What is your current role?
I am a board certified OBGYN. I currently practice as a full spectrum OBGYN in Gainesville, GA associated with the Northeast Georgia Hospital System. I also have roles as the Director of Robotic Surgery. I also am fortunate enough to serve as the Georgia State representative for SAAOG as well as sit on the maternal morbidity and mortality committee with the Georgia Department of Public Health.
What is the best part of your occupation?
The best part of this job is being able to see a full spectrum of obstetrical and gynecologic patients and see those patients potentially for the entirety of my career from start to finish. Being able to see a direct impact with patient's has always been the most rewarding and for filling part of this occupation.
How did you become interested in Obstetrics and Gynecology?
I initially became interested in OB/GYN during medical school. I rotated with some excellent physicians in South Carolina that help me understand the complexity and the continuity within the field.
How did you become involved with the SAAOG?
I came to be involved with SAAOG during my residency. My former program director, Dr. Karen Harris, encouraged me to present a posterior at this meeting. And I have been attending the annual meeting ever since.
Explain how you benefit from being a member of SAAOG.
The benefits of being a member of SAAOG is to be able to discuss the most recent and up-to- date research within the field on an intimate level. While there are a number of other fantastic organizations that provide us with guidance and education, this organization allows us to have that discussion on a much more personal and intimate level.
What would you like to see occur in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology during your career?
I am excited to where artificial intelligence leads us in this field. I would also love to standardize paid parental leave and value women and individuals for their professional careers along with becoming mothers as they choose. I would like to see a better work life balance in our profession in order to provide quality care as the norm in our profession versus quantity.
What are your hobbies outside of the office?
Spending time with my 4 children, Hunting, Fishing, Sports Fan
What is something surprising that most people do not know about you?
Not only am I a Navy veteran I am a fourth-generation officer. I am the first medical officer or physician in the family, but I do have a long history within my family of service to our country. My father served in the Army as a Captain, my grandfather was an Army Colonel, and my great grandfather was a Commander in the Navy.
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