Pregnancy & Childbirth

We specialize in delivering the most comprehensive care for women with high-risk pregnancies. Our Maternal-Fetal Medicine program brings together a dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other experts with specialized training in providing the care you and your baby need for the best possible outcomes of a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

University has the resources to help you manage your chronic medical condition or pregnancy-related illness, such as gestational diabetes or hypertension.

When it’s time to have your baby, you can rely on University Hospital to provide leading-edge, family-centered care in a comfortable setting. Choose University for labor and delivery to experience:

• Experienced obstetrical and neonatal physicians, nurses and midwives caring for you and your baby
• Delivery by a doctor or certified midwife
• Private labor and delivery rooms
• Family-friendly atmosphere
• In-house lactation support from international board-certified lactation consultants
• Dedicated anesthesiologist in-house 24 hours a day for labor and delivery patients

If your baby arrives prematurely or experiences difficulties adjusting after birth, you can rest a little easier knowing he or she will receive the best possible care in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. University Hospital offers a Level IV (highest level) NICU in South Texas.

If you cannot be with your baby in the NICU because you live outside San Antonio and cannot travel to the hospital frequently, you may be able to take advantage of our unique Angel Eye system. Angel Eye lets you interact with your baby in real time through a high-quality camera and secure, online interface.

We also offer Baby Chat for mothers recovering after delivery who can’t get to the NICU. This technology allows you to see and hear your infant by using an iPad. We help you feel like you’re at the NICU bedside even when you can’t be there in person.

• Alexandriah Alas, MD
• Michael Berkus, MD
• Cynthia Blanco, MD
• James Bost, MD
• Sylvia Botros-Brey, MD
• Angela Boyd, MD
• Karen Brown, NNP
• Joseph Cantey, MD
• Rosa Carranza, NNP
• Satbir Chhina, MD
• Deborah Conway, MD
• Rochelle David, MD
• Karen Diaz, MD
• Elizabeth Evans, MD
• John Franka, MD
• Maria Garcia, MD
• Alice Gong, MD
• Kevin Hall, MD
• Antonio Hernandez, MD
• Kayla Ireland, MD
• Jennifer Knudtson, MD
• Edward Kost, MD
• Khim Lam, MD
• Alejandro Lozano, MD
• Erin Mankus, MD
• Leah May, PA
• Georgia McCann, MD
• Donald McCurnin, MD
• Maria Medina, NNP
• Gabriel Medrano Valle, MD
• Alvaro Moreira, MD
• Amanda Murray, DO
• Erin Nelson, MD
• Luke Newton, MD
• Michael Odom, MD
• Sarah Page-Ramsey, MD
• James Paine, MD
• Jean Petershack, MD
• Kristen Plastino, MD
• Amy Quinn, MD
• Rajam Ramamurthy, MD
• Patrick Ramsey, MD
• Veronica Rettig, NNP
• Sheena Rippentrop, MD
• Randal Robinson, MD
• Irene Sandate, NNP
• Robert Schenken, MD
• Steven Seidner, MD
• Syed Shah, MD
• Leonora Shaw-Mason, MD
• Richard Stribley, MD
• Margarita Vasquez, MD
• Elly Xenakis, MD