Our Approach
SAVE was established by Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, Board Certified Vascular Surgeon, to serve the need for compassionate, personalized, advanced vascular care to the growing population of San Antonio. As a city with a growing diabetic population that is twice that of any other large city in the nation, San Antonio needs tailored medical treatment to patients with complex medical conditions. SAVE works with primary care physicians, specialists, along with community resources to create individualized treatment plans. By combining lifestyle change education, optimal medical management, and tailored advanced vascular and endovascular techniques, SAVE strives to provide early diagnosis of vascular disease, prevent its progression, and offer state of the art interventions when needed. Close patient follow-up and continued education on vascular disease will further serve SAVE's goals in returning patients to their optimal health.
Mission
It is our mission to provide quality care to the entire vascular patient by challenging every member of our organization to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients.
Vision
We will become the nationwide model for measurable quality and cost-effective delivery of care for vascular patients.
Values
We must all have a sincere COMPASSION for those we SERVE and maintain the highest levels of RESPECT and TRUST among each other in order to achieve the EXCELLENCE we demand of ourselves.
Our Team
Lyssa Ochoa, M.D.
Board-certified Vascular Surgeon - CEO and President
Dr. Lyssa Ochoa is a board-certified vascular surgeon and founder of the San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic (The SAVE Clinic) in South San Antonio. She was born and raised along the Texas-Mexico border and attended medical school, general surgery residency, and vascular surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She has been practicing vascular surgery in San Antonio since 2011 when she quickly recognized that the number of diabetes-related amputations in San Antonio occur in rates up to 3 times the statewide rate in some of the city’s most underserved and socioeconomically challenged zip codes. Understanding that collaboration is key to change health outcomes, Dr. Ochoa has partnered with hospitals, managed care organizations, universities, non-profit organizations, local school districts, city council districts, and clinicians of all kinds to develop amputation prevention programs, awareness platforms, and additional resources. Dr. Ochoa regularly speaks at community engagement seminars, lectures to medical residents at the UIW School of Medicine, and raises awareness in media such as Texas Public Radio, various news outlets, and newspapers, as well as champions for equitable access to healthcare through engagement with city and state elected officials.
Jessica Efird, M.D.
Board-certified Vascular Surgeon - Partner
Dr. Jessica Efird joins The SAVE Clinic in September 2026 and sees patients at our South and Central offices. She is currently completing advanced fellowship training in vascular and endovascular surgery as a Vascular Surgery Fellow at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Efird earned her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, following a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Furman University, which she completed magna cum laude. She went on to complete her general surgery internship and residency at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, where she served as Administrative Chief Resident — a role reflecting the leadership and organizational skill she brought to her training program. During residency, she was honored as Resident of the Year and received the Award for Excellence in Mentorship, recognitions that speak to both her clinical excellence and her commitment to teaching and supporting fellow trainees. Dr. Efird brings a thoughtful, patient-centered approach to vascular care, grounded in a strong foundation in both general and vascular surgery and a demonstrated dedication to mentorship and collaborative care.
Monica Kincade, APRN
Board-certified Nurse Practitioner
Joined The SAVE Clinic in 2018
Having gained nursing experience as a floor nurse, clinical research nurse, and outpatient clinic nurse, Monica went on to earn her Bachelor and Master's of Science and Nursing here in San Antonio at UTHSC in 2009. She then went to University of Texas at Arlington in 2019 to receive her Nurse Practitioner Degree. With over 25 years of vascular experience, her ability to assess and treat patients alongside the surgeons of SAVE is surpassed by none. Monica's support since the inception of SAVE has been a cornerstone of any success attributed to the practice, and if you ever see Ms. Kincade as a patient at any of our offices, you'll understand just how special she is.
Patients and Family
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