banks has delivered several lectures at professional nephrology conferences and serves as medical director at DaVita Seguin Dialysis.
Locations:
- New Braunfels
- Seguin
Bachelor's Degree
- Rice University
Medical Degree
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Internal Medicine Internship
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Internal Medicine Residency
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Nephrology Fellowship
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2009
Honors & Awards
- US Army/Navy award for research, 1994 - 1995
- Howard Hughes Grant for Biologic Research, 1995 - 1996
- Presenter at American Academy of Science with abstract publication, 1994 - 1996
- Westinghouse Semifinalist , 1995
- Namibia/Southern Africa Study Abroad, 1997
- Honor Council Officer – Rice University, 1995 - 1997
- Honors Thesis in Anthropology – “Kinship Structures Post Apartheid”, 1999
- Medical School Service Committee Officer, 2004 - 2005
- Internal Medicine Residency Intern Compassion Award, 2004 - 2005
- ACP poster presentation , 2007
- Internal Medicine Residency Senior Resident Compassion Award, 2006 - 2007
- ASN Travel Grant Award 2008 – Professional Development Seminar
- Chief Nephrology Fellow
Honors & Awards
See what Dr. Banks has accomplished
Dr. Banks is a Winner of The Healthgrades Honor Roll Award
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