I am a professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Health San Antonio and University Health. My private practice is at the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC).
I served as chief of staff at University Hospital for four consecutive years, then transitioned to medical director for the University Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I founded UT Teen Health and opened the Teen Health Clinic at the Robert B. Green Campus, where I serve as the medical director. I also consulted on the opening of multiple local school-based health clinics.
I received over $35 million in funds to focus on teen pregnancy prevention efforts, positive youth development programs and behavioral health in the community of Bexar County and across Texas. I continue to provide adolescent health and wellness programs and education for the most vulnerable populations – youth in foster care and systems-involved youth. Additionally, I concentrated efforts on Project YES San Antonio, an adolescent mental health project and the UT Teen Health Resilience Building Initiative emphasizing trauma-informed care.
Articles & Publications
Book Chapters
Plastino KA.Placenta Previa In: Essential Emergency Medicine for the Healthcare Practitioner. Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. p. 540 - 542.
Editorials
Plastino KA.Appropriate Birth Spacing: One Key Solution to Increase the Health of Mothers and their Babies. San Antonio Express News, 2017.
Journal Articles
Plastino KA, Gelfond, J, Dierschke, N, Lowe, D.Preventing Pregnancy in High School Students: Observations from a 3-Year Longitudinal, Quasi-Experimental Study. Am J Public Health 2016; 106: S97- S102. Page 24 of 87. Last Revision Date: May 9, 2022 Plastino.
Plastino KA, Quinlan, J, Todd, J, Tevendale, H.Stakeholder Education and Community Mobilization Garner Support for Sex Education J Adolescent Health 2017; 60: S24-S29.
Plastino KA, Holden A, Schenken, RS.Effectiveness of a Sex Education Program to Delay Coital Debut among Public School Adolescents. Adolescent and Family Health 2009; 4(2):84-94.
Rosemurgy AS, Markowsky S, Goode SE, Plastino K, Kearney RE.Bioavailability of fluconazole in surgical intensive care unit patients: a study comparing routes of administration. J Trauma 1995 Sep; 39(3):445-447.
Plastino KA, Connors JE, Spinler SA.Possible synergy between aminoglycosides and vancomycin in the treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis? Ann Pharmacother 1994 Jun; 28(6):737-739.
