Clinics

Karen Schwab, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS

Dr. Karen Schwab is a practicing pediatric nurse practitioner and Director of Pediatric Services at Wellness 360 at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing. Dr. Schwab was instrumental in obtaining the designation of Foster Care Center of Excellence for the pediatric practice. She collaborates with community partners and leaders in the child welfare field to remove barriers to and gaps in care for this underserved population.

In 2022 she was awarded a large HRSA grant to expand best practices in foster care services throughout public health region 8. In addition to expanding foster care services the grant will also support foster families and the rural work force, and train future nurses to deliver person-centered equitable healthcare in underserved populations.

In her faculty role she mentors DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) students working on their quality improvement projects, PhD students working on their thesis, and she created and mentors an undergraduate student volunteer group in their additional pediatric clinical learning experiences.

Brittany Lents, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

I am a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I am a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. I was born and raised in San Antonio. I graduated from Texas Tech Health Science Center with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing and from UT Health Science Center with my Master of Nursing Science in Nursing as a pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care.

In 2018, I joined the Wellness 360 Pediatrics team and spearheaded the efforts of obtaining the Foster Care Center of Excellence designation in 2019. My daily goal as a primary care provider is to use a trauma informed approach to care, to instill resiliency with each patient encounter, and empower patients and families with healthcare knowledge to promote long term healthy communities and prevent disease and illness.

When I am not caring for patients, I enjoy spending time with my family. We love traveling, spending time outdoors and trying new restaurants.

Ojima Kerttula, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

I am a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Abilene Christian University in 2018. I worked as a registered nurse in neurosurgery/telemetry, neuro intensive care unit, and pediatric home health. I got my Doctor of Nursing practice from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2023.  Apart from nursing, I have a master’s in medical microbiology from the University of Nigeria in 2014.

My goal as a primary care provider is to provide family-centered compassionate and excellent age-appropriate care for patients. I am happy to be part of Wellness 360 pediatric primary care which provides outstanding care to pediatric patients.

I was born and raised in Nigeria. I have been living in the San Antonio area for about 10 years. When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors, trying new cooking recipes, traveling, and volunteering.

Johanna Matos, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

I am a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and an active member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and national community organizations.

I was born in Mexico and raised in a town in the United States on the Mexican border. I graduated from McAllen Memorial High School, and call Texas my home. I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 and my Master of Science in Nursing as a pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care from Indiana Purdue University Indianapolis in 2019.

I have worked as a registered nurse in various hospital pediatric intensive care units in Dallas, San Antonio, and Indianapolis. In my role as a pediatric nurse practitioner, I worked in Indianapolis at Riley Children’s Hospital in the GI, Hepatology and Nutrition department for almost three years. After moving back to Texas, I worked in Houston in a pediatric primary care clinic before moving to San Antonio to become part of the UT Health Wellness 360 family.

My goal as a primary care provider to your children is to provide comprehensive age-appropriate care focusing on health and wellness education to prevent future illness in life.

I am married to my high school sweetheart, Jesus. We have two teenage girls and a dog at home.  In my spare time I enjoy being outside, working out, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Kathryn Parke, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

I have been a pediatric nurse practitioner since 2001. Currently I am the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Course Track Coordinator at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing.  In this role I am privileged to prepare the next generation of pediatric nurse practitioners who will care for the children in our community and nation.

I practice in a school-based clinic caring for adolescents and their children from the attached day care. I am passionate about improving the health and future health outcomes of under-served children by improving access to healthcare and addressing social and behavioral determinants of health which impact their current and future health.

I am currently working with Dr. Schwab to implement her grant to expand foster care services in region 8 of Texas. My focus is to implement a telehealth program and telehealth education for students and rural health workers.

Kristin Roeseler, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS

I am a dual certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care (CPNP-PC) and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist (PMHS). Currently a member of the STAC (South Texas Alamo Chapter) NAPNAP (National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners).

I was an ARMY brat in my early life, but spent most of my childhood in Amarillo, TX. This is also where I graduated from Highland Park High School. In 2009 I earned by first nursing degree through the Associate Degree Nursing program at Amarillo College. My Bachelor of Science in Nursing was obtained in 2012 from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX. I earned my Master of Science in Nursing from UT Health of San Antonio in 2020. In May 2024 I graduated with my Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from UT Austin.  Most of my RN career was as a pediatric, private duty nurse with a splash of pediatric psychiatric nursing in both the state of Texas and Pennsylvania.

My current focus is to ensure that all patients are receiving the needed care, medications, supplies, and referrals. I frequently go above and beyond to make sure patients and their families can just focus on recovery.

When I am not busy with being a full-time provider, I love to spend time with my husband and children. When the weather is nice, we love to spend time outdoors camping, hiking, swimming and the like.

Deanna Savo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Deanna Savo is an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the School of Nursing and is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in primary care (PNP-PC).  She has dedicated her entire professional career to improving the health and well -being of pediatric patients and families.

Dr. Savo has over 30 years’ experience working with underserved and vulnerable populations in both acute and chronic settings.  Her passion is in pediatric oncology/bone marrow transplant. She has practiced in some of the top institutions in the nation in this specialty area and has received national certification.  Research interests include immunization compliance focusing on increasing human papilloma vaccine rates among adolescents, childhood obesity, and bridging access to care by improving patient centered mental health services in pediatric primary care.