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Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the branch of medicine that is concerned with pregnancy, labor, and the period just after childbirth. Obstetricians also specialize in gynecology, which is the branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases of the female genital tract.

Michael Casal, M.D., FACOG

Womens Health Services of the Cumberlands, Inc.

1080 Neal Street, Suite 200 Cookeville, TN 38501

931-520-1529

Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, M.D., University of California Davis School of Medicine, 1994; Obstetrics & Gynecology residency, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1998; Member, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Member, American Medical Association; Member, Tennessee Medical Association.

Paige Gernt, M.D.

OB/GYN Associates

317 North Hickory Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501

931-528-7527 or 800-897-1898

M.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1996; Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1996-2000; Chief Resident, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2000; Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Member, North American Menopausal Society, THEGOS Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society; University of Tennessee Cannon Scholar; Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002.

Jeffrey J. Gleason, M.D.

OB/GYN Associates

317 North Hickory Cookeville, TN 38501

(931) 528-7527 or 1-800-897-1898

M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, 1989; Obstetric and Gynecology Residency, Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1989-1993 (Chief Resident, 1992-1993); Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997; Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Jim Nelson, M.D.

Rickman Family Medical Clinic

2546 Windle Community Rd. Rickman, TN 38580

931-498-4880

M.D., University of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1990; Family Practice internship and residency, University of Arkansas, 2002; Board Eligible in Family Practice; Member, American Academy of Family Practitioners and American Medical Association.

Christine Pham, MD

OB/GYN Associates

317 North Hickory Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501

931-528-7527 or 800-897-1898

M.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 2004; Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Member, Society of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Michael S. Pippin, M.D.

OB/GYN Associates

317 N. Hickory Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501

931-528-7527 or 1 (800) 897-1898

M.D., University of Tennessee Medical School, 1980; Obstetrics and Gynecology residency, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1984; Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Scholastic Achievement Award - Academic top 15% in Medical School; Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.