Laparoscopic Hysterectomy near Denton, TX

Biography: Dr. Valenti is a native of Buffalo, NY and has lived in North Texas since 1998. He has twin boys, Oliver and Nicolas. Dr. Valenti attended medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo where he graduated with Honors, and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Prior to medical school he worked on a Master's degree in Immunology while conducting cancer research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.Dr. Valenti is Board Certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His appointments include Past President of the Denton County Medical Society, twice past Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Denton Regional Medical Center, past Chief of Staff of North Texas Hospital, and Immediate Past Chairman of the Council on Socioeconomics for the Texas Medical Association. He holds a seat on the Board of Directors of The Texas Medical Association, The Physician Foundation and Lone Star AllianceDr. Valenti is a robotic trained minimally-invasive gynecologic surgeon and national proctor, specializing in endometriosis, advanced pelvic and reconstructive surgery. He is a COEMIG (Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Gynecology) accredited Surgeon as well.Dr. Valenti enjoys working with the non-profit Physicians Foundation to promote Poverty as a social determinant of healthcare. He also enjoys playing with his dogs and working on his vintage Mercury Cougars.

Biography: Dr. Popov is a native of New Jersey. She is Board Certified and a Fellow of the America College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Popov completed her internship in 1997 and residency in 2000, both at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA in Obstetrics and Gynecology. At graduation, she received the Resident Teacher of the Year Award. She received a Master's of Business Administration in 2012 from the University of Massachusetts. She served as past president of Denton County Medical Society and past Credentials Chairman at North Texas Hospital and was a member of the Council on Socio-economics for Texas Medical Association. She is trained as a robotic surgeon and has been doing robotic surgery since 2007. She is also trained to perform VNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) hysterectomies. Her current interests include minimally-invasive surgery, menopausal management, and hereditary cancer screening. Her outside interests include travel, film festivals, animal rights issues, pursuing a healthy vegan lifestyle, and trying new endeavors. She and husband, Kevin Kirchner, have eight (down from thirteen) feline "children" and she loves getting candid shots of wild animals on her multiple critter cams.