Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG
Clinical Associate Professor
Clerkship Director for OB-GYN
Contact
2900 East 29th Street, Suite 100
Bryan,
77845
hchapa@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0485
Biography
Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified OB-GYN and serves as clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and clerkship director for OB-GYN at Texas A&M College of Medicine. He is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker and published author in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. Chapa has been involved in research of minimally invasive gynecological procedures. He has published more than 40 clinical articles, case reports and medical commentaries covering both obstetrical and gynecological topics. Other areas of research publications include therapies for abnormal uterine bleeding, post-partum sentinel events and female sexual health.
Dr. Chapa has taught as an invited physician-faculty member in South Africa, Israel, the European Union, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Chile, Columbia and Canada due to his unique lecture style and passion for evidence-based learning.
In clinical practice, he is an OB-GYN hospitalist at CHI St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Bryan, Texas. He is a graduate of University of Texas Southwestern Medical School with specialty training at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Education and Training
- University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2005
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, MD, 1996
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Professional Certifications
- Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2002)
Teaching Interests
- Medical Student Education
- High-risk obstetrics
- Contraception
- Women's health
Awards, Recognition and Service
- Texas A&M College of Medicine Medical Student Advocate Award, 2016
- Texas A&M Family Medicine Residency Community Preceptor Teaching Award, 2016
- Texas A&M College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Award, 2017
- Texas A&M College of Medicine BCS Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Award, 2018
- Director, Interprofessional education, Texas A&M College of Medicine, 2018-present
- BCS Clerkship Director, OB/GYN, Texas A&M College of Medicine, 2018-present
- Texas A&M College of Medicine Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction, 2019
- Texas A&M College of Medicine Educator of the Year Award, 2020
- Texas A&M Family Medicine Residency Faculty Teacher of the Year, 2022
- Texas A&M College of Medicine Distinguished Teaching Award for Clinical Education, 2022
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Obstetrical Care Consensus panel member, 2022-2023
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competency Revision Working Group member, 2022-2023
- Texas A&M College of Medicine's Class of 2023 Teaching Award for OB/Gyn, 2023