Overview
Dr. Govednik received her medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society in her third year. She completed her post-graduate surgical training at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Temple, TX, and then completed a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, specializing in thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. Dr. Govednik is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is also a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. She is certified in breast ultrasound, thyroid ultrasound and the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Govednik is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and practices general surgery with a focus on breast cancer, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery.
Dr. Govednik is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1056 Texan Trl, Grapevine, TX 76051
2001 N MacArthur Blvd, Ste 630, Irving, TX 75061
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Familial Isolated HyperparathyroidismDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism.
- HyperparathyroidismDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Hyperparathyroidism.
- Neonatal Severe HyperparathyroidismDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism.
- Osteitis FibrosaDr. Govednik isAdvanced. Learn about Osteitis Fibrosa.
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- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- BRCA Positive Breast CancerDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
- Breast LumpDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- CellulitisDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Govednik isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.