Angel's journey into midwifery began on the other side of the world. She earned her nursing degree at the National University of Singapore and spent her early career as an OB/GYN nurse at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, one of Singapore's premier private hospitals. It was there, witnessing births and caring for women through some of the most transformative moments of their lives, that she knew she wanted to do more than assist, she wanted to lead that care. Angel moved to the United States and completed her Master of Science in Nursing with a Nurse Midwifery focus at the University of Colorado Denver, where she also earned a post-graduate certificate as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. That combination gives her an unusually broad clinical lens, spanning pregnancy and birth through family planning and well-woman care. Outside the exam room, Angel is a serious home cook and baker who experiments with cuisines from around the world. Her favorite undertaking? Preparing sea cucumber from scratch, a painstaking, multi-day process that she says is absolutely worth every hour. She brings that same patience and attention to detail to every patient she sees.

Bella grew up in Houghton, Michigan, a place where it can snow for six months straight, so when she says she was excited to move to Arizona, she means it. At Michigan Technological University, she didn't just study human biology; she built community around it, founding the MTU Pre-Health Mentoring Program and leading the Student Well-Being Advocates as president. That impulse to lift up the people around her followed her to Marquette University, where she completed her PA training with clinical rotations in OB/GYN, surgery, and an international rotation in Belize that broadened her perspective on healthcare delivery in under-resourced settings. Bella is also a published researcher, with first-author work on arterial stiffness responses. What drew her to women's health was the relationship-based nature of the work, the chance to walk alongside patients through major life moments rather than treating a single episode. She is also a certified lactation consultant, a credential that reflects her belief that comprehensive care means showing up for patients beyond the exam room. Bella brings that same energy to MomDoc: curious, thorough, and ready to build something meaningful with every patient.

Christina's background in nutritional science might seem like an unusual starting point for a women's health PA, but it actually explains a lot about how she approaches patient care. Her undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona, where she double-minored in biochemistry and Spanish, gave her a foundational understanding of how the body works at every level. She carried that curiosity into her PA program at Northern Arizona University, where she led a team in the AAPA Medical Challenge Bowl and co-authored research on Coccidioidomycosis. After graduating, Christina worked in urgent care at Banner, but she found herself wanting more than episodic encounters. She wanted to know her patients over time, to educate and empower them, to be part of the ongoing story of their health rather than a single chapter. Women's health offered exactly that. At MomDoc, Christina brings a bilingual practice, she is fluent in Spanish, and a natural gift for patient education that makes even the most complex topics feel approachable.

Dr. Curtis grew up in Salt Lake City and took an unusual route into OB/GYN. After studying biology at the University of Utah, he headed to Chicago for a master's in biomedical science at Midwestern University, where he served as Class President. He earned his DO from Marian University and completed residency at the University of Buffalo's Sisters of Charity Hospital, a program where he quickly became known for his teaching. Medical students nominated him for the Best Teaching Resident Award, and clinical faculty selected him as Resident of the Year. That dual recognition speaks to something fundamental about how Dr. Curtis practices: he is as committed to explaining things clearly as he is to the technical work. He has advanced training in robotic surgery for hysterectomy and endometriosis, and his research has explored osteopathic approaches to external cephalic version and abdominal cerclage outcomes. Dr. Curtis brings a hands-on, research-informed style to MomDoc, where he especially enjoys the mix of surgical precision and long-term patient relationships that OB/GYN offers.

Dr. Chico's commitment to his community was forged in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, when he provided care to underserved communities across Puerto Rico while still in training. That experience solidified what he already knew: medicine matters most when people need it most. He grew up on the island, studied natural sciences at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez, and earned his medical degree at Ponce Health Sciences University. His OB/GYN residency at St. Luke's Episcopal Medical Center in Ponce made him Chief Resident and a two-time research award winner for work on pregnancy-related liver disease and preeclampsia prevention. Dr. Chico has advanced training in minimally invasive techniques including vNOTES and robotic surgery, and he holds a particular interest in urogynecology. What he loves about OB/GYN is the range: one day he is counseling a patient through a difficult decision, the next he is in the operating room. He brings that versatility and a bilingual practice to MomDoc's Chandler office.

Dr. LaShonda Carlton took the long way to medicine, and her patients are better for it. Raised in Detroit, she earned her chemical engineering degree from the University of Michigan and spent several years in the corporate world at Hercules Inc. and Pfizer. But something was missing. The precision and problem-solving that made her a strong engineer kept pulling her toward a different kind of challenge, one with higher personal stakes. She enrolled at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and once she arrived, she leaned all the way in, publishing research on liver ischemia and reperfusion, traveling to Peru to assist with cleft lip and palate surgeries, and serving on the Dean's Diversity Advisory Committee. She completed her OB/GYN residency training across two programs, at the University of Kentucky and at Rutgers in New Jersey. Dr. Carlton's engineering background is not just a fun origin story. It shaped how she approaches patient care: methodical, thorough, always looking at the full picture. At MomDoc's Chandler office, she brings that analytical rigor together with the empathy of someone who understands what it means to reinvent yourself, and who believes every woman deserves a physician willing to think deeply about her care.

Dr. Mogor is an East Valley native who took a winding, research-driven road to the operating room. At Arizona State University he studied kinesiology and human physiology, and at the University of Arizona he earned a master's in cellular and molecular medicine, spending his thesis work investigating how hydroxyurea affects red blood cell behavior. That deep dive into bench science gave him something that still shows up in his clinical practice: an instinct for asking why, not just what. Medical school at the University of Arizona reinforced his commitment to underserved communities, he graduated with distinctions in both community service and rural health. During residency in El Paso, Dr. Mogor served as chief resident and honed his skills in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, presenting his work at national conferences alongside the AAGL and the American College of Surgeons. Today, Dr. Mogor's clinical interests span minimally invasive surgery, gynecologic oncology, and high-risk pregnancy. He is a published researcher with peer-reviewed work in both OB/GYN and surgical oncology, but what excites him most is translating that knowledge into better outcomes for his patients right here in the Valley where he grew up.

Dr. Partridge grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and studied zoology, chemistry, and Spanish at Brigham Young University before earning his medical degree from the University of Colorado. He has been part of more than 20,000 pregnancies over the course of his career, a number that speaks less to statistics and more to the thousands of families who trusted him with one of the most important moments of their lives. That kind of sustained dedication earned him the respect of his peers, and in 2002 he was elected Chief of Staff at Chandler Regional Hospital, one of only two OB/GYN physicians to serve in that role. Now focused on gynecologic care at MomDoc's Chandler office, Dr. Partridge brings decades of clinical wisdom and the steady presence of a physician who has truly seen it all.

Emily grew up in Mesa watching her mother work as a labor and delivery nurse, and the pull toward women's health was there long before she had a name for it. She started her own path at Arizona State University with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, then worked as a medical scribe in a Scottsdale emergency department and as a newborn hearing screener at Banner Gateway, each role bringing her closer to the clinical career she wanted. PA school took her to Hofstra University in New York, where she earned a National Health Service Corps Scholarship and rotated through OB/GYN at Mount Sinai South Nassau, emergency medicine at NYU Langone, and surgery at Northwell Health. Those experiences confirmed what growing up around her mom's work had already taught her: that the moments surrounding birth and women's health are some of the most meaningful in medicine. Now back home in Arizona, Emily brings East Coast training and a hometown connection to her patients at MomDoc.

Kristen has such a cool MomDoc story! She started with MomDoc back in 2007 at the business office. Later on, Kristen earned her Registered Medical Assistant Certificate from Apollo College, followed by her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from Arizona State University. While earning her undergraduate degree, she worked as a MomDoc Concierge. This is where she found her passion for women's health and desired to further her education. Kristen went on to earn her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Northern Arizona University. Her deep history with MomDoc, including clinical rotations and years of work at the practice, gives her a unique understanding of the organization and its patients that very few providers can match.

Lisa started her nursing career at the tiniest scale imaginable, the neonatal intensive care unit. At Phoenix Children's Hospital, she cared for critically ill newborns, including high-frequency ventilation patients and babies weighing under 1,000 grams, and attended high-risk deliveries to perform neonatal resuscitation. She had earlier gained experience in labor and delivery and medical telemetry at Tucson Medical Center, but it was the NICU that changed her trajectory. Working so closely with fragile newborns gave Lisa an urgent clarity: she wanted to reach women earlier, during pregnancy, when education and attentive care can alter outcomes before a baby ever arrives. That conviction sent her back to school at the University of Cincinnati, where she earned her master's in women's health nursing. Today, she brings a perspective shaped by the delivery room and the NICU, a provider who knows firsthand what is at stake and channels that knowledge into the kind of prenatal and well-woman care that helps patients feel informed, prepared, and supported.

Theresa's nursing career began at BYU, where teaching human anatomy to fellow students revealed an early instinct she still carries: the drive to help people understand their own bodies. After earning her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Arizona, she built a clinical range that few practitioners can match, oncology, emergency medicine, neurology, surgery, and wilderness-based therapeutic care with the ANASAZI Foundation. What ties it all together is a thread of service. Whether providing in-home care for elderly patients in Arizona or delivering primary care and nutrition education to women and children in Haiti and Guatemala, Theresa gravitates toward the people most often overlooked. That same ethos shapes her work in women's health today, where she brings both breadth of experience and a quiet determination to make every patient feel seen.