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Author Archives: Dr. Vasan Ramachandran

Dr. Vasan Ramachandran is a cardiologist and cardiovascular epidemiologist who is the founding Dean of the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, and a Professor of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He previously served as Chief in the Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine and as Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health.

A pedestrian walks along the Basila Frocks Building where Albert Gonzales installed a wabi sabi flower on Thursday.
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Well-being involves far more than access to traditional health care

Avatar photo by Jaime Wesolowski, Jordan Ghawi and Dr. Vasan Ramachandran October 24, 2024November 8, 2024

Commentary: Housing, transportation, education, air quality and access to healthy food are important to our well-being.

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