Gynecologic Oncology Faculty
| Edward R. Kost, MD | Professor, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Director | kost@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
| Kevin L. Hall, MD | Professor and Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Urogynecology | hallk3@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
| Georgia A. McCann, MD | Associate Professor, Associate Fellowship Director | mccanng@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
| Yasmin A. Lyons, DO | Assistant Professor | lyonsy@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
| Logan Blankenship, MD | Specialist - Fellow | blankenship2@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
| Megan Ross, MD MPH | Specialist - Fellow | rossm1@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051 |
Edward R. Kost, MD
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Director
kost@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051
Dr. Kost received his baccalaureate in Biochemistry and Cell biology from the University of California in San Diego in 1983, and his M.D. from the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, MD in 1989. Following residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center, he completed both a research and a clinical fellowship in Gynecology-Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Prior to joining UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Kost was the Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brooke Army Medical Center. Dr. Kost is currently the Program Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship.
Kevin L. Hall, MD
Professor
hallk3@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051
Dr. Hall attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was awarded a B.S. in Chemistry/Engineering. He received his M.D. in 1983 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Hall completed his residency training in 1987 and fellowship training in Gynecologic Oncology in 1993 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.
Before joining the department, Dr. Hall completed a military career, achieving the rank of Colonel before his retirement in May 2003. His last assignment was at Brooke Army Medical Center where he held a number of posts, including Chief of Gynecologic Oncology and Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Hall is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Gynecologic Oncology.
He has one multiple teaching awards while and has been a Board Examiner for the The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 15 years. Dr Hall was recently selected to be the first recipient of the John W. Boldt Endowed Chair for Gynecologic Surgery.
Georgia A. McCann, MD
Associate Professor and Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
mccanng@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051
Dr. McCann joined the faculty of the Health Science Center in July 2013. She received her B.S. in Biology at Boston University, graduating magna cum laude with distinction. She then earned her M.D. at Jefferson Medical College and was awarded membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. In 2010, she finished a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, then completed her fellowship training in Gynecologic Oncology at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
Her interests include the diagnosis and treatment of cervical, endometrial, ovarian, and vulvar cancers. Dr. McCann also has advanced training in robotic surgery and radical pelvic and reconstructive surgery for the treatment of gynecologic malignancies.
Yasmin A. Lyons, DO
Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director
lyonsy@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051
Dr. Yasmin Lyons is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at UT Health San Antonio. She specializes in the treatment of gynecologic cancers and complicated benign gynecologic conditions.
Dr. Lyons has advanced surgical training in laparoscopy and robotics as well as radical pelvic and upper abdominal surgery. She completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and prior to that completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Houston Methodist Hospital.
Dr. Lyons was awarded a National Library of Medicine grant and spent two years performing ovarian cancer research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center prior to fellowship. She looks forward to caring for women with gynecologic cancers in the South Texas area.
Megan Ross, MD MPH
Specialist – Fellow
rossm1@uthscsa.edu | 210-567-5051
Dr. Ross received her Bachelor of Science in biology from LeTourneau University and graduated magna cum laude in 2010. She then attended the University of Texas School of Public Health and received a Master of Public Health degree in 2012 and was inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society for Public Health. She attended medical school at Texas A&M College of Medicine and graduated with honors in 2016. She was also inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. After finishing medical school, she completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado in 2020. During her residency, she received multiple teaching awards, including the E. Stewart Taylor Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Chief Resident.
Dr. Ross is currently completing her fellowship training in gynecologic oncology and has research interests in healthcare disparities and care delivery systems, cancer epidemiology in the South Texas region, and the tumorigenesis of endometrial and ovarian cancers.
She is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO).