Jill Stephenson, M.D.
Specialty
Surgery
Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Texas Tech University School of Medicine - El Paso
Residency
General Surgery - Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Internship
General Surgery - Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Memberships
American College of Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Society
Baylor Society of Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
Professional Interests
Biliary Tract Disease, especially gallbladder disease
Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
Skin tumors, particularly melanoma and sentinel lymph node biopsies
GI tumors, including tumors of the small intestine and colon
Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Venous access for chemotherapy
Some endoscopic procedures including PEG tube placement
Breast tumors and cancers, including sentinel lymph node biopsies
Awards
Outstanding Chief Resident of the Year, 2006
D Magazine, "D Best" General Surgeon, 2008, 2009
Personal Interests
Dr. Stephenson was born and raised in Longview, Texas. She met her Dallas-born husband at Davidson College in North Carolina. After moving to El Paso to finish medical school, they married and settled in Dallas. She enjoys running, cooking, biking and reading. These have recently been trumped by spending time with their new son.
Insurance Plans Accepted
- Aetna Elect Choice/Open Access EPO
- Aetna HMO/QPOS/US Access/HMO Open Access HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice/Open Access POS
- Aetna Open Choice (includes TRS eff 9/1/03) PPO
- Beech Street of Texas Various Payors PPO
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Choice Plus POS
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Select PPO
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Select POS
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield HMO Blue TEXAS HMO
- Cigna Healthcare of Texas, Inc. PPO
- Cigna Healthcare of Texas, Inc. Open Access Plus PPO
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare (formerly One Health Plan) Great West HMO
- Great-West Healthcare (formerly One Health Plan) Great West PPO
- Great-West Healthcare (formerly One Health Plan) Open Access PPO-OA
- HealthSmart Preferred Care (incl NTHN) EPO
- HealthSmart Preferred Care (incl NTHN) GEPO
- HealthSmart Preferred Care (incl NTHN) GPOS
- HealthSmart Preferred Care (incl NTHN) (Includes HealthSmart PPO eff 8/1/03) PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare Network ChoiceCare Concentric Network SmartNet PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Pacificare PacifiCare - PPO (effective 4/1/05) PPO
- Principal Edge Network Principal Edge Network PPO
- Private Health Care System PPO
- Texas True Choice PPO
- UniCare "CLASSIC" PPO
- UniCare "PERFORMANCE" PPO
- United HealthCare EPO
- United HealthCare HMO
- United HealthCare POS
- United HealthCare PPO
- United HealthCare HMO Select/Select Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Open Access/Choice/Choice Plus HMO