Experienced Houston OBGYN specializing in high- and low-risk pregnancies, C-sections, and gynecologic surgeries, with robotic surgery certification.
Dr. Anika Galagoda, Houston Female OBGYN
OBGYN physician employeed at busy private practice in downtown Houston. Experienced in both hospital and clinic settings, managing low and high risk pregnancies and benign gynecology patients. Proficient in managing labor patients and performing cesarean sections, as well as benign gynecologic surgeries. Robotic certification obtained at the end of residency.
Professional training
HCA LAS PALMAS AND DEL SOL OB/GYN RESIDENCY –
El Paso, TX, JULY 2020-June 2024
Education
TEXAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine – Fort Worth, TX 2016-2020
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Master’s in Medical Sciences – Fort Worth, TX 2014-2015
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Minor in Psychology – Los Angeles, CA, 2009-2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PLAZA OBGYN – OBGYN Physician – HOUSTON, TX OCTOBER 2024 – CURRENT
HCA LAs PALMAS AND DEL SoL – OB/GYN RESIDENCY – EL PAso, TX, 2021-2022
- Coordinated Maternal Morbidity and Mortality conference and Maternal High Risk Forum monthly.
- Managed the presentation schedule, including overseeing the development of the presentations and proofreading the final products.
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE – Project Intern – Houston, TX 2013-2014; 2015-2016
- Intern under Dr. Laising Yen, PhD, in the Pathology and Immunology Department Houston, TX 2013-2014;2015-2016.
- Investigated RNA mutations in human ovarian cancer for use in diagnosis and treatment.
- Coauthor of publication “Aberrant MUC1-TRIM46-KRTCAP2 chimeric RNAs in high grade serous ovarian carcmoma.”
PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
- Retrospective case series “Use of cervical ripening foley-balloon for bulging membrane reduction at the time of rescue cerclage placement” – ongoing, to be submitted to AJOG.
- Case report “Heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the proximal jejunum: an incidental finding with resolution of long-standing abdominal/pelvic pain and diarrhea” – ongoing.
- Presenter at Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Conference – May 2023, March 2022, February 2022, December 2021.
- Presenter at Gynecologic Oncology Multidisciplinary Tumor Board – May 2022, June 2022.
- Presenter at Maternal High Risk Forum – January 2021.
- Case report presented at HCA Annual CWTX Division Research Symposium “External cephalic version in presenting twin” – May 2021.
- Coauthor of publication “Aberrant MUC1-TRIM46-KRTCAP2 chimeric RNAs in high grade serous ovarian carcinoma” – Published in Cancers, 2015.
CERTIFICATIONS
- ACLS and BLS certified
- NRP certified
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Training – 2023
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring – 2020
- COMLEX 3 – 2021
- USMLE Step 2, COMLEX 2 – 2019
- COMLEX PE – 2019
- USMLE Step 1, COMLEX 1 – 2018
MEMBERSHIPS
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Osteopathic Association
LANGUAGES
- English
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