Third Year Residents

Aybar

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.
Candelario

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.
Cepeda

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.
Dawy

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!
Fuller

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.
Garcia

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.
Gutierrez Garcia

Carolina Gutierrez Garcia, MD

Hometown: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Facultad de Medicina Mexicali Mexico
Kampschmidt

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?
Perez Dones

Melanie Perez Dones, MD

Hometown:  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School:  Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Ramos

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.
Sanchez

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.
Toloui

Tara Toloui, MD

Medical School: University of Santo Domingo
Fun Fact/Hobby: I have lived in 4 different countries and I ride BMX.
Walker

Rachel Walker, MD

Hometown: El Paso, TX
Medical School: UTHSCSA
Favorite Thing About UT Health San Antonio:  The warmth of the people from ancillary staff to fellow resident and attendings.
Fun Fact/Hobby:  I love fly fishing and hunting!