UT Health San Antonio Ob/Gyn

Congratulations to these awesome residents on their recent accomplishments!! ✨

Dr. Nathalie Chang (PGY-2) had her research submission “Risk Factors Associated with Unsuccessful Vaginal Birth after One Cesarean (VBAC-1) in Puerto Rico” accepted for publication in the Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology!
 
Dr. Jonny Desposorio (PGY-1) had an abstract accepted to the ASRM 2024 Scientific Congress & Expo! “Impact of Age on the Effectiveness of Fertility Awareness Education (fertilityed) Following Exposure to TikTokTM-Style Videos Versus Brochure”
 
Dr. Claire Schenken (PGY-2) had an abstract accepted to the ASRM 2024 Scientific Congress & Expo! “Decreased Endometriotic Lesion Formation in CD44-/-/RHAMM-/-Double Knock-Out Mice”
 
Dr. Madison Chapman (PGY-4) was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Christian Medical and Dental Association!

Yesterday we had our annual Intern Welcome BBQ, courtesy of Drs. Page-Ramsey and Ramsey!! We enjoyed some wonderful food and weather before jump-starting into the new residency year tomorrow!! Thank you, RamPage family 💕💕

Our first residency meeting for the year ✅ We are so excited to start working with our awesome new interns. Welcome to our residency fam!

We are so excited about this upcoming year! We are pleased to announce the chief roles of our excellent rising PGY-4 class!
- Julia Armstrong, MD — Mentorship Chief
- Madison Chapman, MD — Quality Chief
- Hailey Gaskamp, DO — Community Outreach Chief
- Lindsay Hartup, MD — Administrative Chief
- Bryce Munter, MD — Administrative Chief
- Adrienne Pyle, MD — Education and Advocacy Chief
- Catherine Smith, MD — Wellness Chief
- Mirka Trejo, MD — Recruitment Chief

A final hearty goodbye and warm wishes to our incredible graduating class!!
We are immensely proud of all of you—what you have accomplished, and who you are! You have made a name for yourselves, and you will continue to do amazing things in this world. You will always have a home here!
With love, your UTHSCSA family💕

Can’t believe our NINE new interns are starting! Welcome to the family! Thanks for passing the baton so well, new PGY-2s!

Our new besties are are killing it in orientation!! Today they reviewed pelvic exams and IUD insertions with our amazing faculty. We are so excited to start working with them in a couple of weeks! ✨

Happy Father’s Day to our amazing resident dads!! 💙💙

Pictured here:
- PGY-4 Nick Stansbury with his wife, Phoebe, and 2 kids, Penelope and George
- PGY-4 Serdar Unlu with his wife, Ebru, and 2 kids, Melisa and Deniz
- PGY-3 Madison Chapman with Aubrey
- PGY-2 Luis Carrillo with Emiliano

It’s another and today we feature the amazing Dr. Rose Ann Huynh!! ⭐️

Dr. Huynh is the most outgoing, uplifting, and optimistic humans to grace these wards and clinics. We have loved her infectious laughter and have learned so much from her brilliance. She brings so much joy to each team and patient experience, and she will continue to improve the lives of all she is around when she joins the faculty as an academic generalist at Brown University! Dr. Huynh, we will miss you so much, come back and visit! ⭐️

Each year since Covid we celebrate the graduating residents and fellows with a walk bye, where we all get to say a huge congratulations and see you later to all of the amazing graduates. We’re so proud of you!

This , we say a bittersweet goodbye to Dr. Serdar Unlu! He will be joining a practice in Houston, TX, and we couldn’t be more excited for him! ⭐️
Dr. Unlu is perhaps one of the kindest people we have had the pleasure of having in this residency. He has been such a patient, kindhearted teacher with unique expertise, and has been a positive leader on our team. We are so grateful to him for his friendship, encouragement, introduction to phenomenal Turkish food, and excellent patient care. We will miss you so much, Dr. Unlu!! Come back and visit! ❤️❤️

Recently two of our residents (including one incoming resident) met up in MADRID!! 💃 well-deserved vacation in España as this year wraps up and we look forward to the incoming team! Pictured: Dr. Parra and Dr. Griffin!

It’s another great day for a to celebrate our incoming PGY-1s!! Next up is Dr. Aimee Seale! ⭐️

Hometown: Ogden, UT

Medical school: UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Career goals: Thinking generalist right now, but open to anything!

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, doing anything outside, playing cards/board games and hanging out with my husband, friends, and adorable dog, Fizz.

Favorite TV show: Ted Lasso 🤩

Fun Fact about you: My husband and I bungee-jumped in New Zealand on our honeymoon last month!

Why are you excited to come to San Antonio?: I loved my time in San Antonio during my audition rotation last fall and knew it was where I wanted to be. My parents recently moved from Utah to San Marcos, so my husband and I are excited to be close to family while I go through training! I can’t wait to get started and have the opportunity to grow in this field alongside such awesome faculty and co-residents!
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A few weeks ago, our family grew by one beautiful girl! Dr. Julia Armstrong and her husband (also Dr. Armstrong) welcomed home their sweet little girl, Addison 💕congratulations, Armstrong family, we are so happy for you!! 😍

We are so excited to congratulate these phenomenal residents on their outstanding hard work!! ⭐️

Another !! 🥰

Dr. Theresa MacGregor has been a marvelous addition to our program, bringing us so much joy and laughter and love! She is a phenomenal teacher, and brings so much enthusiasm and patience to her role as chief. She is such a kind soul and a wonderful leader. We love working with her in the operating room and on the wards, and we are so excited that we get to keep her as faculty next year!! 🤩❤️

Our next bittersweet is with Dr. Blake Seeker! 🌸

We have been so blessed to have such a dedicated, driven chief on our team—Dr. Seeker has been a compassionate caregiver to patients and a fiercely supportive friend and co-resident. We have learned so much through her example, and she has pushed us to be the best version of ourselves! We will certainly miss her next year, but we are so excited for her amazing journey ahead as a private practice OB-GYN in Austin!! Dr. Seeker, please come back for a visit 🥹❤️

As part of our series, we have to sneak in a few “See You Later Sundays” for our chief residents that are sticking around as faculty!

Dr. Rachael Counts is an absolute force of nature and a bright light here in our program! She has served as an incredible leader, teacher, advocate, and friend to fellow residents AND patients. There is no one more excited, encouraging, or enthusiastic about delivering babies, life chats, or rollercoasters—for all these reasons, we are very happy to keep her here at UT 🥰 thank you for being such a wonderful chief, Dr. Counts!! ❤️⭐️

Celebrating the amazing Dr. Hall’s birthday today! Yesterday in Gyn Onc clinic, the residents, fellows, nurses, and MAs threw him a party 🎉We hope you have a fantastic day, Dr. Hall, you deserve it!! ❤️🥳 if you see Dr. Hall today, be sure to wish him a great day!

Very excited to introduce the next of our incoming interns, Dr. Diana Toro, for !⭐️

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Career Goals: Leaning towards either Gyn Onc or MIGS, but I’m excited to explore all the subspecialties :)

Hobbies: Playing sand volleyball (my absolute favorite sport), scuba diving (especially night diving), skiing, hiking, playing pickleball, and cuddling with my sometimes sassy 4 lb chihuahua

Favorite TV Shows: The Knick, Love & Death, Breaking Bad, Judge Judy

Fun Fact About Me: I’m a first generation American, and I speak Romanian fluently at home with my family

Why are you so excited to come to San Antonio? I’m beyond excited about coming to San Antonio! I absolutely loved my interview, and I can’t wait to meet all my future co-residents. I want to explore the Riverwalk and the Pearl, and try lots of Tex-Mex. Most importantly, I’m excited at the opportunity to serve and become a part of this incredible community😊

(Last photo is proof I’ve been waiting for my Texas debut since 2002)

We had an amazing time with ACOG at ACSM! We are so lucky to have such wonderful attendings and co-residents that we love spending time with, learning and having fun (and dancing the night away)! Check out our fantastic poster presenters and also the keynote speaker, Abby Wambach (!!!). See everyone next year! ⭐️

We had a wonderful time learning and sharing our research findings at !! Such a great time to meet and learn from incredible academic generalists and experts in this field!

Back at it for another intro to our wonderful incoming PGY1s!! (Missed “Welcome Wednesday”… too much going on in the Women’s and Children’s Tower! Consider this “Thrilled Thursday” 😍)
We are excited to introduce Jonathan “Jonny” Desposorio! ⭐️

Hometown: Katy, TX

Medical school: UT Health San Antonio

Career goals: Sub-specializing in REI

Hobbies: Golf, CrossFit, Snowboarding, Fishing

Favorite TV show: The Amazing Race

Fun Fact: I have a deep connection with my Peruvian heritage — I even hiked the Inca Trail, a 4-day trek through the Andes, to reach Machu Picchu. It was a profound experience that strengthened my love for my father’s culture.

Why are you excited to come to San Antonio: I’m actually staying here! Having attended medical school at UT Health San Antonio, I’ve been fortunate to experience the warmth and camaraderie of this institution. I’m excited to continue working with the amazing residents and faculty who have made this place feel like home.


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We will continue our Welcome Wednesday series for our incoming PGY-1s with Paige Graves! ⭐️

Hometown: Arlington, TX

Medical school: UT Health San Antonio

Career goals: Generalist - would like to stay in academics!

Hobbies: Skiing (I’m in the mountains any chance I get), camping, hiking, working out, playing volleyball, hanging out with friends and family

Favorite TV show: New Girl

Fun Fact about you: I’ve gone skydiving… but as I’ve gotten older I’ve become scared of flying!! 😂

Why are you excited to come to San Antonio?: Ah I can’t fit it all into a caption!!!! My husband and I just fell in love with San Antonio over the course of medical school. I’m over-the-moon to be staying here to learn from the faculty who inspired me to pursue such a rewarding specialty and I’m eager to work with the awesome medical students at UTHSCSA!

We are blessed with the ABSOLUTE best nurses that we work with every day!! Nothing could be done without the incredible work of these phenomenal caretakers, patient advocates, and teachers 😍 THANK YOU, nurses, for ALL you do!

Our rising chiefs are ready to take on the year!! And hold each other up!!🤩

We have a new member of our residency family!! Huge congratulations to PGY-2 Dr. Kubas and husband (also Dr. Kubas!) on their beautiful baby girl! 💕 we are so excited for your growing family! 🍼

We are so excited to start the countdown to the start date of our incoming PGY-1s! We are starting off our Welcome Wednesday series with the marvelous Theresa (Tessa) Heines! ✨

🏡Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX

📚Medical school: UT San Antonio Health Science Center 

👩‍⚕️Career goals: undecided! 

🏃‍♀️Hobbies: running, reading, hanging out with my cat, watching Korean dramas, traveling and taking care of my plants 🪴

📺Favorite TV show: Avatar: The Last Airbender 

🤩Fun Fact about you: I solo traveled to Thailand after taking STEP1! 🛬

❤️ Why are you excited to come to San Antonio?: I’m so excited to be near my family in the place that inspired me to pursue medicine and to keep learning from some of the most supportive and knowledgeable faculty and residents! I love this program and am so excited to join such an amazing group of people :)

Congratulations to this quarter’s residents who were voted as the best teachers by our medical students!!! Enjoy a photo of these awesome residents with some of our current medical students.

The OBGYN department (+friends and family) participated in the Give Cancer the Boot Fun Run! They celebrated life, survivorship, and gave loved ones impacted by cancer support! 🏃‍♀️