Third Year Residents
Zachary Aybar, MD
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Medical School: St. Georges University
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Camaraderie amongst residents and faculty.
Fun Fact/Hobby: Writing poetry/music and participating in recreational football.
Etny Candelario, MD – Chief Resident for Wellness
Hometown: Germantown, Maryland
Medical School: Ross University SOM
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The other residents.
Fun Fact/Hobby: Painting/plants, traveling, exploring cities, food, playing with my dog.
Cristina Cepeda, MD
Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Medical School: University of Texas RGV School of Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: I love how similar SA is to the RGV. I enjoyed the welcoming environment created by the faculty and residents.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love to read and exercise.
Fehima Dawy, MD
Hometown: Harlingen, TX
Medical School: LSU Health
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The patient population!
Fun Fact/Hobby: Travelling and hiking! Fun Fact: I make sure to dip my toes in every body of water I come in contact with. I’ve made it into 3 oceans and countless seas!
Lauren Fuller, MD – Academic Chief Resident
Hometown: Colleyville, TX
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Having opportunities to work in many different and unique clinic settings.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love crafting, petting my cat Dr. Pickles, and exploring San Antonio.
Maria Garcia, MD
Hometown: Palacios, TX
Medical School: Ross University SOM
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The patient population, the complexity of our patients makes us better clinicians.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I played the flute for 12+ years! My hobbies include reading and baking.
Carolina Gutierrez Garcia, MD
Hometown: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Facultad de Medicina Mexicali Mexico
Jordan Kampschmidt, MD
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Medical School: UTHSCSA
Favorite Thing About UT Health SA: The Variety! I get training and experience in such a wide range of things, I get to do all the things!
Fun Fact/Hobby: For our wedding my wife and I skipped the “first dance” and did a “first concert” instead, singing Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars. We also might have taken some of our engagement photos at Chili’s, because why not?
Melanie Perez Dones, MD
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Alexis Ramos, MD – Administrative Chief Resident
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Medical School: UTHSCSA
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: Favorite part of UT Health would absolutely be the people (patients, residents, faculty, and staff!) Everyone is very kind and encouraging. And it cultivates a great environment for learning!
Fun Fact/Hobby: I was on a Bollywood fusion dance team in college. In my free time, I love learning new styles of dance.
Carolina Sanchez, MD – Administrative Chief Resident
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio: The caring and hardworking people I work with every day.
Fun Fact/Hobby: I love watching home renovation TV shows.
Tara Toloui, MD
Medical School: University of Santo Domingo
Fun Fact/Hobby: I have lived in 4 different countries and I ride BMX.
