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Cynthia Williams Santos, M.D., assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has served as Training Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry since 1993.
 
Santos received her bachelor's degree from Trinity University in San Antonio in 1982 and her medical degree from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1986. She completed a general psychiatry residency at the UT Medical School at Houston in 1989 and a fellowship in child psychiatry from the same institution, where she served as chief resident from 1990-91.
 
She is board-certified in general and child psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of numerous professional organizations. Memberships include the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, and the Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, among others. She also serves on a number of professional committees, including as chair of the Resident Education Committee for Child Psychiatry Fellowships since 1993.
 
Santos also has received several honors and awards for her professional service, including the Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for four separate years. In 1997, she was named the "Outstanding Lecturer" for Child Psychiatry Fellows.