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Dr. Alina Sholar is blazing a trail in female-led health care businesses, owning and leading Serenity Medical Centers, Skin Science Soul, and Sage Practice Solutions. At Serenity Medical Centers, Sholar’s leadership style is centered on personal and professional development to give her team the resources to expand their careers. Through these businesses, and in honoring her own professional upbringing in biomedical sciences, medicine, surgery and business, she mentors young women in STEM and medicine and passes on her business acumen to women around the globe to build their own startups.

Dr. Sholar is the first physician in her family, but she knew even in her elementary years what she may become. At age 7, she predicted she would be a doctor- either for people or animals. After receiving a full-tuition merit scholarship from the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation in Orange, she received her BS degree in Biomedical Sciences with Magna Cum Laude honors from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in December 1994.

She started medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1995. During her medical education, it became apparent that a surgical specialty was her calling. She did surgical research in an esteemed scientific laboratory at University of Texas with her culminating in publication in a prominent scientific journal, Perfusion. She was there awarded the prestigious Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award and Achievement Citation for Women in Medicine, along with other meritorious honors and accolades like the Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship Award in medicine. She graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in 1999 then went on to her surgical residencies.

She completed a full five-year residency, including Chief Resident, in General Surgery at the University of Louisville in 2004, where she was awarded Best Resident Instructor and Mentor by the students of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Sholar published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology during her General Surgery residency.

She continued her study of surgery by completing an additional residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Tennessee, serving as Chief Resident in 2006. Her plastic surgery training included not only aesthetic surgery, but also dermatology, non-invasive and laser aesthetic treatments, reconstruction related to cranio-facial surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, burn surgery, and breast surgery. She received multiple awards and publications in research areas such as the efficacy of treatment at Tertiary Care Wound Centers and the advanced reconstructive techniques required after major facial trauma and infections in journals including the prestigious Annals of Plastic Surgery. During this time, she also had the privilege of spending time on mission trips in the Republic of Panama where she repaired cleft lip and palates and assisted in complex reconstructive craniofacial procedures for children. She was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2008.

She has additionally received training and certification from the World Health Organization in Operational Planning regarding preparedness and response for COVID-19, as well as from Johns Hopkins for Epidemics & Outbreaks.

Serenity Medical Centers has a global service initiative as well as locally in the Austin and San Antonio communities.

Sudhir Gogu, DO, PhD, MBA, is a board-certified family medicine physician with extensive experience in emergency medicine. Passionate about individualized, holistic care, Dr. Gogu brings more than 23 years of professional experience to Stone Urgent Care & Family Practice in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Gogu graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1997 before completing his family practice residency at Riverside Health Systems in Wichita, Kansas.

As a physician dedicated to holistic medicine, Dr. Gogu works with his patients to provide the right treatment and care plan for them. He never rushes patients out the door and makes sure they never leave his office with lingering questions.

While Dr. Gogu’s specialty is family medicine — including annual physical exams, diagnostic laboratory testing, hypertension management, Pap smears, cold and flu care, vaccinations, and preventive medicine — he is also highly experienced in urgent care medicine, allergy testing, and more.

In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Gogu holds a PhD from the University of North Texas in Denton and an MBA from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - UT Health San Antonio. He currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, University of Incarnate Word Osteopathic Medical School in San Antonio, and at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - UT Health San Antonio.

Dr. Gogu’s friendly demeanor and ability to connect with patients of all ages makes him an excellent physician. Not only has he published several articles and received many grants, Dr. Gogu has also received an award for outstanding service in rural Texas.

Ayham Shneker, MD, is an established internist and the president of SA Premier Internal Medicine. He provides the highest quality of care to his patients in San Antonio, Texas.

He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency at Texas Tech University.

Practicing medicine for over 20 years, Dr. Shneker is affiliated with many major hospitals and medical groups. He actively runs three clinics and one physical therapy center in the San Antonio area. His passion is centered around his patients’ healthcare, and his goal is to be their trusted and most reliable health provider. 

Dr. Shneker believes that patients’ health is about diagnostics and prescribing drugs. It also involves building long-lasting relationships with patients, taking time to understand their concerns, assessing their cases, following up with their progress, and effectively contributing to their overall wellbeing and liveliness.

He is currently accepting new and existing patients at his San Antonio, Texas, office.

Cheryl King, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine. She works with patients to detect and treat acute and chronic illnesses at SA Premier Internal Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. 

Dr. King has a particular interest in preventing disease and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. She believes good communication with her patients is an essential part of the physician-patient relationship and strives to provide evidence-based yet individualized care to each one. 

Dr. King’s initial experience was in the United States Air Force as a general internist at Robins AFB and the US Air Force Academy. She has been practicing in San Antonio for the last 20 years in various aspects, including outpatient medicine, working with long-term care patients in nursing homes, as a clinical researcher, providing home visits, and as a consultant on a mobile clinic. 

Dr. King earned her medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

She is a member of the American College of Physicians, the Texas Medical Association, and the Bexar County Medical Society.

Dr. King grew up in a rural farming community in Illinois. Her husband is an emergency medicine physician, and she has two children in graduate school.

Robert Dobrowolski, MD, is an experienced physician serving patients at SA Premier Internal Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. With a career spanning over two decades, patients know they can find true expertise with Dr. Dobrowolski.

Dr. Dobrowolski served as the medical director of outpatient clinics in Texas, where he was responsible for overseeing the medical staff and ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care. Before his current role, Dr. Dobrowolski was a Hospitalist at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, Oregon, and the Vice Chief of Staff at St. Luke's Hospital - Elmore in Mountain Home, Idaho. He has also worked as a Program Director and Hospitalist for the Rural Physicians Group at St. Luke's Hospital - Elmore. Overall, he has worked in various clinical settings, including outpatient clinics, hospitals, and private practices, and he has held several leadership positions in the medical field.
 
Dr. Dobrowolski is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Scott & White Hospital at Texas A&M University School of Medicine in Temple, Texas. He also completed a fellowship in Nephrology at Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University School of Medicine in Providence, Rhode Island. 

Dr. Dobrowolski is board-eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). He is an active American College of Physicians (ACP) member. He holds various academic and committee appointments at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine and East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. 

In his free time, Dr. Dobrowolski enjoys spending time with his family and pursuing his hobbies, which include hunting, fishing, hiking, cycling, and teaching himself to play the guitar.

Ayham Shneker, MD, is an established internist and the president of SA Premier Internal Medicine. He provides the highest quality of care to his patients in San Antonio, Texas.

He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency at Texas Tech University.

Practicing medicine for over 20 years, Dr. Shneker is affiliated with many major hospitals and medical groups. He actively runs three clinics and one physical therapy center in the San Antonio area. His passion is centered around his patients’ healthcare, and his goal is to be their trusted and most reliable health provider. 

Dr. Shneker believes that patients’ health is about diagnostics and prescribing drugs. It also involves building long-lasting relationships with patients, taking time to understand their concerns, assessing their cases, following up with their progress, and effectively contributing to their overall wellbeing and liveliness.

He is currently accepting new and existing patients at his San Antonio, Texas, office.

Cheryl King, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine. She works with patients to detect and treat acute and chronic illnesses at SA Premier Internal Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. 

Dr. King has a particular interest in preventing disease and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. She believes good communication with her patients is an essential part of the physician-patient relationship and strives to provide evidence-based yet individualized care to each one. 

Dr. King’s initial experience was in the United States Air Force as a general internist at Robins AFB and the US Air Force Academy. She has been practicing in San Antonio for the last 20 years in various aspects, including outpatient medicine, working with long-term care patients in nursing homes, as a clinical researcher, providing home visits, and as a consultant on a mobile clinic. 

Dr. King earned her medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

She is a member of the American College of Physicians, the Texas Medical Association, and the Bexar County Medical Society.

Dr. King grew up in a rural farming community in Illinois. Her husband is an emergency medicine physician, and she has two children in graduate school.