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Obstetrics and Gynecology: About Our Physicians

Dept. of OB/GYN

 

Robert Atlas, M.D., Chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Mercy, leads a talented team of Board Certified physicians and certified nurse midwives who offer a wide variety of obstetric and gynecologic services.

The medical staff of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is committed to providing the highest standard of care in a healthy, warm and compassionate environment.

 

Click on the links below to get to know our physicians and nurse midwives:

Physicians:

Kate Abello, M.D.  Fawn Manning, D.O.
Caren Craig, M.D  Janna Mudd, M.D.
Shawn Davis-Wilensky, M.D. Erika Nichelson, D.O.
Carmen Farrior, M.D. Karen Perkins, M.D.
Teresa Hoffman, M.D.    Michael Richman, M.D.
Angela Hopkins-Luna, M.D. Jennifer Taylor, M.D.
Lavern Jones, M.D.  Steven Tucker, M.D.
Emerson Julian, M.D.  
Cyrus Lawyer, M.D.  

                                                                                                      

Nurse Midwives:

Danielle Goode, MSN, CNM  Kathleen Slone, MSN, CNM
Tarnisha Hemphill, MSN, CNM    Keisha Thomas, CNM
Justina Mammeri, MSN, CNM    

 

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Tollfree: 1-800-MD-Mercy (1-800-636-3729)

 

 

Robert Atlas

Robert O. Atlas, M.D., Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Robert O. Atlas, M.D., is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercy is committed to keeping Mercy on the leading-edge of care for women across their life span.

Dr. Atlas was previously with LeHigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA, where he served as Medical Director of the High Risk Perinatal Unit. A 1987 graduate of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Atlas completed his internship in OB/GYN at the University of Maryland Medical Systems (UMMS) in 1988 under Mercy’s Dr. Marcos Pupkin, OB/GYN, who was Program Director at the time. Board Certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dr. Atlas has also served as Clinical Professor at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA, and remains an Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Services at UMMS.

Dr. Atlas is a member of numerous medical professional societies, including the American College of OB/GYN, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the National Perinatal Association.

Dr. Atlas has numerous medical awards, abstracts, publications, chapters and presentations to his credit. He is also a reviewer for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and American Journal of Managed Care and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Phone: 410-332-9192
Fax: 410-962-8763

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Dr. Kate Abello

Kate Abello, M.D.

Kate Abello, M.D., received her medical degree from the Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Abello practices in an all-female obstetrics and gynecology group with Drs. Teresa Hoffman, Erika Lynn Nichelson and Carol Phillips, where they specialize in pregnancy, adolescent care, infertility, menopause and post-menopausal conditions. She is proficient in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery.

Dr. Abello is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Phone: 410-633-6300
Fax: 410-633-6736

Mercy Medical Center
341 N. Calvert Street
Suite 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

6610 Tributary Road, Ste. 206
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

1120 N. Rolling Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228

 

Dr. Caren Craig

Caren Craig, M.D.

Caren Craig, M.D., earned her medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Pennsylvania after receiving a degree in Biology from Yale University. Dr. Craig completed her residency at Maimonides Medical Center in New York and Kaiser Foundation Hospital in California.

Prior to coming to Mercy, Dr. Craig was in private practice in the Department of Gynecology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, and Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Dr. Craig is a solo practitioner specializing in personalized care for women of all ages and is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Phone: 410-332-9123
Fax: 410-659-1276

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 421
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

York Place
1205 York Road
Suite 36
Lutherville, Maryland 21093

 

Shawn Davis-Wilensky, M.D.

Shawn Davis-Wilensky, M.D., graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She completed her residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.

Dr. Davis-Wilensky practices Obstetrics and Gynecology care with the group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC with Drs. Cyrus Lawyer, Fawn Manning, and Steven Tucker.

Dr. Davis-Wilensky speaks fluent Spanish and has extensive research experience from notable institutions such as the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Carmen Farrior, M.D.

Carmen Farrior, M.D.

Carmen Farrior, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School and her M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School. She completed her internship and residency in OB/GYN at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Farrior’s professional experience includes staff physician at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore; Warminster Hospital and Chestnut Hill Hospital both in Pennslyvania. She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is active in numerous professional and community organizations.

Phone: 410-415-5883
Fax: 410-415-5886

1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 235
Pikesville, MD 21208

5400 Old Court Road, Suite 302
Reisterstown, MD 21133

 

Dr. Teresa Hoffman

Teresa Hoffman, M.D.

Teresa Hoffman, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Franklin Square Hospital.

Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Hoffman specializes in high risk obstetrics and practices in an all-female obstetrics and gynecology group with Drs. Kate Abello, Erika Lynn Nichelson and Carol Phillips that provides comprehensive obstetrics and gynecologic care to women of all ages.

Dr. Hoffman is a member of the American Medical Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She has appeared in several national magazines, such as Redbook, ePregnancy, and Cosmopolitan, and on cable television Discovery Health Channel’s Special Deliveries.

Phone: 410-633-6300
Fax: 410-633-6736

Mercy Medical Center
341 N. Calvert Street
Suite 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

6610 Tributary Road, Ste. 206
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

1120 N. Rolling Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228

 

Angela Hopkins-Luna, M.D.

Angela Hopkins-Luna, M.D.

Angela Hopkins-Luna, M.D., obtained her medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, and completed her internship and residency in OB/GYN at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.

Dr. Hopkins-Luna is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. She is a Junior Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is published in the Journal of the National Medical Association.

Phone: 410-415-5883
Fax: 410-415-5886

1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 235
Pikesville, MD 21208

5400 Old Court Road, Suite 302
Reisterstown, MD 21133

 

Lavern Jones, M.D.

Lavern Jones, M.D.

Lavern Jones, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina after receiving her undergraduate degree from Duke University. She completed her residency at Tulane University Medical School in Louisiana.

Dr. Jones is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.

Dr. Jones offers comprehensive OB/GYN care for women of all ages and is a solo practitioner.

Phone: 410-837-9755
Fax: 410-837-9757

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 603
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Emerson Julian, M.D.

Emerson Julian, M.D.

Emerson Julian, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency also at University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Providing obstetric and gynecologic care at Mercy for more than 30 years, Dr. Julian is committed to providing clinical excellence and compassionate care to his patients.

Dr. Julian is a Fellow of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of various professional societies, including the American Board of Gynecology, Med Chi Society, National Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, American Fertility Society and National Medical Society.

Phone: 410-332-1092
Fax: 410-962-8685

315 N. Calvert St., 2nd Flr.
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Cyrus Lawyer, M.D., Ph.D.

Cyrus Lawyer, M.D., Ph.D.

Cyrus Lawyer, M.D., Ph.D., received his medical degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He also completed his internship and residency at Howard University Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident and was nominated for the Basil O’Connor Scholar Research program. Dr. Lawyer also holds a Doctorate degree from the University of Toledo in Administration and Chemistry.

President and CEO of Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC, Dr. Lawyer and his colleagues, Drs. Shawn Davis-Wilensky, Fawn Manning, and Steven Tucker provide a full range of obstetric and gynecologic services to women of all ages.

Dr. Lawyer is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has published a number of articles for medical journals. He is a past member of the American Medical Association and American Association of Laparoscopists.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

934 W. North Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21217

1838 Green Tree Road
Pikesville, Maryland 21208

 

Dr. Fawn Manning

Fawn Manning, D.O.

Fawn Manning, D.O., graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she also completed her internship and residency. Subsequently, she served as Resident Lecturer and Grand Rounds Coordinator.

Dr. Manning speaks medical Spanish and practices obstetrics and gynecology with a group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC, with Drs. Cyrus J. Lawyer, Sean Davis-Wilensky, and Steven Tucker.

Dr. Manning is a member of American Osteopathic Association and the American College of Osteopathic Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Janna Mudd, M.D.

Janna Mudd, M.D.

Janna Mudd, M.D., earned her medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia. She completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

She is a Junior Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Medical Association Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

Dr. Mudd, a published author, has received numerous honors and awards for teaching and academic excellence. She is fluent in Spanish and speaks conversational Greek and Dutch.

Phone: 410-633-6300
Fax: 410-633-6736

Mercy Medical Center
341 N. Calvert Street
Suite 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

6610 Tributary Road, Ste. 206
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

1120 N. Rolling Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228

 

Dr. Erika Nichelson

Erika Lynn Nichelson, D.O.

Erika Lynn Nichelson, D.O., graduated from Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and Biosciences. She completed her residency at the University of Maryland and is eligible for Board Certification.

Dr. Nichelson offers comprehensive gynecologic care for women of all ages from adolescence through geriatrics and is proficient in progressive laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery. Dr. Nichelson provides care in an all female OB/GYN group with Teresa Hoffman, M.D., Kate Abello, M.D. and Carol Phillips, M.D.

Dr. Nichelson is member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and University of Maryland Douglas Society.

Phone: 410-633-6300
Fax: 410-633-6736

Mercy Medical Center
341 N. Calvert Street
Suite 201
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

6610 Tributary Road, Ste. 206
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

1120 N. Rolling Road
Catonsville, Maryland 21228

 

Karen Y. Perkins, M.D., MPH

Karen Y. Perkins, M.D., MPH

Karen Y. Perkins, M.D., MPH, earned her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed her residency in OB/GYN at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.

Dr. Perkins also holds a Masters degree from Harvard University School of Public Health and is a former Boston Radcliff Scholar.

Dr. Perkins is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Medical Association.

Phone: 410-655-6900
Fax: 410-655-5122

A Woman's Choice
315 N. Calvert St., 2nd Fl. Mead Bldg.
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

5400 Old Court Road, Suite 207
Randallstown, Maryland 21133

 

Michael Richman, M.D.

Michael Richman, M.D.

Michael Richman, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency at Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Richman offers specialized care for women who suffer with pelvic pain, endometriosis and pre-term labor pain in the solo OB/GYN practice, Richman Medical Associates.

He is a member of the American Medical Association and the Southern Medical Association and was recognized in 1996 as one of Baltimore’s Top Doctors in Baltimore Magazine. Dr. Richman is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Phone: 410-547-0275
Fax: 410-547-0277

Mercy Medical Center
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 422
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

1404 Crain Hwy., #111
Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

 

Jennifer Taylor, M.D.

Jennifer Taylor, M.D.

Jennifer Taylor, M.D., earned her medical degree at State University of New York at Buffalo. She completed her residency in OB/GYN at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, she has participated in numerous research initiatives and has numerous honors, publications and presentations to her credit. She is a Junior Fellow of the American College of OB/GYN, a member of the American Medical Association and the Douglass Obstetrics and Gynecology Society.

Phone: 410-415-5883
Fax: 410-415-5886

1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 235
Pikesville, MD 21208

5400 Old Court Road, Suite 302
Reisterstown, MD 21133

 

Steven W. Tucker, M.D.

Steven W. Tucker, M.D.

Steven W. Tucker, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland Medical School and his undergraduate degree from Harvard University. He completed his internship and residency at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Tucker also served as Chairman of the Department of OB/GYN at District of Columbia Health and Hospitals and the Fallon Clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Tucker practices obstetrics and gynecology care with the group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC with Drs. Cyrus Lawyer, Shawn Davis-Wilensky, and Fawn Manning. He offers a full range of obstetric and gynecologic services, including advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic techniques.

Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Tucker is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy and the Accreditation Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy. He is a published author on advanced laparoscopic surgery and has lectured nationally and internationally on the topic of laparoscopy and hysteroscopy and surgical safety.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

1838 Green Tree Road
Pikesville, Maryland 21208

 

Danielle Goode

Danielle Goode, MSN, CNM

Danielle Goode, MSN, CNM, earned her Master’s degree in Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland School of Nursing at Baltimore.

Ms. Goode offers a full range of midwifery care including prenatal and postpartum care and gynecologic care in the group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC with Drs. Cyrus Lawyer, Shawn Davis-Wilensky, Fawn Manning, and Steven Tucker.

Before joining Metropolitan OB/GYN, LLC, Ms. Goode served as a labor and delivery nurse, where she performed numerous duties including providing care to high and low risk prenatal and postnatal patients, and served as a charge nurse.

She is certified in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program (CPR).

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Tarnisha Hemphill, MSN, CNM

Tarnisha Hemphill, MSN, CNM, is a certified nurse midwife in the group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN LLC. Ms. Hemphill earned her Master’s degree in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Maryland School of Nursing at Baltimore. She completed her undergraduate work in Nursing and Deaf Studies at Towson University.

Prior to coming to Mercy, Ms. Hemphill was at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where she served as Senior Charge Nurse facilitating teamwork and functioning as a resource person and liaison to staff, physicians, residents, anesthesiologists, patients and families. She also worked as an OB scrub nurse, childbirth educator and preceptor for new nursing personnel and nursing students.

Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Advanced Fetal Monitoring and Interpreting for the Deaf, Ms. Hemphill is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honorary Society.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Justina Mammeri

Justina Mammeri, MSN, CNM

Justina Mammeri, MSN, CNM, earned her Master’s degree in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Maryland School of Nursing at Baltimore where she also received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College.

She sees patients in the OB/GYN group practice of Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC with Drs. Cyrus Lawyer, Sean Davis-Wilensky, Fawn Manning, and Steven Tucker.

Ms. Mammeri provides a full scope of midwifery care including routine gynecologic checkups, family planning services, prenatal and postpartum care, and delivering babies.

Prior to joining Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC, Ms. Mammeri served as a graduate assistant at the University of Maryland, where she instructed nursing students in clinical rotations, and at Mercy Medical Center in Labor and Delivery. She also worked as a research assistant at Johns Hopkins Cornerstone.

Ms. Mammeri is certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program (CPR) and speaks conversational French.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

 

Kathleen C. Slone, MSN, CNM

Kathleen C. Slone, MSN, CNM

Kathleen C. Slone, MSN, CNM, earned her graduate degree in Maternal and Newborn Nursing and her Certification in Nurse-Midwifery at Yale University after receiving her degree in Nursing from Indiana University.

Ms. Slone leads the private group practice of Kathleen Slone, CNM & Associates, where a full scope of midwifery care is provided including routine gynecologic checkups, family planning services, prenatal and postpartum care, and delivering babies.

Before beginning her private group practice, Ms. Slone served as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the School of Public Health and Hygiene.

Ms. Slone is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honorary Society and the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Phone: 410-235-0506
Fax: 410-467-3159

Kathleen Slone, CNM & Associates
St. Paul Place Specialists
3501 St. Paul Street, Suite 143
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

 

Keisha Thomas, CNM

Keisha Thomas, CNM, earned her graduate degree in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Maryland School of Nursing at Baltimore and her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Towson University.

A certified nurse midwife, Ms. Thomas, offers a full range of midwifery services in the group practice, Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC including prenatal and postpartum care and gynecologic care. She is also certified in Nurse Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program (CPR).

Ms. Thomas performed her student nursing-midwife clinical rotation at various health care facilities including University of Maryland, The Baltimore Birthing Center, Bon Secours at Washington Village, University Care at Edmonson Village and University Care at Open Gates.

She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honorary Society. Ms. Thomas is a sign language interpreter using American Sign Language.

Phone: 410-347-5700
Fax: 410-347-5744

Metropolitan OB/GYN Associates, LLC
301 St. Paul Place
Professional Office Building, Suite 501
Baltimore, Maryland 21202


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