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Sabrina T. Bent, M.D.,M.S.

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Sabrina T. Bent, M.D., M.S. is a clinical professor of Anesthesiology and Medical Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology at UT Health San Antonio.

She received her medical doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia.  She completed a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.  Her internship was completed in General and Thoracic Surgery at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.  Her residency in Anesthesiology was completed at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.  She then completed her fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Bent is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.  Her expansive career has included multiple academic leadership roles at several leading academic medical centers.  Additionally, Dr. Bent has over nine years of clinical and leadership experience in anesthesia private and corporate practice.  She has special interests in pediatric anesthesiology, research, engineering applications in medicine, perioperative and practice management.  Dr. Bent has received several honor and awards in her career.

As Medical Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Dr. Bent hopes to expand and grow the clinical, education and research areas in Pediatric Anesthesia at the UT Health San Antonio. A state-of-the-art, 300-bed Women’s and Children’s Hospital as part of the University Health System will open in 2022.  Dr Bent expects this new hospital to become the premier hospital in the region for pediatric surgical and anesthesia services.