COLLABORATION
with caregivers and patients to create healthier lives
SPOTLIGHT ON:
Daniel G. Ransom, MD
Pediatrician, Baylor Scott & White
Medical Center - College Station
he door to the exam room
swings open, and an active
two-year-old girl with straight
blond hair and rosy cheeks stands
looking up at the gray-haired doctor who
has just entered the room. Clutching a
toy pony and a book about a big red dog,
she waits to see what veteran pediatrician
Daniel G. Ransom, MD, will do next.
“Hi there, sweetie,” he says.
At ease, the little girl smiles right
back at the friendly man with the
wire-rimmed glasses. Within minutes,
Dr. Ransom has performed a routine
checkup—in the voice of Donald
Duck. This is just one of the many
reasons why the longtime pediatrician
is one of the most popular physicians
in the College Station area. He has
been getting to know the people of his
adopted hometown, and honing his
skills there for more than 25 years.
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Scott & White’s appeal
After finishing medical school at the
University of Texas Medical Branch
(UTMB) at Galveston in 1985,
Dr. Ransom wasn’t sure what specialty
he was going to pursue, or where he
would pursue it. Serendipity stepped in
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