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Care Philosophy: Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgical (MIGS) options are changing the way women should expect to experience surgery. Certainly, no one looks forward to having surgery, but if you need a procedure, I'm committed to striving for painless, bloodless surgery, with minimal scarring, fast healing, and the least disruption to your life possible. I have been a board certified, practicing Ob/Gyn for almost 20 years. Since being introduced to robotic (daVinci) surgery in 2010, I have performed over 350 daVinci procedures. I was one of the first several dozen gyn surgeons in the US to complete the Master Level (highest level) of daVinci surgical training. I'm especially interested in benign complex gyn problems such as pelvic pain, endometriosis, large fibroids, hysterectomy, pelvic prolapse, and uterine bleeding problems. 99% of the surgeries I have performed in the past 4 years have been successfully completed through small incisions, with no major complications. In order to be able to offer minimally invasive surgical options to more women, I retired from delivering babies in April of 2014 and found the San Antonio area's first dedicated MIGS practice, Virtuosa Gyn. In my office, you should come prepared for a personal experience, from kind and compassionate office staff, combined with my "girl talk" bedside manner. Together, we are committed to taking care of you as a whole patient and maximizing your return to health.

Biography: Jami J. Barnard, M.D., received her Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, and her medical degree from the Texas Tech University Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, in El Paso, Texas. She is a licensed OB/GYN who was twice awarded "Outstanding Teaching Resident" and has been a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society since 2012.An active volunteer in the community, Dr. Barnard's interests include educating women on preventative healthcare, providing care at various health fairs and clinics and instructing childbirth education classes. She is a Junior Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the author of multiple publications on a wide range of women's health issues.Dr. Barnard enjoys exploring her new home of San Antonio with her husband and daughter. Her hobbies include backpacking, traveling and spending time outdoors.

Biography: Cesar Reyes is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a founding member of the Institute for Women's Health. Dr. Reyes received his medical degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Reyes is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Fertility Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Bexar County Medical Society and the Mexican American Physician's Association.Dr. Reyes was the first President of the Institute for Women's Health, and is a founding partner of the Medical Center call group. He is married with three children and two grandchildren. When he is not spending time with his family, he enjoys hunting and fishing.

Biography: Matthias Hofer is a urologist with Urology San Antonio and specializes in reconstructive and prosthetic urology which includes the treatment of urethral stricture disease, refractory erectile dysfunction including penile implant surgery, and male incontinence. He also has a specialized interest in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia employing established as well as all novel treatment options such as Urolift or Rezum. In addition, Dr. Hofer sees patients for all general urologic conditions including voiding dysfunction and overactive bladder as well as kidney stones.Dr. Hofer graduated from the University of Ulm in Ulm, Germany, as medical doctor in May 2002. Matthias began his Urology training at the University Hospital of Ulm in Germany and interrupted his training for a research fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston focusing on biomarkers of prostate cancer progression. After four years and wanting to pursue a career as physician-scientist he completed a residency in anatomic pathology also at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. After graduating in 2009 and driven by the desire to return to his original passion of urology, he did his residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago graduating in 2015. He subsequently completed a fellowship in urologic reconstruction, trauma and prosthetics at UT Southwestern in Dallas in 2016. Dr. Hofer then returned to Northwestern University as attending urologist where he stayed on staff until September 2020 until he moved to San Antonio to join Urology San Antonio.