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STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
(From left: Nicole M. Schalk, M.D., Cynthia C. Goldberg, M.D., Linda S.Turner, M.D., Maryam Beheshti, M.D., Martha E. Laird, M.D., Katherine A. Schuppert, M.D.)
Maryam Beheshti, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Married with one child
- Se habla Espanol
- BA in Psychology and History from Ohio State University
- MD from the Medical College of Ohio
- OB/GYN Residency at Temple University Hospital
- Born in Tehran, Iran
- Personal interests include traveling, reading, hiking and dancing
- Best vacations: Spain and Hawaii
Cynthia C. Goldberg, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Private OB/GYN practice since 1995
- Married with two children
- Se habla Espanol
- Born in Phoenix, Arizona
- BA in Biology from Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
- MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
- OB/GYN Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona
- Principal Investigator at Visions Clinical Reasearch
- Personal Interests: Gourmet Cooking, Piano, Foreign Travel, Exercise
- Best Vacation: Italy, Hawaii, Mexico
Martha E. Laird, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Private OB/GYN practice since 1999
- Married with two children
- Twelve years experience as a nurse in women's healthcare
- Born in Phoenix, Arizona
- BS in Nursing from University of Arizona
- MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
- OB/GYN Internship and Residency at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Arizona
- Personal Interests: Family Athletic Events, Family Cookouts, Hiking, Trail Running and Hammocks
- Best Vacation: Jamaica, "Man!"
Nicole M. Schalk, M.D., FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Schalk joined Ironwood physicians in 2005. She discovered Arizona during her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University Medical Center here in Tucson, where she received the Patient Choice Award in 2001.
"I value the relationships I'm able to establish with my patients. Each woman's response to the various phases of her life - from puberty to pregnancy to menopause - is unique. I enjoy helping women find their individual paths through each phase with the goal of remaining at optimal health throughout her life's cycle."
- Board Certified in OB/GYN
- BS in Psychology with Honors from Michigan State University
- MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- OB/GYN Residency at University of Arizona and Affiliated Hospitals
- Born in Fort Wolters, Texas
- Personal interests including hiking (loved the Grand Canyon!) and reading
- Best vacation: any beach, but especially San Carlos, Mexico
Katherine A. Schuppert, M.D.
Gynecology
- Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Private OB/GYN practice from 1997 to 2002
- Private Gynecologic practice from 2002 to present
- Married with two children
- Se habla Espanol
- Born in Ventura, California
- BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California in Irvine, California
- MD from Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- OB/GYN Residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona
- Personal Interests: Cooking, Gardening, Fitness, Hiking
- Best Vacation: Any Beach
Linda S. Turner, M.D., FACOG
Gynecology
- Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Private OB/GYN practice from 1988 to 2001
- Private Gynecologic practice from 2001 to present
- Married, raising two children and a niece
- Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- BA in Fine Arts from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
- OB/GYN Residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona
- Personal Interests: Mountain Biking, Hiking, Painting, Beach Vacations
- Best Vacation: Bird Watching in Costa Rica
Susan Walls-Bortman, RN, M.S., WHNP-C, Nurse Practitioner
Ironwood OB/GYN, P.C. has welcomed its second Nurse Practitioner, Susan Walls-Bortman who brings 20 years of nursing experience to Ironwood.
Susan Walls-Bortman brings more than 20 years experience in women's health care to our patients. Before coming to Ironwood, Susan had been providing assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and management of women's health care to her patients at the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center where she worked as a charge nurse in the maternity unit for more than a decade. That experience rounds out the continuum of care we offer our patients, expanding their options in health care.
Susan Walls-Bortman, RN, M.S., WHNP-C holds a Masters of Science in Nursing/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner degree from Arizona State University as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Arizona. She is a registered Women's Health Nurse Practitioner as designated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing and is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics by the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.
Ms. Walls-Bortman will not replace patients' options with physicians, but expand their access to immediate health care. While she will be carrying her own patient load for those who prefer the greater amount of time that a Nurse Practitioner is able to devote to her patients, she will also serve as a back up for Ironwood's four physicians, whose schedules must sometimes be juggled when called away to deliver babies.
Carol A. Bronte
R.N., M.S., C.N.M., Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Certified Nurse Midwife
Ms. Bronte has 28 years experience in the field of obstetrics and well woman gynecology, both in clinic and private practice settings. She was one of the founding partners in C.B.S. Midwifery, New, York, New York which was the first private midwifery practice in the state.
"I believe that as an advanced practice nurse/certified nurse midwife I can not only provide high quality medical care, but do so in a way that enables the patients and their families to participate in important decision making regarding their health care. It is important that women have all the information to make informed choices, and have their concerns addressed in a caring, knowledgeable way."
- Nationally Certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives
- Married
- BS, RN from Hunter College (CUNY)
New York
- MS from New York Medical College,
New York
- CNM from State University of New York
(Brooklyn)
- Born in New York, New York
- Personal Interests: Travel, gardening,
reading
- Best vacation: African Safari
DEFINITION OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER: click here
For more information, please contact our office at 881-1977.
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