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Dr. Elizabeth Cloninger was born and raised in Southeast Texas and has been practicing in the ClearLake-League City area since 2013, most recently coming to UTMB from Houston Methodist in Clear Lake, where she saw patients and acted as the medical director from 2017-2019. Her areas of interest include high-risk obstetrics, family planning, well woman care, and management of heavy menstrual cycles.

Dr. Cloninger attended UTMB in Galveston for both medical school and later residency. While in residency, she received awards such as resident of the quarter, physician of the month, and the Golden Apple award for medical student teaching.

Prior to medical school, Dr. Cloninger graduated Cum Laude from Texas A&M University in College Station with a degree in genetics.

Dr. Cloninger is happy to be rejoining the UTMB system that trained her. In her free time, Dr. Cloninger enjoys spending time with her two daughters and husband.

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Dr. Karing is a native Texan, growing up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before moving to Arkansas to obtain her undergraduate degree. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in biology in 2015. She went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2019 and completed her residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2023.

She is very excited to be re-joining the University of Texas Medical Branch community and currently practicing at the Clear Lake location. She is committed to addressing all aspects of women's health with special interests in adolescent health, family planning, gynecologic surgery and high risk obstetrics.

Outside of work, Dr. Karing enjoys trying new restaurants, running, hiking, traveling, going to concerts, or reading a good book. She is the proud parent of one fur baby.

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Karen Williams, PA-C is a graduate of University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston. She has advanced training and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Her clinical interests include OB/GYN.

She has been married for 39 years and live with her husband in Beaumont, TX. She has adult 3 sons. She loves spending time with my family and listening to audio books.

Practicing medicine gives her the opportunity to demonstrate care for women in her community.

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Lisa Elliott is a Board Certified Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health and OBGYN. A graduate of The University of Texas Health Science Center, Lisa received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and completed a Post-Master of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. Lisa is an experienced and trained practitioner in High Risk OB, Well-Woman exams, and problem-focused exams. Her passions hold strongly to providing women with the highest quality of care, as well as patient education on procedures, fertility evaluation and management, and gestational diabetes.

Dawn Short, DNP, MBA, CNM is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she obtained her Master of Science in Nursing. She achieved her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Dawn's doctoral candidacy endeavored in improving patient contraceptive education, especially around Long Acting Reversible Contraception. Dawn practices as an experienced Certified Nurse Midwife. Her clinical interests include Obstetrics, Women’s Health, Family Planning, and Breast and Cervical Cancer prevention.

Dawn also serves as one of the Regional Directors of UTMB Regional Women's Services and Pediatrics program (formerly RMCHP). She is married with 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and relaxing with family and friends.

Dr. Jerome L Yaklic is Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UTMB. Dr. Yaklic is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. He received his medical degree from the Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and remained in Detroit completing his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency in the Wayne State/Detroit Medical Center/Hutzel Hospital program.

Since completing his residency, Dr. Yaklic has practiced in a variety of environments. He has practiced in small rural hospitals, large urban, academic medical centers, and military facilities. Before coming to UTMB he served as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and as its Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.

Dr. Yaklic has been active in medical education for the majority of his career and is published on a variety of Ob/Gyn subjects. He has served as principal site investigator on several FDA drug and device trials. He has broad clinical interests with an emphasis on urinary urge and stress incontinence, fecal incontinence, vulvar and bladder pain, pelvic organ prolapse, endometriosis, minimally invasive and vaginal surgery.