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Edward R Kost, MD

Professor, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Director

Dr. Edward Kost received his baccalaureate in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California at San Diego, and his medical degree from the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Following residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, he completed both a research and a clinical fellowship in gynecology-oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Kost retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Forced after 25 years of service. He is a decorated combat physician who was deployed to Balad Air Base in Iraq. While on active duty, he served as the Chief of the Medical Staff at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Consultant to the Surgeon General for Gynecologic Oncology, and ultimately the Chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Brooke Army Medical Center. He has received numerous military honors including the lifetime achievement award, the Legion of Merit medal.

Dr. Kost has worked in the UT Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Department for the past 16 years. He is a nationally recognized expert in Woman’s Cancers. He is responsible for bringing robotic surgery to UT Medicine in 2011 and has performed over 1,000 robotic cases. He is a strong advocate for minimally invasive robotic cancer surgery. He is a pioneer in the study of Gynecologic Cancers in South Texas Latina women. He has published over 200 abstracts and research articles, with an emphasis on health care disparities in Women’s Cancer. He is a Principle Investigator at the Mays Cancer Center and serves as a subject matter expert on several large NIH R01 grants. He currently serves on the Western Association of Gynecologic Oncology executive board and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Program Directors Committee. Dr. Kost is the founder of the UT Medicine Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship program and is the current program director. He is certified by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1996 - Clinical Fellowship - Gynecologic Oncology - Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
    • 1989 - Doctor of Medicine - Medicine - F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    • 1983 - Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry and Cell Biology - University of California, San Diego, Revelle College

    Training

    • 1996 - Clinical Fellowship - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
    • 1994 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Gynecologic Oncology - Washington University School of Medicine
    • 1993 - Residency - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
    • 1990 - Internship - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

    Appointments

    • 2018 - Professor/Clinical - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 2014 - Attending Physician - Methodist Stone Oak Hospital
    • 2014 - 2016 - Chief, Gynecologic Oncology - The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
    • 2010 - Attending Physician - St. Luke's Hospital
    • 2008 - Attending Physician - University Hospital
    • 2008 - 2010 - Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Brooke Army Medical Center
    • 2006 - 2018 - Associate Professor/Clinical - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 2005 - 2010 - Associate Professor - Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences
    • 2005 - 2006 - Vice Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Brooke Army Medical Center
    • 2002 - Attending Physician - Methodist Hospital
    • 2002 - 2010 - Gynecologic Oncologist - Cancer Care Associates
    • 1999 - 2005 - Director, Gynecology Oncology - Wilford Hall Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center
    • 1999 - 2005 - Assistant Professor - Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences
    • 1997 - 2006 - Associate Residency Program Director - Wilford Hall Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center
    • 1996 - 2010 - Attending Physician - Brooke Army Medical Center
    • 1996 - 2010 - Attending Physician - Wilford Hall Medical Center
    • 1994 - 1996 - Attending Physician - Barnes Hospital
    • 1993 - 1996 - Attending Physician - St. Louis Regional Medical Center
    • 1993 - 1996 - Clinical Instructor - Washington University, School of Medicine
    • 1991 - 1993 - Teaching Fellow - F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    • 1984 - 1985 - Staff Biochemical Microbiology - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 1999 - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
    • 1997 - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology