I trained in obstetrics and gynecology with a particular interest in two corners of the field that often get under-served in rural communities: the management of high-risk pregnancies, and the kind of complex minimally invasive surgery that used to require a long drive to a tertiary hospital.
My day-to-day is split. Some mornings I am in the operating room performing a robotic-assisted hysterectomy or excising endometriosis. Other days I am seeing a pregnant patient whose blood pressure or sugar needs careful coordination from week 28 onward. The variety is the point — it lets me bring the same kind of focused, modern care to women in Colorado County that they would otherwise have to leave town for.
When something is best handled by a sub-specialist — maternal-fetal medicine for the rarest pregnancy complications, gynecologic oncology when cancer is the diagnosis — I coordinate that referral myself and stay in your corner throughout. You should not have to navigate that on your own.
If you have been told that you 'might need a hysterectomy,' or that your fibroids are 'too big for laparoscopic surgery,' or that your pregnancy is 'too complicated for a community practice,' I would like to take a look before you accept those conclusions. Many cases that get sent away really do not have to be.
— Dr. Elhammady
Columbus, TX
