Faculty Profile

Lucas S. Blanton obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2005. After medical school he completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2008. After residency, Dr. Blanton moved back to Galveston to complete his subspecialty training in Infectious Diseases. During his second year of fellowship he joined Dr. David Walker's Rickettsial Research Laboratory. He joined our faculty as an Instructor in 2010 with a focus on Rickettsiology in addition to clinical Infectious Diseases.

Medical/Professional School:

University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, MD, 2005

Internships:

Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC, 2006

Residencies:

Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC, 2008

Fellowships:

Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, 2010