OpenHysterectomy near Flower Mound, TX

Biography: Dr. Newsom grew up in Southlake, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University then returned to Texas to attend UT Southwestern Medical School. She remained in Dallas to complete her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Hospital. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society and a Fellow the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Dr. Newsom loves caring for women through all of the stages of womanhood. "There is no doctor who is as intimately involved with your life as your OBGYN, whether you are seeing her for an annual exam and birth control, pregnancy and the amazing life event of having a baby, or for assistance through the menopausal transition. The long-lasting relationships we have with our patients are why I chose this field, and I am so excited for the privilege to care for the women of Dallas."Dr. Newsom's services include routine gynecological care including well woman visits, in office surgeries, minimally invasive surgery, routine obstetrics as well as VBACs, twins, and high risk pregnancies.When not at work Dr. Newsom is usually spending time with her husband and four young boys, who keep her busy and very active!

Biography: Dr. Clay Alexander is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. He completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and his specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been in practice since 1987 and has served a 6-year term on the Governing Board at Centennial Medical Center from 2004-2010. He currently serves as the 2011 Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Centennial Medical Center. Dr. Alexander had the distinction of serving as President of the Medical Staff at Richardson Regional Medical Center in 1995 and has also served as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Richardson Regional, Chair of the Peer Review committee, and Chair of the Privileges and Credentials Committee. He and his wife Lisa have raised two children, and enjoy visiting them at every opportunity (now that each is away at college). Family vacations and leisure time usually involve beach activities, sporting events, golf, fishing, or snow skiing.

Biography: Dr. Shannon McCants grew up in Kansas City, and then came to Texas for all of her schooling. She received her bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She then went across the DFW metroplex to the University of Texas Southwestern for Medical School. She then began her career at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas as a resident physician in obstetrics and gynecology. After she graduated from residency, she joined Women's Health Alliance.Dr. McCants is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has many awards under her belt from medical school and residency. She is a member of AMA, TMA and Dallas County Medical Society. Dr. McCants is passionate about her job. She loves to walk with women through life from their teen years all the way through menopause. She is knowledgeable in family planning, from infertility to routine birth control, all the way to permanent sterilization. She is confident in caring for women with pregnancies from low risk to high risk.Dr. McCants is highly trained in minimally invasive surgeries using the DiVinci robot, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. She is proficient in many procedures including endometrial ablations, myomectomy and LEEPs. Often these procedures can be performed in the office with ease.Dr. McCants loves to cook and states she would become a chef if she was not a physician. She is always the loudest cheerleader at her kid's events, often to her kid's embarrassment. She absolutely adores her husband, two sons, one daughter and one super cute German shepherd mutt!