About Us

• Obstetrician/Gynecologist Edward B. Blackmon, Jr., MD, FACOG is Board Certified in Obstretrics and he practices at Methodist South Physician Group in Atascosa County. Dr. Blackmon knew medicine was his destiny for about as long as he can remember. His inspiration to pursue a career in Obstretrics came after watching a film in biology class in college about a woman having a baby in a bomb shelter of all things! While his field of specialization has seen a lot of changes over the years, Dr. Blackmon admits it has been a very satisfying and rewarding career. Dr. Blackmon graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He received a military scholarship to complete his internship and residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, and served in the US Army Reserves Medical Corps. He worked in Wurzburg and Frankfurt, Germany for three years before returning to the United States to work in group private practices first in North Carolina and then in Ohio where he was called to serve in Operation Desert Storm with his Army Reserve Unit. Dr. Blackmon later moved his family to Jourdanton where he has been since 2004. He was the sole practitioner with Advanced OB-Gyn Care of South Texas and served as Chief of Staff at South Texas Regional Medical Center (STRMC). Ten years later he was part of a multispecialty group, South Texas Women’s Care, and served as Chief of Surgery at STRMC, now known as Methodist Hospital South. Dr. Edward Blackmon sees patients at Methodist South Physician Group and both Methodist Hospital South inAtascosa County, south of San Antonio.