Robert Castro MD, Neonatologist
Dr. Robert Castro obtained his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco. He completed both a Pediatric Residency and Neonatal Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. After serving as the NICU Medical Director at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower, he joined the Faculty at the Univ of TX Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1991 where he was a Tenured Professor in the Pediatric Department and the Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. In 2009, he joined the Neonatal and Developmental Division as a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine and serves as our Neonatologist and Medical Director in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System. Dr Castro has been active on Medical School Admission Committees at UCSF and UTHSCSA and was on the Texas State mandated Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) Council, developed to increase the number of prospective qualified health-career applicants from socioeconomically disadvantage backgrounds. Dr. Castro has also worked with some of the pioneers of both surfactant and fetal/neonatal fluid physiology during his fellowship and continued investigation in both areas in San Antonio. His most current research with the neonatal fellows was characterizing the anti-inflammatory properties of commercial surfactant preparations and fluid regulation in cellular models. Dr. Castro has been the recipient of numerous teaching and clinical awards. Most notably Best Doctors in San Antonio and America recognition and The Presidential Teaching Excellence Award (2009). He enjoys outdoor sports activities (golf, tennis, jogging, etc.) and spending time with his family.
Dr. Greg Glasscock, PhD, MD, Neonatologist
Gregory Glasscock joined the staff of our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 2003. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a PhD in physiology, he earned his MD from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1985. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Oakland, a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco and a neonatology Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. His teaching career began in 1977 when he was appointed Teaching Associate at UC, Berkeley, and has been a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University since 2002. Dr. Glasscock is board certified in general pediatrics and perinatal-neonatology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He and his wife have three children ranging in age from 3 to 25. He is an avid runner and tennis player.
Carl Yaeger, MD, Neonatologist
Carl Yaeger, MD, has been part of our NICU team since July 2007. He has more than thirty years of experience in neonatology, having served as associate director or director at Neonatal Intensive Care Units in several Western and Midwestern states. Dr. Yaeger earned his MD from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville. He completed his internship in pediatrics at Stanford University Medical Center, a pediatric residency at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco and a fellowship in neonatal/perinatal medicine at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Women's Hospital. He is board certified in general pediatrics and perinatal-neonatology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He and his wife have two grown sons. He enjoys sailing, skiing, scuba diving, traveling, reading and spending time with family and friends.