Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG

A Partner in Your Healthcare

"My training taught me the medical side of women's health care as well as how to help people feel better and live healthier. But there is another side to health care that can't be taught -- the side that appeals to emotions and feelings associated with health problems. In the years that I've been in practice, I like to think that listening to you, explaining all your options, and understanding your concerns is my real specialty."

Board-certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellow: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Residency: Temple University Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania (Academic Chief Resident)
MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
Undergrad: Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania

Actively Involved in Medicine Through Professional Affiliations

"Lifelong professional memberships are 'must-haves' in today's medical world. By meeting with other women's health-care specialists, participating in clinical studies and maintaining hospital affiliations, I can share my knowledge with my peers and learn from them, as well. This enables me to provide my patients with more informed, advanced care."

Fellow: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Member: American Medical Women's Association, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy
Author: "Your Over 35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"
Women's Health Expert: www.obgyn.net
Chief of Staff: Barton Memorial Hospital

Dr. Kelly Shanahan received her medical degree in 1987. She moved to South Lake Tahoe, California in 1994 from Pennsylvania. She enjoys downhill and cross-country skiing, in-line skating, mountain biking, hiking and kayaking. She and her husband, Jeff Turney, have one daughter, Hunter Katherine, who was born in December, 1998.

A Partner in Your Healthcare: Physician Assistants

A Physician Assistant is a health care professional licensed to practice medicine under physician supervision, which can be either in the office or by telephone or electronic communication. PAs perform many duties in medicine including physical exams, diagnosing and treating illness, ordering and interpreting tests, preventive health care counseling, and surgical assisting. PAs can also write prescriptions in most states. PAs are educated in the medical model designed to complement physician training. Upon graduation, PAs must log 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and sit for a recertification exam every six years. The scope of practice of the PA's practice corresponds to the physician's practice; in most settings the PA will see many of the same types of patients as the physician. Referral to the physician, or close consultation between the patient-PA-physician, is done for unusual or hard to manage cases.

Cynthia 'Thia' Mullikin, PA-C

Board-Certified: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
PA: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: Masters in Physician Assistance Studies
BS: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Zoology, Biology and Physiology

Actively Involved in Medicine Through Professional Affiliations

"I had known for many years that I wanted to work in healthcare, but it wasn't until I discovered the PA profession that I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I think PAs represent both past and modern medicine in that we are able to take the extra time some patients require and provide the latest and best care available. I have always been interested in women's health and with each day working with Dr. Kelly Shanahan, my interest and knowledge in the field grows. I look forward to helping preserve and improve women's health in the local communities."

Member: American Academy of Physician Assistants, California
Member: Academy of Physician Assistants, Florida
Member: Association of Physician Assistants in Plastic Surgery

Thia received her MPAS, PA-C in 2003. She previously practiced in Plastic Surgery in Tallahassee, Florida. She moved to Tahoe to pursue women's health and enjoy the local lifestyle.