Reproductive freedom for all ♀

About

I have always believed in an emphasis on patient-centered care, where each patient feels fully informed and supported in making her own important medical decisions. I enjoy caring for women throughout the full spectrum of ages, with the variety of changing priorities that this may bring. OB/GYN covers such a wide range of issues; every day is interesting, whether discussing preventative care, delivering a baby, or doing complex surgery. I strongly believe in a minimally invasive approach to surgery, when possible, and have extensive experience performing da Vinci robotic surgery. Similarly, I feel that menopause treatment is very individual and should be customized to each patient.

I grew up as an Army brat moving from place to place, but have been in Colorado Springs since 1996, when I was in the Army myself and served as Assistant Chief of OB/GYN at Fort Carson. My three children grew up here and are now lovely adults, all pursuing their own careers. In my free time, I enjoy show jumping, oil painting and Pilates. My husband and I are often outside enjoying Colorado with our horses and dogs when we are not busy with projects on our little horse farm.

Reddit Testimonial (r/childfree)

Completed a Bilateral Salpingectomy and an Ablation for 28yo F, married, no children. Received no push-back from anyone in the office I spoke to. Only questions asked were to confirm I was aware of all my options and had considered them, and to check how set I was on hysterectomy vs making sure that my insurance would cover it. After discussing ablation myths, how effective it should be for me personally, recovery times, and how guaranteed my insurance was to cover either one I did agree that ablation should make me happy but never felt pressured by the doctor to make that decision, just sounded like she understood I was there talking to her specifically to try going through insurance and offered me a path to make that happen as smoothly as possible.