Faculty

Leadership

Faculty

Specialists

Arthur M. Baker, III, M.D.

Associate Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Associate Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina – Charleston, SC BS (1999)

St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dept. of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia Fulbright Scholar (2000)

Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston, SC MD (2004)

Residency:

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC (2008)

Fellowship:

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC (2011)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2009)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2013)

Karen T. Baker, M.D.

Associate Professor & Program Director

Associate Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

University of Florida College of Agriculture BS (1996)

University of Florida College of Medicine MD (2000)

Residency:

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2004)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2006)

Patrick L. Blohm, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Director of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN BS (1984)

Rush Medical College MD (1988)

Residency:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1992)

Fellowship:

Duke University Medical Center (1995)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1997)

Reproductive Endocrinology (1999)

James J. Burke, II, M.D.

Associate Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Director of Medical Student Clerkship (Savannah)

Director Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Pittsburgh State University (Biology) BA (1985)

Medical College of Georgia MD (1990)

Internship/Residency:

Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois (1994)

Fellowship:

Gynecologic Oncology University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan (1997)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998)

Gynecologic Oncology (2000)

Kimberly Crute, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Indiana University (Biology) BS (1994)

Indiana University of Medicine MD (1998)

Residency:

Carolinas Medical Center (2002)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2005)

Melissa A. Crenshaw, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Indiana University (Chemistry) BS (1997)

Indiana University School of Medicine MD (2001)

Residency:

Memorial Health University Center (2005)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2006)

W. Lynn Leaphart, M.D

Associate Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Valdosta State College - Valdosta, Georgia BS (1986)

Mercer University School of Medicine MD (1990)

Residency:

Medical Center of Central Georgia (1994)

Fellowship:

University of Vermont (1997)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2001)

Dina E. Linfoot, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Statistics with Distinction) BS (1989)

New York University School of Medicine MD (1993)

Residency:

Emory University School of Medicine (1995)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School (1997)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2001)

Susan Greene, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

University of Georgia BS (2005)

St. George’s University School of Medicine (2009)

Mercer University School of Medicine MD (2011)

Residency:

Memorial University Medical Center (2015)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2017)

Brittany Merritt, MD

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Georgia Institute of Technology BS (2008)

Emory University School of Medicine MD/MPH (2013)

Residency:

Memorial University Medical Center (2017)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)

William E. Osborne, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

University of Georgia (Zoology) BS (1984)

Medical College of Georgia MD (1988)

Residency:

Medical College of Georgia (1992)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1994)

B. Darren Preuninger, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) BS (2001)

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (Oklahoma City) MD (2006)

Residency:

Memorial University Medical Center (2010)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2014)

Keisha Reddick, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Spelman College (Biology) BS (1999)

Morehouse School of Medicine MD (2003)

Internship/Residency:

Duke University Medical Center (2007)

Fellowship:

Duke University Medical Center (2010)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2011)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2013)

Todd A. Robinson, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

University of North Carolina (Biology) BA (1988)

Medical College of Georgia MD (1992)

Residency:

Memorial University Medical Center (1996)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1999)

Anthony B. Royek, M.D.

Program Chair & Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Associate Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

State University of New York at Stony Brook BA (1986)

Autonomous University of Guadalajara MD (1990)

Fifth Pathway: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1991)

Residency:

Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Inc. (1995)

Fellowship:

State University of New York at Stony Brook, H.S.C. (1997)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2001)

Stephanie Tootle, MD

Associate Program Director

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

University of Georgia BS (2009)

Mercer University School of Medicine MD (2014)

Residency:

University of Florida College of Medicine (2018)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)

Ashley Borgstadt Valenzuela, DO

Instructor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Missouri State University BS (2008)

Rockhurst University MBA (2014)

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences DO (2014)

Residency:

Memorial University Medical Center (2018)

Fellowship:

Brown University (2021)

Board Certified: Active

Hoi Tik Hyde Yuen, MD

Instructor

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)

Division of Urogynecology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BS (2006)

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine MD (2013)

Residency:

Christiana Care Health Systems (2017)

Board Certified:

Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)