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Sylvia Botros-Brey, MD

UT Health San Antonio
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Overview

Insurance

About

Articles & Publications
Specialties
Female Pelvic Medicine And Reconstructive Surgery
Obstetrics And Gynecology
Urology
Board Affiliation/Certification
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Education
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1999
Residency
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, 2003
Fellowships
Northwestern University Medical School, 2006
Languages
English
Gender
Female
Insurance Accepted
6 Degrees - Transplant
90 Degree Benefits - Commercial
Aetna - Commercial Exchange
Aetna - PPO/EPO/HMO/MC Advantage
Aetna - Smart Care EPO
Aetna - Transplant
Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-CHIP
Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-STAR
Amerigroup (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (Transplants only)
Amerigroup - Medicaid-CHIP
Amerigroup - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR
Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR Kids
Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
Amerigroup - Medicare Advantage
Amerigroup - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Exchange (BlueAdvantage)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HMO/PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicaid-STAR
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Essentials)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Premier)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Traditional
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Transplant Programs
Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage-SNP
Cenpatico - Medicaid-CHIP
Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR
Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
Cenpatico - Medicare Advantage
Cigna (USSA Client Only) - Direct Employer
Community First Health Plans - HMO/Exchange (EPO)
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR Kids
Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage HMO
Coventry - HMO/PPO
Coventry - Work Comp / Auto
Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid-All
EBSO - TPA
El Paso First - Medicaid-CHIP
El Paso First - Medicaid-STAR
Entrust - TPA
First Health - Commercial PPO
FirstCare (Part of Scott & White Health Plans) - Medicaid-STAR
Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY
Healthsmart - Accel
Healthsmart - Commercial PPO
Healthsmart - HPO/POS
Humana - Commercial Behavioral Health
Humana - Exchange (HMOx)
Humana - HMO/PPO/Behavioral Health
Humana - Medicare Advantage Behavioral Health
Humana - Medicare Advantage HMO (Gold)
Humana - Medicare Advantage PPO
Humana - National Transplant ONLY Network
Humana Military - TRICARE
Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO
Interlink - Transplant
LifeTrac - Transplant
Magellan - Commercial and Medicaid Behavioral Health
Molina - Commercial Exchange
Molina - Medicaid-CHIP
Molina - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Molina - Medicaid-STAR
Molina - Medicare Advantage
Molina - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY
Oscar - Commercial Exchange
Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance
Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children
Prime Health Services - Commercial PPO
Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage
ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial
Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Scott & White Health Plan - HMO/PPO/Medicare Advantage
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Kids
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
Superior HealthPlan - Medicare Advantage (Allwell)
Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Duals (Allwell)
Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Three Rivers Provider Network - PPO
Tokio Marine - Transplant
TriWest (via BCBSTX) - VA CCN Program
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR Kids
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage
UnitedHealthcare - PPO
Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)
University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer
WellCare - Medicare Advantage
WellMed - Medicare Advantage
WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY)
WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP
WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR Kids
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
WellPoint - Medicare Advantage
WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
I earned my B.S. in Biology at the University of Dallas and M.D. from the University of Texas Health Houston. After my residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Health Houston at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, I completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at Northwestern University concurrently with my Masters in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern’s School of Public Health. After practicing in Chicago for over a decade, I feel privileged to join the faculty of UT Health San Antonio.
Career Highlights
I specialize in pelvic floor disorders in women and see patients at the MARC, Hill Country and Robert B. Green campuses. In addition to my clinical practice, I am involved in research, with over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the field of urogynecology and medical education.
I have held several national and international leadership roles. I currently serve as treasurer on the Executive Board of the International Urogynecology Association and am an oral board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I completed the prestigious Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics Scholars and Leaders program as well as the Medical Education, Research, Innovation and Teaching Fellowship at the University of Chicago.
Interests
In addition to my clinical work, I have a particular interest in medical education. I started the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship program, a joint program between the Departments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. I am the director of the program.
My educational leadership efforts span the medical education continuum. I am a co-director for the Lozano Long School of Medicine pre-clinical course, Medicine, Behavior and Society and have a faculty appointment in the Department of Medical Education focused on faculty development. I am the executive director of the Academy of Educational Scholars for the Lozano Long School of Medicine.
I have a particular interest in teaching professionalism across the educational continuum. My current research interest is finding meaningful interventions to address challenging learning environments.

Journal Articles

  1. Botros, C., Lozo, S., Iyer, S., Warren, A., Goldberg, R., Tomezsko, J., Sasso, K., Sand, P., Gafni-Kane, A., Biener, A., & Botros-Brey, S. (2022). Methenamine hippurate compared with trimethoprim for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections: a randomized clinical trial. International Urogynecology Journal, 33(3), 571-580. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-021-04849-0.
  2. Heisler, C. A., Botros-Brey, S., Wang, H., Tran, A., Gaigbe-Togbe, B., Leegant, A., & Hardart, A. (2022). Money Matters: Anticipated Expense of In-Person Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellowship Interviews Has Greater Impact for Underrepresented in Medicine and Women Applicants. Women's Health Reports, 3(1), 686-691. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0114.
  3. Botros-Brey, S., Hutcherson, L., Dyurich, A., Pfeiffer, A., Prestigiacomo, R., Wang, H., Page-Ramsey, S. M., Basler, J., & Beggren, R. Addressing Resident Mistreatment Through the Use of a Forum Theatre Intervention. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 96(11), S177-S178. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004334.
  4. Seitz, M., Jirschele, K., Tran, A., Iyer, S., Gafni-Kane, A., Tomezsko, J., Botros, S. M., & Sand, P. K. A Comparison of Sacrospinous Hysteropexy Augmented with Polypropylene Mesh Versus Human Dermis at 12-Month Follow-up: An Ambidirectional Study. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 26(10), 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000640.
  5. Iyer, S., Lozo, S., Botros, C., Wang, C., Warren, A., Sand, P., Tomezsko, J., Botros, S., Gafni-Kane, A., Sasso, K., & Goldberg, R. P. Cognitive changes in women starting anticholinergic medications for overactive bladder: a prospective study. International Urogynecology Journal, 31(12), 2653-2660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04140-3.
  6. Iyer, S., Amegashie, C., deMartelly, V., Letko, J., Glass, D., Fetzer, L., Botros, S., Wroblewski, K., & Valaitis, S. Patient Perceptions Impact Progression to Third-Line Therapy for Treatment of Overactive Bladder. The Journal of urology, 206(5), 1240-1247. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001950.
  7. Ossin, D. A., Carter, E. C., Cartwright, R., Violette, P. D., Iyer, S., Klein, G. T., Senapati, S., Klaassen, Z., & Botros, S. M. Shared decision-making in urology and female pelvic floor medicine and reconstructive surgery. Nature Reviews Urology, 19(3), 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-021-00551-4 .
  8. Do Tran, A., Heisler, C. A., Botros-Brey, S., Wang, H., Gaigbe-Togbe, B., Leegant, A., & Hardart, A . Virtual Interviews Improve Equity and Wellbeing: Results of a Survey of Applicants to Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialty Fellowships. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), [620]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03679-y .
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