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Biography: Dr. David Phillips received his medical degree in 1988 from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio. Afterwards, he completed his Urology Residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio Affiliated Hospitals. During his residency, Dr. Phillips serviced as Chief Resident from July 1993 – June 1994. Dr. Phillips has over 20 years experience as a urologist. Within our practice, he has pioneered the use of innovative treatments for patients with advancing prostate cancer. Along with his colleagues, Dr. Vic Desireddi and Dr. Richard Garza, Dr. Phillips serves as part of Urology Austin's Advancing Prostate Cancer Care Team. This team manages patients with prostate cancer recurrence after initial local therapy such as robotic prostatectomy or radiation. Care approaches include newer medical oncolytics (Xtandi, Zytiga, and Erleada) and immunotherapies (Provenge). Dr. Phillips has been recognized as a ``Top Doctor`` under the category of Urology in the January 2019 edition of Austin Monthly Magazine. He also received this designation in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. In addition, he was named a 'Super Doctor' by Texas Monthly Magazine from 2005 through 2019.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Soma Jyothula's care philosophy is to provide the highest quality, comprehensive, and innovative care to patients with advanced chronic lung disease. He believes in a personalized approach to managing each patient's medical needs.

Care Philosophy: We are a group of dedicated pediatric urologic surgeons focused on the diagnosis and treatment of urologic disease in infants, children and adolescents. We cover the full breadth and depth of pediatric urologic conditions in children from birth to young adulthood. We perform open, endoscopic, and minimally invasive surgeries including laparoscopic and DaVinci Robot assisted surgery.

Biography: Claudia Maidana-Paz, M.D., F.A.C.P. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Maidana-Paz was born and raised in Argentina, where she studied medicine at Universidad del Salvado in Buenos Aires. Then, she completed five years of training at one of Buenos Aires' most prestigious hospitals, Hospital Alemn. After moving to the United States, she continued her training with an internship and internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida. She also served as chief resident at Mount Sinai Medical Center's Miami Heart Institute. Dr. Maidana-Paz's journey into medicine began at a young age. I grew up in a small city, just steps away from the main hospital, where I witnessed a constant stream of patients and their families. My family would often offer small gestures of kindness water, food, or a little help with travel expenses to those waiting for their loved ones. Helping others became second nature to me from a young age," she recalls. "My love for science blossomed early, making the decision to study medicine feel not just natural, but inevitable."She chose to focus on internal medicine because it allows her to care for patients in a comprehensive way, addressing everything from preventive care to chronic disease management. "It offers the opportunity to be a patient's primary caregiver, guiding their health journey over time," she explains.Dr. Maidana-Paz's care philosophy centers on compassion. I believe in the art of careful and compassionate care. To truly understand a person and their family is a privilege I cherish. My aspiration is to provide care where each patient feels genuinely seen, heard, and known where their story is honored, their needs are met, and their well-being is nurtured, all while upholding the highest standards of evidence-based practice," she says.