Choosing a provider for women’s health care services can be a very personal process. It may mean finding a physician who specializes in certain health conditions, finding a facility that provides a specific combination of services, or connecting with a provider that simply makes the patient feel comfortable.
Marisol Carpio-Solis, MD, an ob-gyn serving UTMB’s southern Brazoria County locations, recognizes the wide variety of factors that influence women’s decisions about where they go for health care services. She says UTMB’s clinics check a lot of the boxes for what patients are seeking.
Dr. Carpio-Solis and her colleagues provide a full spectrum of obstetric and gynecological services, and they work closely with colleagues across specialties to ensure comprehensive care is available.
“I like to see a mix of all types of cases – it’s what I love about the specialty,” Dr. Carpio-Solis says. “We see patients from their teens up to their 80s, and the variety of care we provide makes it so interesting.”
Cases include everything from gynecological wellness visits to high-risk pregnancies. She sees patients as young as pre-teen for birth control, and occasionally even younger for vaginitis symptoms. As a parent herself, she knows how important it is for young patients and their parents to know they will be treated with the utmost care.
The ob-gyn team also receives referrals from UTMB’s primary care providers in the area, for such conditions as fibroids, postmenopausal bleeding, and hormonal shifts. Additionally, Dr. Carpio-Solis is experienced in a wide range of procedures, including colposcopies, LEEP procedures, vulvar biopsies, laparoscopic removal of ovarian cysts, and hysterectomies.
Dr. Carpio-Solis joined UTMB last year after several years in private practice. She previously served patients for 13 years in Temple, Texas, a community she likens to the Lake Jackson/Angleton area due to its size and relative proximity to a bigger city.
The team where she practices in Angleton and Lake Jackson is solely comprised of women, accommodating a frequent preference among female patients. Additionally, Dr. Carpio-Solis speaks fluent Spanish, making care more accessible to the large Spanish-speaking population in the area.
As April is National Minority Health Month, Dr. Carpio-Solis emphasizes the importance of finding a health care provider with whom a patient can feel comfortable.
“There's some comfort in having someone who speaks your language and to whom you can express (your health needs) without a translator,” she says.
According to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, when patients from racial and ethnic minorities can have open conversations about these topics with health care providers, they are likely to enjoy better health, reducing health disparities.
Dr. Carpio-Solis is a strong proponent of preventive care and wellness. As she sees many patients for well-care exams, she strives to keep the patient’s whole health in mind, referring to UTMB’s colorectal surgery team as patients reach the recommended age for colonoscopy.
She also collaborates with Dr. Elisha Jackson, a UTMB urogynecologist in southern Brazoria County, to ensure patients with urinary concerns receive comprehensive care.
Dr. Carpio-Solis spends two days a week seeing patients in Lake Jackson and two days seeing patients in Angleton, which is where all procedures take place. All pregnancy deliveries take place at the Angleton-Danbury Hospital. | Marisol Carpio-Solis, MD sees patients at UTMB Women's Health Care Clinics in Lake Jackson and Angleton. Learn more about women's health care at UTMB. |