Dr. Emily Calasanz has lived in Texas most of her life, except for 5 years in Singapore, before returning to the Clear Lake area where she completed high school. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of St. Thomas in Houston with a degree in Biology and was named the Outstanding Biology Graduate. She earned her medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and was the recipient of the Research and Scholarship in Surgery Award. She then completed her residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center ? Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Parkland Hospital is known as one of the busiest maternity centers in the country, delivering over 12,000 babies a year. Her professional interests include comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology as well as adolescent gynecology and high-risk obstetrics. She is fluent in English and conversational Spanish. She has done volunteer work for the Health Museum and San Jose Clinic in Houston and participated in medical missions to Mexico and El Salvador. Dr. Calasanz is a member of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Harris County Medical Society, and Texas Medical Association. Her hobbies include cooking, music and traveling. She plays the piano, enjoys musicals and is a Houston Texans football fan.