Charlene Dekonenko, MD

Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Pediatric General Surgery
English
Child 0-17
210-704-0090
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Meet Charlene Dekonenko, MD

Dr. Charlene Dekonenko joined CHRISTUS Children’s in 2024 after residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Kansas City, Kansas for 19 years. As a San Antonio native, she is grateful to be back and caring for children and families of her home community. She believes that when she is treating a sick child, she is also caring for the entire family as a unit, recognizing how important it is to support the child not just in terms of their physical illness, but also in their emotional well-being as they navigate a difficult situation. 

She performs routine general surgery, but has a particular interest in caring for children with hepatobiliary (liver, pancreas and gall bladder) disease and benign or malignant solid tumors. In addition, Dr. Dekonenko also treats patients for the following: neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, liver cyst or tumor, Wilm’s tumor, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, ovarian tumor, biliary atresia and choledochal cyst.

She has been married for 15 years and has one son. She enjoys running, hiking and Pilates. She is a long-time fan of the San Antonio Spurs and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine

CHRISTUS Children's

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna - Commercial, Behavorial Health, and Medicare
  • AmeriGroup - Medicaid
  • AmeriGroup - Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) - Blue Essentials
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)- Blue Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) -CHRISTUS Employee Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield TX (BCBSTX) - PPO
  • CHRISTUS Health Plan
  • Cigna Commercial
  • Community First Health Plan (CFHP) - Medicaid
  • Driscoll Health
  • El Paso Health
  • Healthcare Highways Commercial
  • Humana
  • Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - Commercial PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Molina - Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • Oscar Health - Commerical EPO
  • Superior Health Plan - Medicaid
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • United Healthcare (UHC)

Education & Certifications

Fellowship: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center

Medical Education: University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Certification: American Board of Surgery