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Sylvia Botros-Brey, MD

UT Health San Antonio
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Specialties

  • Obstetrics And Gynecology
  • Urogynecology And Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
  • Urology

Board Affiliation/Certification

  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1999)

Residency

  • Ob/Gyn, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital (2003)

Fellowships

  • Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School (2006)

Languages

  • English

Gender

  • Female

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229

Robert B. Green Campus

903 W. Martin Street
San Antonio,TX 78207

Insurance Accepted

  • 6 Degrees - Transplant
  • 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator
  • Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator
  • Aetna (Coventry) - Work Comp/Auto
  • Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))
  • Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)
  • Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)
  • Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP)
  • Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO)
  • Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY
  • Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium
  • Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator
  • Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage
  • Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
  • Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Federal Programs) - Commercial (Federal - All Products)
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Out-of-State) - Commercial (Out of State - Blue Card Program Only)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (CHIP, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (ERS, TRS, State of TX Employees)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Traditional/Par Network
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Transplant Network
  • Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
  • Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator
  • CHAMPVA - Governmental
  • Cigna - Employer Specific Network (United Benefits Consortium)
  • Cigna - Employer Specific Network (USAA Employees & Dependents Only)
  • Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn
  • Community First Health Plans - Commercial (HMO, Exchange)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
  • Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan
  • Curative - Commercial (All Products)
  • Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (All products)
  • EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator
  • El Paso Health - CHIP
  • El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Employers Health Network - Commercial (PPO)
  • Entrust - Third Party Administrator
  • First Health - Commercial (All Products)
  • FirstCare (Part of Baylor Scott & White) - Medicaid-STAR
  • Galaxy Health Network - Commercial (All products)
  • Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator
  • Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator
  • HealthSmart (Accel) - Commercial (All products)
  • HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator
  • Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed)
  • Humana - Transplant Network
  • Humana Military - TRICARE East Region
  • Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator
  • Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange)
  • Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO)
  • Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation
  • Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation
  • Interlink - Transplant Network
  • International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator
  • Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator
  • Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator
  • LifeTrac - Transplant Network
  • Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator
  • Medicaid (Traditional) - Medicaid/Medicare
  • Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
  • Molina Healthcare - Commercial (Exchange)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
  • MultiPlan - Commercial (All products)
  • OptumHealth - Transplant Network
  • Oscar - Commercial Exchange
  • Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children)
  • Prime Health Services - Commercial (PPO)
  • Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage (All Products)
  • Prime Health Services - Workers Compensation
  • Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products)
  • ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
  • Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products)
  • Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
  • SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products)
  • Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO)
  • Scott & White Health Plan - Medicaid/Medicare Advantage (All Products)
  • Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
  • Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
  • Surest (United Healthcare) - Commercial (All Products)
  • Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
  • Three Rivers Provider Network (Contigo) - Commercial (PPO)
  • Tokio Marine - Transplant Network
  • TriWest - TRICARE West Region
  • TriWest - VA Community Care Network
  • Trustmark Benefits (f/k/a CoreSource) - Third Party Administrator
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Core and Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Indemnity)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (PPO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (AARP Plans, Complete Care Plans, Erickson Advantage Plans)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (UnitedHealthcare Group Plans, WellMed)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
  • Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs
  • University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers)
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO)
  • Veterans Administration - Governmental
  • WebTPA - Third Party Administrator
  • WellCare - Medicare Advantage
  • WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only)
  • WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint)
  • WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY)
  • WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
  • WellPoint - Commercial (Exchange)
  • WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (All Products)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
  • Zelis - Third Party Administrator
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
I earned my B.S. in Biology at the University of Dallas and M.D. from the University of Texas Health Houston. After my residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Health Houston at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, I completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at Northwestern University concurrently with my Masters in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern’s School of Public Health. After practicing in Chicago for over a decade, I feel privileged to join the faculty of UT Health San Antonio.
Career Highlights
I specialize in pelvic floor disorders in women and see patients at the MARC, Hill Country and Robert B. Green campuses. In addition to my clinical practice, I am involved in research, with over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the field of urogynecology and medical education.
I have held several national and international leadership roles. I currently serve as treasurer on the Executive Board of the International Urogynecology Association and am an oral board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I completed the prestigious Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics Scholars and Leaders program as well as the Medical Education, Research, Innovation and Teaching Fellowship at the University of Chicago.
Interests
In addition to my clinical work, I have a particular interest in medical education. I started the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship program, a joint program between the Departments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. I am the director of the program.
My educational leadership efforts span the medical education continuum. I am a co-director for the Lozano Long School of Medicine pre-clinical course, Medicine, Behavior and Society and have a faculty appointment in the Department of Medical Education focused on faculty development. I am the executive director of the Academy of Educational Scholars for the Lozano Long School of Medicine.
I have a particular interest in teaching professionalism across the educational continuum. My current research interest is finding meaningful interventions to address challenging learning environments.

Journal Articles

  1. Botros, C., Lozo, S., Iyer, S., Warren, A., Goldberg, R., Tomezsko, J., Sasso, K., Sand, P., Gafni-Kane, A., Biener, A., & Botros-Brey, S. (2022). Methenamine hippurate compared with trimethoprim for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections: a randomized clinical trial. International Urogynecology Journal, 33(3), 571-580. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-021-04849-0.
  2. Heisler, C. A., Botros-Brey, S., Wang, H., Tran, A., Gaigbe-Togbe, B., Leegant, A., & Hardart, A. (2022). Money Matters: Anticipated Expense of In-Person Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellowship Interviews Has Greater Impact for Underrepresented in Medicine and Women Applicants. Women's Health Reports, 3(1), 686-691. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0114.
  3. Botros-Brey, S., Hutcherson, L., Dyurich, A., Pfeiffer, A., Prestigiacomo, R., Wang, H., Page-Ramsey, S. M., Basler, J., & Beggren, R. Addressing Resident Mistreatment Through the Use of a Forum Theatre Intervention. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 96(11), S177-S178. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004334.
  4. Seitz, M., Jirschele, K., Tran, A., Iyer, S., Gafni-Kane, A., Tomezsko, J., Botros, S. M., & Sand, P. K. A Comparison of Sacrospinous Hysteropexy Augmented with Polypropylene Mesh Versus Human Dermis at 12-Month Follow-up: An Ambidirectional Study. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 26(10), 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000640.
  5. Iyer, S., Lozo, S., Botros, C., Wang, C., Warren, A., Sand, P., Tomezsko, J., Botros, S., Gafni-Kane, A., Sasso, K., & Goldberg, R. P. Cognitive changes in women starting anticholinergic medications for overactive bladder: a prospective study. International Urogynecology Journal, 31(12), 2653-2660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04140-3.
  6. Iyer, S., Amegashie, C., deMartelly, V., Letko, J., Glass, D., Fetzer, L., Botros, S., Wroblewski, K., & Valaitis, S. Patient Perceptions Impact Progression to Third-Line Therapy for Treatment of Overactive Bladder. The Journal of urology, 206(5), 1240-1247. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001950.
  7. Ossin, D. A., Carter, E. C., Cartwright, R., Violette, P. D., Iyer, S., Klein, G. T., Senapati, S., Klaassen, Z., & Botros, S. M. Shared decision-making in urology and female pelvic floor medicine and reconstructive surgery. Nature Reviews Urology, 19(3), 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-021-00551-4 .
  8. Do Tran, A., Heisler, C. A., Botros-Brey, S., Wang, H., Gaigbe-Togbe, B., Leegant, A., & Hardart, A . Virtual Interviews Improve Equity and Wellbeing: Results of a Survey of Applicants to Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialty Fellowships. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), [620]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03679-y .
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