Physicians & Providers

DR. JUI-LIEN “LILLIAN” CHOU

Board Certified Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Jui-Lien “Lillian” Chou is a board certified radiation oncologist who is also a breast cancer survivor. Her passion is in providing comprehensive, compassionate and excellent healthcare. She is a breast care specialist and has dedicated herself to the development of state-of-the-art breast care centers for the benefit of her patients. She founded Aurora Breast Center San Antonio in September of 2009. Aurora Breast Center is the only comprehensive breast care center in San Antonio featuring a breast care clinic with cutting-edge breast imaging, biopsy and cancer treatment technology and a compassionate team.

Dr. Chou was born in Tainan, Taiwan, and received her M.D. from the prestigious Medical College, National Taiwan University, in 1980 with honors. In 1983, after three years of ophthalmology residency training at National Taiwan University Hospital, she moved to San Antonio, Texas to pursue her “American Dream” and to start the residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She became board certified in Therapeutic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology in 1987 and has long been recognized for her excellence in radiation oncology practice and breast care.

Dr. Chou is married to Dr. Peter Ming-Tao Ho who is an ophthalmologist. They have three loving grown children. Dr. Chou’s other passions are edible organic gardening and promoting urban organic agriculture/UOA through community education programs, which are financially supported by Ho-Chou Family Foundation. Dr. Chou and her husband Dr. Ho started the foundation in 2002 for the benefit of the community to which they belong and love.

View Dr. Chou’s profile in San Antonio Woman Nov/Dec 2013

ANGELIA BERKOWITZ, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Clinical Director, Breast Care Specialist

Dr. Angelia Berkowitz is a doctor of Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner) and Clinical Director of The Breast Institute, where she focuses on early detection and intervention for women at high risk of breast cancer. Dr. Berkowitz was instrumental in shaping the partnership between Oncology San Antonio and Aurora Breast Center to establish The Breast Institute.
She also collaborates with Dr. Jaffar in evaluating and treating OSA’s medical oncology patients. Dr. Berkowitz has been published in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing and The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners and is active in numerous health-centered community efforts.

EDUCATION

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• MS/Nursing: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
• BS/Nursing: University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio

ASSOCIATIONS 

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice (CNAP)
• San Antonio Nurses in Advanced Practice (SANAP)
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• Texas Nurse Practitioners
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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Yekaterina “Katya” Jordan , MD

Dr. Yekaterina “Katya” Jordan recently joined a vibrant medical community of San Antonio. Dr. Jordan was born in Russia and moved to Texas 20 years ago. She went to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and recently completed her training in General Surgery at UT Health General Surgery Residency in San Antonio. She is now seeing patients at the Grace Medical Plaza at the Medical Center. She closely collaborates with Aurora Breast Center and performs surgeries at Christus Santa Rosa hospitals. She is focused on delivering compassionate, patient-centered surgical care.