Lexington Womens Health

Lexington Women’s Health is comprised of three board certified obstetrician-gynecologists supported by an experienced and well trained team of medical professionals. We work as a team to attend to each of our patients as if they were our sisters, friends or neighbors. We have experience, both professional and personal, to help you through almost any situation. Chances are, whatever you face, we’ve been there.
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Emily Cunningham, M.D. is a native Lexingtonian who graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1993. After a residency program at the University of Texas Southwestern, she stayed in Dallas as an assistant professor at the University of Texas for an additional 4 years. Although she enjoyed the teaching of residents, medical students, and midwives, her heart is in Kentucky. She and her family returned to Lexington, where she has been in private practice since 2001. Her interests include pediatric and adolescent gynecology, high risk and routine obstetrics, and family centered care.

Jennifer Fuson, M.D., FACOG graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1994 and completed her residency training at the University of South Carolina in 1998. She is board certified in OB/GYN and is a Fellow of the American Board of OB/GYN. She has special interest in helping women have a healthy pregnancy and birth, and 12 years of experience in pelvic and obstetric ultrasound diagnosis. She loves helping patients with PCOS, excessive bleeding and pelvic pain achieve the best possible outcomes medically or surgically with minimally invasive approaches.

Jeanne O’Nan, M.D. was born in Henderson, KY, and graduated from Murray State University before completing medical school and residency at the University of Kentucky in 1999. She has been on international medical mission trips to Kenya, St. Lucia, Argentina, and Honduras and is on the board for La Cima World Missions. She also enjoys being medical director for the AA Crisis Pregnancy Center. She and her husband have four children, including a set of twins. She is board certified in OB/GYN, with particular interests in laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery, twin pregnancies, infertility, and preventative care.

Leah Mitchell, M.D. is from Louisville, and graduated from Centre College and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine before completing her OB/ GYN residency at UK. Dr. Mitchell practiced at the University of California-Davis in Sacramento and at Women’s Care Center in Lexington. Her medical interests include obstetrics and general gynecology such as management of abnormal uterine bleeding, abnormal pap smears, and infertility. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, as well as swimming, exercising, and reading.

Melissa Courtney, C.N.M. graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004 as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. Prior to becoming a certified nurse midwife, she worked as a nurse practioner and registered nurse in the field of OB/GYN. She is currently completing her studies in Nurse- Midwifery at the University of Cincinnati. Her goal as a healthcare provider is to take time to really listen, fully educate, and work in partnership with women across their lifespan to achieve personal health goals. She leads a happily chaotic life with her husband, attending their three children’s school and sporting events. Quiet reading time and Key West sunsets are welcomed moments in her life.

Laure Schadler C.N.M. was born and raised in a farming family near Owensboro, KY. She received a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Murray State University in 1980. After years of working labor and delivery, she obtained a Masters Degree in Nurse Midwifery from the University of Kentucky in 1993. Prior to joining LWH in 2008, she worked as a nurse midwife in Richmond, KY for over 10 years. She strives to help women achieve optimal health by listening to their needs and concerns, educating them about their bodies and working with them to achieve their goals. Away from work she enjoys spending time with her large family, genealogy, gardening and travel (especially cruises).

Crystal Brown, A.R.N.P. received her formal education at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She has experience in all areas and ages of women’s health, including but not limited to OB/GYN, infertility, and advanced gynecological procedures. She is also a registered OB/GYN sonographer. Crystal resides in Lincoln County, and is married with two children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family—including her grandchildren.

Stacey Satchwell, A.R.N.P., M.S. graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1994. A native of Warsaw, KY, her favorite role in her nursing career was that of labor and delivery nurse. In 1998, she graduated from the Midwifery Institute of Philadelphia University with a Certification of Midwifery degree and Master of Science degree. Caring for laboring women and their families, and helping to make their birth individualized and special is her passion. She is especially interested in patient education which empowers women to make their own decisions regarding health care. Her personal interests include spending time with family, travel, and photography— her young twins are her favorite subjects.

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