Dr. Teresa Bascom's life began in Redding, PA. She learned to
crawl and walk in Pennsylvania, and then ran thru Texas, Massachusetts, Washington and
Michigan as her father's occupation took them across the nation. In Washington and
Michigan, she attended and completed her high school education.
Dr. Bascom's college years
were spent at Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts and Andrews University in Michigan.
She attended medical school at Loma Linda University in California, graduating in 1996.
After completing residency at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan she moved to
Dallas to practice in Garland with her current partners. In 2008 along with Dr. Lux and Dr. Salter,
she left a larger obstetrics-gynecological practice to start Advanced Ob-Gyn
Associates in the Dallas, TX area. This has been a very exciting and fulfilling change for this practice.
Dr. Teresa Bascom's OB-Gyn Practice and Expertise
Dr. Teresa Bascom's ob-gyn practice encompasses routine and high risk obstetrics, infertility, gynecology,
office based procedures, major and minor gynecological surgical procedures, urological
treatments, as well as offering treatment for pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions. She
interfaces with specialists in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology and
Gynecologic Oncology.
New, innovative treatments for common conditions women experience are
of particular interest to her. She offers options for procedures that have lower risks of side
effects and may be performed in the office setting, allowing women to take less time off of
work.
With a daughter lighting her life, Dr. Bascom is learning to integrate motherhood
with her practice. She does
find great benefit in relieving stress and improving overall well-being with yoga and
walking. Travel and new restaurants are two of her favorite things.
Dr. Bascom looks forward to meeting you and developing a health care plan that
is best suited to your healthcare needs.
Dallas Area Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Bascom has hospital privileges at Forest
Park Medical Center, Baylor Plano Medical Center, Baylor
Garland Medical Center, North Garland Surgery Center, Medical City in Dallas and Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Richardson, TX.
Dr. Tereas Bascom explains the MiniArc Single-Incision Sling: a procedure for female stress urinary incontinence that uses a single-incision approach designed to reduce invasiveness and enhance Ob-Gyn patient recovery.
11/23/10 on Channel 33, Dr. Teresa Bascom discusses Perorexia
Perorexia is
the condition where some women go through their pregnancy feeling the excessive urge to be thin by over-exercising or dieting. This can come from pressure brought on by images of skinny celebrities.
Garland Ob-Gyn Dr. Bascom talks about the danger to the baby and to the mom when this happens.
October 29, 2010 - On Channel 8 (WFAA) Dr. Bascom demonstrates the new minimally invasive robotic
surgical system da Vinci.