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Kristen Plastino, MD

UT Health San Antonio
Schedule an appointment: 210-358-TALK (8255)
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Specialty
Obstetrics And Gynecology
Board Affiliation/Certification
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Education
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 1999
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center, 2003
Languages
English
Spanish
Gender
Female

Robert B. Green Campus

903 W. Martin Street
San Antonio,TX 78207
210-358-3400
Location Details

Surgery Center - Medical Center

8300 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229
210-644-9300
Location Details
Insurance Accepted
6 Degrees - Transplant
90 Degree Benefits - Commercial
Aetna - Commercial/Exchange (IFP)
Aetna - PPO/EPO/HMO/MC Advantage
Aetna - Smart Care EPO
Aetna - Transplant ONLY
Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-CHIP
Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-STAR
Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Exchange (BlueAdvantage)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HMO/PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicaid-STAR
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Essentials)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Premier)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Traditional
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Transplant Programs
Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage-SNP
Cenpatico - Medicaid-CHIP
Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR
Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
Cenpatico - Medicare Advantage
Community First Health Plans - HMO/Exchange (EPO)
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR Kids
Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage HMO
Coventry - HMO/PPO
Coventry - Work Comp / Auto
Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid-All
EBSO - TPA
El Paso First - Medicaid-CHIP
El Paso First - Medicaid-STAR
Entrust - TPA
First Health - Commercial PPO
FirstCare (Part of Scott & White Health Plans) - Medicaid-STAR
Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY
Healthsmart - Accel
Healthsmart - Commercial PPO
Healthsmart - HPO/POS
Humana - Commercial Behavioral Health
Humana - Exchange (HMOx)
Humana - HMO/PPO/Behavioral Health
Humana - Medicare Advantage Behavioral Health
Humana - Medicare Advantage HMO (Gold)
Humana - Medicare Advantage PPO
Humana - National Transplant ONLY Network
Humana Military - TRICARE
Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO
Interlink - Transplant
LifeTrac - Transplant
Magellan - Commercial and Medicaid Behavioral Health
Molina - Commercial Exchange
Molina - Medicaid-CHIP
Molina - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Molina - Medicaid-STAR
Molina - Medicare Advantage
Molina - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
MultiPlan - Work Comp
MultiPlan - Wrap Network
OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY
Oscar - Commercial Exchange
Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance
Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children
Prime Health Services - Commercial PPO
Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) - Commercial PPO
ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial
Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Scott & White Health Plan - HMO/PPO/Medicare Advantage
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Kids
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
Superior HealthPlan - Medicare Advantage (Allwell)
Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Duals (Allwell)
Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
Three Rivers Provider Network - PPO
Tokio Marine - Transplant
TriWest (via BCBSTX) - VA CCN Program
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR Kids
UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage
UnitedHealthcare - PPO
Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)
University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer
Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO
Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network
WellCare - Medicare Advantage
WellMed - Medicare Advantage
WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY)
WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP
WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR Kids
WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
WellPoint - Medicare Advantage
WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
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 am a professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Health San Antonio and University Health. My private practice is at the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC).
I served as chief of staff at University Hospital for four consecutive years, then transitioned to medical director for the University Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I founded UT Teen Health and opened the Teen Health Clinic at the Robert B. Green Campus, where I serve as the medical director. I also consulted on the opening of multiple local school-based health clinics.
I received over $35 million in funds to focus on teen pregnancy prevention efforts, positive youth development programs and behavioral health in the community of Bexar County and across Texas. I continue to provide adolescent health and wellness programs and education for the most vulnerable populations – youth in foster care and systems-involved youth. Additionally, I concentrated efforts on Project YES San Antonio, an adolescent mental health project and the UT Teen Health Resilience Building Initiative emphasizing trauma-informed care.

Book Chapters

  1. Plastino KA.Placenta Previa In: Essential Emergency Medicine for the Healthcare Practitioner. Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. p. 540 - 542.

Editorials

  1. Plastino KA.Appropriate Birth Spacing: One Key Solution to Increase the Health of Mothers and their Babies. San Antonio Express News, 2017.

Journal Articles

  1. Plastino KA, Gelfond, J, Dierschke, N, Lowe, D.Preventing Pregnancy in High School Students: Observations from a 3-Year Longitudinal, Quasi-Experimental Study. Am J Public Health 2016; 106: S97- S102. Page 24 of 87. Last Revision Date: May 9, 2022 Plastino.
  2. Plastino KA, Quinlan, J, Todd, J, Tevendale, H.Stakeholder Education and Community Mobilization Garner Support for Sex Education J Adolescent Health 2017; 60: S24-S29.
  3. Plastino KA, Holden A, Schenken, RS.Effectiveness of a Sex Education Program to Delay Coital Debut among Public School Adolescents. Adolescent and Family Health 2009; 4(2):84-94.
  4. Rosemurgy AS, Markowsky S, Goode SE, Plastino K, Kearney RE.Bioavailability of fluconazole in surgical intensive care unit patients: a study comparing routes of administration. J Trauma 1995 Sep; 39(3):445-447.
  5. Plastino KA, Connors JE, Spinler SA.Possible synergy between aminoglycosides and vancomycin in the treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis? Ann Pharmacother 1994 Jun; 28(6):737-739.
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