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Catalina Esperanza Garcia (b. 1944) is an American anesthesiologist. Only the second Latina to graduate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Garcia had a fifty year career as an anesthesiologist. Her civic engagement paralleled her career, focusing on helping Latina American women build successful careers. She founded the Dr. Catalina E. Garcia Student Enhancement Endowment in 2015, and helped to start the Dallas Women’s Foundation, a philanthropic organization. Texas Governor Anne Richards appointed her to the State Board of Medical Examiners.