Dr. Maria Palafox has opened South Texas Breast Surgery in San Antonio to serve the over 10,000 women in the area who need breast cancer procedures each year. As one of only five female breast cancer surgeons in the region serving 1.9 million women, she aims to bring hope to patients. Fewer than 15% of surgeons are female, and Dr. Palafox faced challenges as the only woman in her residency. However, she pursued her calling to be a breast cancer surgeon to help fill the need for female specialists. Dr. Palafox's practice now has two locations to provide care for the breast cancer patients in South Texas.