Richard W. Rodriguez
Despite being the first in her family to obtain a college education, Bianka Soria-Olmos didn’t rest on her laurels after receiving a bachelor’s degree at TCU. Instead, Soria-Olmos went on to receive her D.O. from the University of North Texas Health Science Center before completing her residency in pediatrics at the world-renowned Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, becoming her family’s first doctor, as well.
Having been a pediatrician with Cook Children’s Health Care System for the past decade, Soria-Olmos has become one of Fort Worth’s most influential voices in children’s health care. In 2020, she became a leading advocate in the battle against vaccine misinformation among Fort Worth’s Latino population, hosting live streams and Zoom calls set up through nonprofits. These efforts would become the subject of a Fort Worth Magazine cover story in April 2021.
Later that year, Soria-Olmos became a member of Cook Children’s board of directors and has remained one of the hospital’s ambassadors for diversity, equity, and inclusion since June 2022.
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