OpenHysterectomy near Tyler, TX

Biography: Dr. Joy Peveto is a Dallas area native, born and raised in Irving, Texas. She decided to be a doctor at eight years old. She therefore received her Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, graduating magna cum laude and then returned to the Metroplex where she received her Medical Degree from UT Southwestern Medical School. After graduation, she ventured across town for residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor University Medical Center. Dr Peveto is an active Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Southwest Gynecology Assembly, Texas Medical Association, and Dallas County Medical Society.Dr. Peveto is passionate about women's health throughout all phases of life, from puberty to menopause with a particular interest in inclusive and equitable care. She is comfortable walking her patients through their journey to facilitate the family of their dreams, be that through pregnancy, birth control, or permanent surgical options. Dr Peveto utilizes evidence-based medicine with a personal touch to provide care for her patients.Dr Peveto has a specialized skill set that is uniquely honed to oversee low intervention management to emergency care, and she walks her patients through the medical landscape with transparency, education, compassion, and integrity. She is excited to manage low risk to high risk pregnancies with confidence. She is a skilled minimally invasive surgeon, both in laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. She is proficient in a wide breadth of procedures, including endometrial ablation, permanent sterilization, and management of abnormal pap smears. Her high level surgical skill includes hysterectomy, advanced laparoscopy, and operative hysteroscopy.Dr Peveto is an avid reader (often via audiobooks because there are only 24 hours in a day). She is also a long-time sports fan, and has been known to watch and get into almost any competitive sport. She enjoys interior design and fashion, specifically bold color. She is known to coordinate her scrubs to her earrings, headband, and shoes. She likens herself to a magpie, as shiny things make her smile. She adores her husband, two daughters, one very fluffy (and very spoiled) rescue super-mutt, extended family and friends. In her free time, she decompresses via continuing her own journey of self-care, eating her husband's delicious food, trying new restaurants in the area, traveling, going to concerts, and to the theater.

Care Philosophy: The latest medical advances have revolutionized women's health care. It is important to me to combine these innovations with a more personalized approach that centers on the healthy mind, body and spirit of each patient.

Biography: Dr. Gerald Luciani was born in Connecticut and grew up in a home built by his father on a piece of land that was once part of his grandfather's cattle pasture. Dr. Luciani spent his childhood riding horses, fishing, camping, playing hockey and running around with dozens of cousins. After graduating from Fairfield University, Dr. Luciani moved to the tiny island of Rota, 40 miles North of Guam in the South Pacific, where he developed the island's first Special Education program, taught Biology and worked part time for a Scuba Diving shop. Dr. Luciani spent three fantastic years on Rota diving, spear fishing, sport fishing and exploring the jungle and beaches. Dr. Luciani lived in a small tin house that was fairly rustic but was on the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean and went to sleep to the sound of the waves hitting the beach each night.When Dr. Luciani moved back to the states, he began his pre-medicine studies at the University of Texas in Arlington. Dr. Luciani entered medical school at the University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas on a full scholarship from the United States Air Force. Dr. Luciani started medical school with the intention of becoming a Family Physician, but at the beginning of his fourth year, while doing a rotation in OB/GYN, found it was the happiest field of medicine. He was largely influenced by his mother who was a registered nurse and spent the last twenty years of her career teaching Preparation for Child Birth. Dr. Luciani grew up hearing her stories about how amazing the birth process was. He did his residency training in OB/GYN at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where he served as the Administrative Chief Resident in his final year. Dr. Luciani then went on Active Duty with the USAF assigned to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio but his duties were at Darnall Army Hospital at Fort Hood which, at the time, was the busiest Department of Defense Labor and Delivery service in the military. He worked with some of the finest physicians, midwives and nurses in the world, taking care of the greatest group of people it has ever been his honor to serve. Dr. Luciani also served as Chief of Gynecology Services at Darnall from 2002-2004. Upon ending his tour on active duty, he moved to Van Alstyne and began private practice in Sherman. In 2006, after eighteen months in Sherman, Dr. Luciani decided to move to McKinney in order to practice in a hospital with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Dr. Luciani's philosophy about being a physician is very simple; he believes in taking care of his patients the way he would want someone to take care of his wife, mother or daughter. He welcomes questions and spend a great deal of time explaining what patients can expect during pregnancy through delivery and with various medical and surgical treatments. Dr. Luciani believes a surgeon is responsible for every drop of blood a patient loses during surgery and strive to perform surgery with complete attention to every detail. Dr. Luciani is particularly fond of minimally invasive surgery utilizing the daVinci Robotic Surgical System, because patients heal faster and therefore are able to get back to their lives in the shortest possible time.Dr. Luciani lives with his wife, who is his soulmate. Dr. Luciani and his wife, Rachel, spend most of their free time riding and taking care of their horses, but now find the majority of our time is spent trying to keep up with their son and daughter. Dr. Luciani also has dogs, four horses and lives in a whirlwind of, near constant, activity, but would also not have it any other way.

Biography: Dr. Tracy Speight has been in practice since completing her residency at UT Southwestern in 2000. She loves her chosen specialty and cannot fathom a different career path. She is ranked in the top 1% nationwide in patient satisfaction.She has been married to Dr. David Arnold since 1995 and they have one daughter, IzzyB, the light of her life. She enjoys spending her free time cheering at IzzyB's various sporting events, listening to live music, running, swimming, practicing yoga, cooking, and traveling with family and friends.