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WOMEN IN
MEDICINE

Francine Prosser-Johnson, Chief Operating
Officer for South Texas Center for Pediatric Care
(left) and Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks (right) pause
for a photo after the award presentation to
Dr. Burns-Banks during the BCMS Women
Leaders in Medicine Awards event held Sept. 30.

Above: BCMS Women Leaders in Medicine
Community Service Award presented to
Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks on Sept. 30.

Dianna Burns-Banks, MD Burns-Banks during the annual BCMS

Women Leaders in Medicine Awards event
Presented with Annual held virtually on September 30. This award
will recognize future generations of women
Award in Her Honor leaders in medicine in the years to come.

Born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi,
Dr. Burns-Banks graduated with honors
By Mary E. Nava, MBA, BCMS Chief Government Affairs Officer from Xavier University of Louisiana and
completed her medical school, internship
A Louisville. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and
and pediatric residency at the University of
calling deeply rooted in her faith…has led to a lifetime of caring
for patients and giving back to her community.
also holds a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Trin-

The Bexar County Medical Society has established an annual award ity University.
Dr. Burns-Banks is a board-certified pediatrician with over 35 years of
in honor of past BCMS President, Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks in recog- experience in primary care. She is President and co-owner of South Texas
nition of her significant and on-going contributions to the practice of Center for Pediatric Care, a practice with over 100 employees, operating
medicine and service to the community. The Dianna Burns-Banks, MD multiple clinics with the focus of improving access to the medically un-
Women Leaders in Community Service Award was presented to Dr. derserved areas in the San Antonio and surrounding communities.

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