Women's Healthcare Specialists

Whether you require prenatal care, treatment of a reproductive cancer or breast cancer, or ongoing therapy for infertility, staff members at Mission Women's Health Center provide you with information and support from your initial diagnosis to the completion of your treatment plan. Our Women's Health Center offers you access to a large number of physicians in private practice who specialize in women's health care.

Our physician specialists work in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, maternal-fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, urogynecology, and minimally invasive surgery.

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Board certified physicians treat and counsel women from adolescence through reproductive years and menopause. Using the latest techniques as well as traditional methods, physicians meet a woman's health needs whether she's having her first gynecological exam, her first baby or her first mammogram.

Our region of the state has a wealth of healthcare professionals providing family centered maternity services including Obstetricians, Certified Nurse Midwives, Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialists, Osteopaths, and Family Practice physicians.

To find a listing of physicians, visit Find A Doctor. To find Certified Nurse Midwives who deliver babies at Mission Hospitals, contact:

MAHEC Women's Health Center
828-258-1202
New Dawn Midwifery
828-236-0032

You can also get more information about maternity providers by calling our Women's Resource Center prenatal line at 828-213-8113.

Maternal-fetal medicine physicians specialize in high-risk pregnancies and will accept any pregnant woman in western North Carolina who is deemed high-risk. Physicians travel throughout the region to treat women who are unable to travel or who have been prescribed bed rest.

Gynecologic Oncology
HOPE-A Women's Cancer Center, is a full-scope oncology practice specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of women's reproductive cancers as well as breast disorders and breast cancer. While most gynecologic oncologists treat only reproductive cancers, HOPE offers comprehensive treatment for breast cancer patients and draws on other specialties including physical rehabilitation practitioners and reconstructive surgeons to help provide support to women before, during and after their treatment.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
The Center for Applied Reproductive Science (CARS) has offices in Asheville and in Johnson City, TN; both offices treat male and female infertility as well as disorders of the endocrine system. Services include:

Seven day a week reproductive technologies for women at any point in their menstrual cycle
Full in-vitro fertilization center that includes treatment of male infertility
Assisted reproductive technology
Treatment for repeated miscarriages
Artificial insemination or ovulation
Surgery to preserve reproductive organs
Reconstruction of damaged reproductive organs that may be preventing pregnancy
Ultrasound monitoring during a woman's menstrual cycle
Diagnosis and treatment of hormonal imbalances and estrogen/progesterone problems

Urogynecology
Women experiencing chronic incontinence and/or loss of anatomic pelvic support can be evaluated and treated by a fellowship-trained subspecialist in urogynecology. Services offered include:

Use of advanced diagnostic tools to determine the cause of either urinary or fecal incontinence
Treatment of women who have sustained childbirth injuries including too much stretching of the vaginal walls as well as a weakened pelvic floor
Treatment of incontinence or loss of pelvic support due to lack of hormones
Advanced surgical techniques including grafts and the use of specialized equipment for women when traditional surgery has failed

Minimally Invasive Surgery
At Mission Hospitals, a group of medical professionals is specifically trained for and dedicated to minimally invasive surgery. The Minimally Invasive Surgical Team (MIST) utilizes both laparascopic technology, in which the surgeon enters through the patient's belly button, and hysteroscopic surgeries, in which the surgeon enters through the patient's vagina. Smaller incisions or even no incision generally result in reduced pain, reduced time lost from work and family, and offers an alternative to the traditional six-week recovery from surgery. MIST handles the following:

One day surgeries that take between 2-6 hours
Vaginal hysterectomies requiring no incision or laparoscopic hysterectomy in which there are only small incisions
Removal of fibroid tumors, ovarian cysts, endometriosis and surgical adhesions or scar tissue with laparascopic techniques
Hysteroscopic surgery to remove polyps and/or fibroids

Having GYN surgery at Mission? Download a guide to Your GYN Surgery (PDF)