MenstrualDisorders near Manor, TX

Biography: When it comes to women's healthcare, Dr. Ginger Truitt believes that patients deserve care for every age and stage. She works with each patient to develop customized plans of care that will help them feel their best and strives to create a supportive atmosphere of trust for each patient. Dr. Truitt graduated with honors from Trinity University with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She completed her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut.She has conducted advanced research and training in the areas of sonography and minimally invasive surgery, including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. During her residency, Dr. Truitt was recognized with the Czaja Award for her clinical research in the use of hybrid grafts in prolapse repair.She pursued additional training in the areas of patient care and leadership, including serving on St. Francis Hospital's Residency Education Committee, and participating in the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology's Workshop: Preparing to be Teachers and Leaders.Dr. Truitt offers specialized knowledge and training in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Cardiac Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation. She belongs to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association.When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Truitt is involved in community efforts to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer research, and she has served as a volunteer for the Texas Center for Disease Control. In her free time, Dr. Truitt enjoys reading, hiking, running, sailing and spending time with her family.

Biography: Dr. Patel is passionate about providing continuous care throughout a woman's life. She enjoys all aspects of patient care, from prevention and treatment to pregnancy and menopause. Dr. Patel combines her expertise and training with compassion to help women achieve their best health. She strives to form a comfortable partnership with the women she treats. She received her undergraduate degree in physiological science from the University of California, Los followed by a master's degree in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown University. Dr. Patel then earned her medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.Dr. Patel assumed several leadership roles during residency, including serving as the patient safety and quality improvement chief and as a resident representative on the RN/Resident Council. She was inducted into the Gold Humanism Society as a medical student and received the prestigious UT Dell Medical School Women's Health Humanism Award in residency.Dr. Patel believes she serves her patients best by learning new skills and information. She completed the work to become a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner so that she can provide lifetime care for her patients. During her medical and residency training, Dr. Patel completed several research projects. Some projects included a survey about birth control knowledge for patients with a high-risk of developing endometrial cancer and a case series on ovarian tissue preservation.Dr. Patel is a proud member of the American Medical Association, an associate member of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and a junior fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.During her free time, Dr. Patel enjoys traveling, hiking and playing board games with family and friends.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Meritt enjoys the challenge of her gynecologic practice and considers it a privilege to assist in the miracle of childbirth.

Biography: Dr. Victoria Wheeler provides comprehensive, personalized obstetrics and gynecologic care to women in the Austin, TX community. She believes that all women are deserving of wellness, support, and medical care especially during the most sensitive stages of their lives including high-risk obstetrics, contraception counseling, and gynecological cancer prevention.Dr. Wheeler hails from a large family of physicians and is a native of Greenwood, Mississippi in the center of the Mississippi Delta. She completed her undergraduate training at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English Literature with honors while participating in 3 years of NCAA Women's Lacrosse. She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta honor societies. As an avid writer, she accumulated notable awards for essays that were published throughout college and medical school including an essay that was read at her commencement ceremony in 2013 and became required reading for the incoming classes. During her gap year between college and medical school, she mentored and taught sexual education classes to teens in her local community and led weekly aerobic classes in her church community.She completed medical school at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2018. She completed residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which is the major academic referral center for the surrounding states of Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. There, she participated in the leading edge of clinical research, and she played integral roles on the minority, diversity, and wellness committees.Her academic research focused on the application and effectiveness of menstrual suppression for women undergoing chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. She is an active member of the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the National Medical Association.In her free time, she enjoys spin classes, music concerts, reading, traveling abroad, and long walks with her golden retriever, Simba, exploring her new city of Austin.