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Women’s Health

Managing women’s health throughout their lifetime

District Medical Group (DMG) offers comprehensive healthcare for women of all ages and includes both generalists in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) as well as specialists in a variety of aspects of women’s health.  We care for women of all ages at every stage of life – from young adulthood through childbearing and motherhood, to menopause and well beyond to end-of-life care.

General OBGYN

Our OBGYN providers include physicians, advanced practitioners, and certified nurse midwives. Our goal is to partner with you to support your unique health throughout the seasons of your life. DMG OBGYN care and treatment includes:

  • Complete gynecological services, including annual well-woman exams

  • Contraceptive counseling and management, and family planning

  • Diagnosis and treatment of sexually-transmitted infections and diseases (STD)

  • Endometrial ablations

  • Patient education and counseling

  • Perimenopausal and menopausal care

  • Treatment of gynecological issues, including:

    Abnormal bleeding
    Chronic pelvic pain
    Difficult or painful sexual intercourse
    Dilation and curettage
    Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
    Endometriosis
    Menstrual cramping
    Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
    Vaginal/vulvar disorders

Education Programs

As part of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance and in partnership with Valleywise Health, DMG’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) offers a residency program. For more information:

In addition, DMG offers undergraduate education through rotations and electives including:

  • Gynecologic Surgery

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

  • Preparation for Practice

  • Specialty Ambulatory Clinics in OBGYN

  • Women’s Health and Family Planning

  • Women’s Imaging

For more information on DMG’s commitment to educating Arizona’s future healthcare professionals, click here.

OBGYN Specialties

DMG’s OBGYN team also includes physicians with specialized training in:

  • Colposcopy and dysplasia, including:

    Cervical cancer screening
    Colposcopic evaluation and biopsies
    Cryotherapy
    Dysplasia
    HPV testing and vaccine
    Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)
    Preinvasive cervical lesions

  • Diabetes in pregnancy

  • Gynecological surgery for cervical, vaginal, vulval and/or ovarian cancers, as well as radical pelvic surgery

  • Gynecological urology, including:

    Pelvic organ prolapse
    Pharmacologic therapy
    Urinary incontinence
    Urodynamic testing

  • Maternal and fetal medicine (perinatology), including:

    Diabetes education
    Diagnostic testing
    Genetic counseling
    High-risk maternal and fetal care monitoring
    Ultrasound examinations

  • Reproductive endocrinology and fertility, which includes treatment of:

    Amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)
    Delayed or precocious puberty
    Galactorrhea (nipple discharge)
    Hirsutism (growth of dark or coarse hair in a male-like pattern)
    Hormonal abnormalities
    Infertility
    Lactational insufficiency
    Polycystic ovary syndrome
    Recurrent miscarriage

Specialized OBGYN Programs

In collaboration with Valleywise Health, DMG includes OBGYN specialists providing services and programs to support women with unique health challenges. These programs and services include:

Internatal Care Clinic:  We offer special primary care services for women planning another pregnancy who have experienced:

  • Giving birth to small babies (under three pounds)

  • 3+ days of intensive neonatal care previously

  • Fetal demise

Patients at the Internatal Care Clinic have regular visits with their physician at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 10 months after delivery and annually thereafter, as well as access to prescriptions and health education, nutrition, dental and social services.

Refugee Women’s Health Clinic (RWHC): The first of its kind in Arizona, RWHC was established to address the clinical care of women in the growing refugee and immigrant communities. With the goal of eliminating health disparities and cultural barriers to care, DMG OBGYN providers and RWHC staff provide the following services in a professional and culturally- and linguistically-appropriate manner:

  • Delivery and post-partum care

  • Family planning

  • Gynecological care

  • Health education, including nutrition and exercise

  • Management of infertility and menopause

  • Maternal and child health issues

  • Preventive health services

  • Routine and high-risk prenatal care

Teen Pregnancy Program: DMG includes OBGYN providers with a commitment to providing the support and education needed for the youngest mothers to have a healthy pregnancy, and baby at birth and as the child grows.

  • Healthy pregnancy and birth

  • Healthy relationships

  • Parenting and breastfeeding

Locations

DMG OBGYN providers serve women of all ages in multiple Valleywise Health Center locations across Maricopa County. To find a location near you, use the map below or visit the Valleywise Health website.

Meet Our Women’s Health Providers

Linda Chambliss, MD, MPH, FACOG
Linda Chambliss, MD, MPH, FACOG
Medical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Medical Specialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing
Certification: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Complete bio
Dean Coonrod, MD, MPH, FACOG
Dean Coonrod, MD, MPH, FACOG
Department Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
DMG Board of Directors
Professor and Chair, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
Medical Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD
Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD
Founding Medical Director, Refugee Women's Clinic, Valleywise Health
Medical Specialty: Female Sexual Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical School: Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City, NY
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Tammalynn Bambulas, CNM
Tammalynn Bambulas, CNM
New Hope Teen Pregnancy Program Director, Valleywise Health
Medical Specialty: Nurse Midwifery
Education: Master of Science, Nursing- Midwifery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board
Complete bio