Ana M. Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor – Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Academic Office:
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
301 University Boulevard
335 Clinical Science Building
Galveston, TX 77555-0587
Office: 409-772-6767 Fax: 409-747-0366
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Practice Locations
UTMB at Galveston
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1022
Phone: 409-772-9507
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Clinical Interests
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialty
Robotic and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic surgery
Board Certifications American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical School
Residency
Masters
Scholars
Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador – 1993-2000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Odessa, TX – 2005-2009
The University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX – 2011-2013
The University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX – 2011-2013
Research Interests
Cancer Prevention; Contraception; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Minimally
Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
National
Organizations
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - 2005
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - 2011
Texas Public Health Association- 2011
Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - 2012
Data Safety Monitoring Board Member for Essure Device, Bayer HealthCare
Pharmaceuticals- 2013
Honors
Golden Apple Award Recipient
2009-2012 Academic School Year
Medical Student Education
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT)
8/2011-7/2013 Training Program
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Translational Research Scholars Program (TRSP)
5/2012-Present
Associate Scholar
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
First prize poster at the Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Analysis of Tubal Patency after Essure Placement
Grants
Seed Funding for Faculty Development
Modulation of calcium-dependent apoptosis by BRCA1
PI: Ana M. Rodriguez, MD
2009-2011
Hispanic Center of Excellence/Medical Careers Diversity Program
Utilization of BRCA testing in older women with breast and/or ovarian cancer in
Texas
PI: Ana M. Rodriguez, MD
2011-2013
Selected Publications 1. Clark SL, Rodriguez AM, Snyder RR, Hankins GD, Boehning D. StructureFunction of the Tumor Suppressor BRCA1. Comput Struct Biotechnol J. Apr
in Pub Med
2012; 1(1):e201204005. PMID: 22737296.
2. Rodriguez AM, Kilic GS, Vu TP, Kuo YF, Breitkopf D, Snyder RR. Analysis
of Tubal Patency After Essure Placement. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. Mar 26
2013. PMID: 23541247
3. Rodriguez AM, Giordano SH, Cooksley, CD. Utilization of BRCA testing in
older women with breast and/or ovarian cancer in the state of Texas. Texas Public
Health Journal. Spring 2013 2013;65(2):30-36.
4. Patel PR, Borahay MA, Puentes AR, Rodriguez AM, Delaisse J, and Kilic GS.
Initial Experience with Robotic Retropubic Urethropexy Compared to Open
Retropubic Urethropexy. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2013;vol.
2013, Article ID 315680, 5 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/315680. PMID:
24194762
5. Patel PR, Lee J, Rodriguez AM, Borahay MA, Snyder SS, Hankins GD, and
Kilic GS. Disparities in Use of Laparoscopic Hysterectomies: A Nationwide
Analysis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. Sep 4 2013. PMID: 24012920
6. Borahay MA, Oge T, Walsh TM, Patel PR, Rodriguez AM, Kilic GS.
Outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy using barbed delayed absorbable sutures. J
Minim Invasive Gynecol. Nov 18 2013. PMID: 24263027
7. Lee J, Jennings K, Borahay MA, Rodriguez AM, Kilic GS, Snyder RR, Patel
PR, Trends in the National Distribution of Laparoscopic Hysterectomies from
2003-2010, The Journal of
Minimally Invasive Gynecology (2014), doi:
10.1016/j.jmig.2014.01.012. PMID: 24462854
8. Rodriguez AM, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS. Risk of colorectal cancer among longterm cervical cancer survivors. Medical oncology. May 2014;31(5):943. PMID:
24696219