Robert Schenken, MD

UT Health San Antonio

Specialty: Obstetrics And Gynecology

Areas of Interest/Focus: Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Board Affiliation/Certification: American Board Ob-Gyn/Reproductive Endocrinology; American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education: Baylor College of Medicine, 1977

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center, 1981

Fellowships: National Institute of Health Ob/Gyn, 1982; University of Texas Health Science Center, 1983

Languages: English; Spanish

Gender: Male

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

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I joined the UT Health San Antonio and University Health faculty in 1980. I hold the rank of professor and the Humana Foundation Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

I completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in 1977 and concluded my residency training at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. I completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health, Pregnancy Research Branch, in 1982.

Career Highlights

I was the chief of the division of reproductive endocrinology and infertility from 1986 until 2002. I was chair of the department from 2002-2016. I was the president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2005 and served as a director of The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

I am certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Journal Articles

McLaughlin JE, Santos MT, Binkley PA, Sultana M, Tekmal RR, Schenken RS, Knudtson JF. Inhibition of Hyaluronic Acid Synthesis Decreases Endometrial Cell Attachment, Migration, and Invasion. Reprod Sci. 2020 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s43032-019-00100-w.
Knudtson JF, McLaughlin JE, Tellez Santos M, Tekmal RR, Binkley PA, Schenken RS. The Hyaluronic Acid System is Intact in Menstrual Endometrial Cells in Women with and without Endometriosis. Reprod Sci; 2018 Jan. Epub ahead of print PMID: 29621955.
Knudtson JF, Tellez Santos M, Binkley PA, Robinson RD, Schenken RS. The Addition of a GnRH Antagonist to GnRH Agonist Does Not Enhance Fertility Preservation in Adolescent Female Rats Receiving Gonadotoxic Chemotherapy 2016 Mar. p. 101A (Reproductive Sciences).
Knudtson JF, Tekmal RR, Santos MT, Binkley PA, Krishnegowda N, Valente P, Schenken RS. Impaired Development of Early Endometriotic Lesions in CD44 Knockout Mice. Reprod Sci 23(1):87-91, 2016.
Zhang Q; Huang Y; Gong S; Yang Z; Sun X; Schenken R; Zhong G. Vivo and Ex Vivo Imaging Reveals a Long-Lasting Chlamydial Infection in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract following Genital Tract Inoculation. Infection & Immunity. 83(9):3568-77, 2015.

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