Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dr. Yelyzaveta Prysyazhnyuk is a compassionate and highly trained physician with a strong commitment to advancing mental health care. She brings a rich background in internal medicine and a deep interest in the intersection of physical and mental well-being to her role at Vital Psych MD LLC.
Dr. Prysyazhnyuk completed her undergraduate studies at Barnard College of Columbia University before earning her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She went on to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell NS/LIJ, where she also obtained certifications as a clinician educator and in lifestyle medicine.
At Vital Psych MD, Dr. Prysyazhnyuk is excited to focus her practice on supporting individuals through evidence-based care that bridges the gap between physical and mental health. Her clinical experience and academic foundation have shaped her integrative approach, helping achieving overall well-being and a lasting change.
Dr. Jasneet Riar is passionate about creating integrative patient-centered, quality-focused, transparent healthcare. She believes that each patient has unique healthcare goals and excellent care is rooted in a strong patient-physician relationshipthat is personalized to address those unique health needs.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude from a combined medical program at Manipal University (India) and American University of Antigua, Dr. Riar completed her Internal Medicine training in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Riar has always maintained a strong focus on quality improvement while developing key leadership experiences. She was a finalist in the American College of Physicians (ACP) Oral research for quality improvement in Maryland and later represented the Maryland Chapter at the National ACP meeting.
Dr. Riar served at an Austin FQHC for 5 years in various roles from the subject matter expert in rheumatology, Clinic Lead, Associate Director of Primary Care to Director of Primary Care. From these vantage points, she has championed key aspects of Primary Care Model development and implementation.
Dr. Riar has her advanced certification in physician leadership and her healthcare MBA. She has hundreds of continuing education hours in multiple facial pain and esthetic courses and obesity management. She brings a deep passion and understanding of quality healthcare that is highly personalized. In addition to wearing her MD hat, Dr. Riar is also the heartbeat of Adminstrative Mangement and Human Resources at ATX Wellness Co and Lake Travis Dentistry. Her skillset extends beyond a physician's role. To learn more about her, schedule a free consult today!
Dr. Alina Sholar is blazing a trail in female-led health care businesses, owning and leading Serenity Medical Centers, Skin Science Soul, and Sage Practice Solutions. At Serenity Medical Centers, Sholar’s leadership style is centered on personal and professional development to give her team the resources to expand their careers. Through these businesses, and in honoring her own professional upbringing in biomedical sciences, medicine, surgery and business, she mentors young women in STEM and medicine and passes on her business acumen to women around the globe to build their own startups.
Dr. Sholar is the first physician in her family, but she knew even in her elementary years what she may become. At age 7, she predicted she would be a doctor- either for people or animals. After receiving a full-tuition merit scholarship from the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation in Orange, she received her BS degree in Biomedical Sciences with Magna Cum Laude honors from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in December 1994.
She started medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1995. During her medical education, it became apparent that a surgical specialty was her calling. She did surgical research in an esteemed scientific laboratory at University of Texas with her culminating in publication in a prominent scientific journal, Perfusion. She was there awarded the prestigious Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award and Achievement Citation for Women in Medicine, along with other meritorious honors and accolades like the Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship Award in medicine. She graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1999 then went on to her surgical residencies.
She completed a full five-year residency, including Chief Resident, in General Surgery at the University of Louisville in 2004, where she was awarded Best Resident Instructor and Mentor by the students of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Sholar published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology during her General Surgery residency.
She continued her study of surgery by completing an additional residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Tennessee, serving as Chief Resident in 2006. Her plastic surgery training included not only aesthetic surgery, but also dermatology, non-invasive and laser aesthetic treatments, reconstruction related to cranio-facial surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, burn surgery, and breast surgery. She received multiple awards and publications in research areas such as the efficacy of treatment at Tertiary Care Wound Centers and the advanced reconstructive techniques required after major facial trauma and infections in journals including the prestigious Annals of Plastic Surgery. During this time, she also had the privilege of spending time on mission trips in the Republic of Panama where she repaired cleft lip and palates and assisted in complex reconstructive craniofacial procedures for children. She was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2008.
She has additionally received training and certification from the World Health Organization in Operational Planning regarding preparedness and response for COVID-19, as well as from Johns Hopkins for Epidemics & Outbreaks.
Serenity Medical Centers has a global service initiative as well as locally in the Austin and San Antonio communities.
Sudhir Gogu, DO, PhD, MBA, is a board-certified family medicine physician with extensive experience in emergency medicine. Passionate about individualized, holistic care, Dr. Gogu brings more than 23 years of professional experience to Stone Urgent Care & Family Practice in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Gogu graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1997 before completing his family practice residency at Riverside Health Systems in Wichita, Kansas.
As a physician dedicated to holistic medicine, Dr. Gogu works with his patients to provide the right treatment and care plan for them. He never rushes patients out the door and makes sure they never leave his office with lingering questions.
While Dr. Gogu’s specialty is family medicine — including annual physical exams, diagnostic laboratory testing, hypertension management, Pap smears, cold and flu care, vaccinations, and preventive medicine — he is also highly experienced in urgent care medicine, allergy testing, and more.
In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Gogu holds a PhD from the University of North Texas in Denton and an MBA from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - UT Health San Antonio. He currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, University of Incarnate Word Osteopathic Medical School in San Antonio, and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - UT Health San Antonio.
Dr. Gogu’s friendly demeanor and ability to connect with patients of all ages makes him an excellent physician. Not only has he published several articles and received many grants, Dr. Gogu has also received an award for outstanding service in rural Texas.
Together with my 25+ years of experience and thorough questioning and listening to my patients I provide thought out quality care. I earned my medical doctor's degree from the University of Houston and completed my residency at Temple University in Philadelphia
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