Meet our team

When you choose to have your baby at the Salem Health Family Birth Center, you will be greeted by many friendly faces. The descriptions below will help you become familiar with our doctors, midwives and unit leaders you may see during your stay.

Your family’s wishes, knowledge, values, beliefs and cultural background are incorporated into the planning and delivery of care at our birthing center. We will do our best to follow your birth plan while still offering other options if the need arises.

OB/GYNs

Certified nurse‑midwives

OB Hospitalists

Pediatric Hospitalists

Registered nurses

Genetic counselor

Lactation consultants

OB/GYNs

An obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) is a doctor who specializes in female health issues. Apart from monitoring the pregnancy process and delivering babies, OB/GYN’s also perform a wide range of tasks related to reproductive issues.

David Bishop, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Amy Card, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Darci Hansen, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stacy McCarty, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lisa Rice, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Keita Sakon, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Deborah Saner, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Certified nurse-midwives

Our certified nurse-midwives provide nurturing, hands-on, person and family-centered care. Each are educated in both nursing and midwifery.

Laura Giles, CNM

Midwifery
Aristotle (Ari) Griego-Marsh, CNM

Midwifery
Megan McCrossin, CNM

Midwifery
Christine Morales, CNM

Midwifery
Rebecca Njord, CNM

Midwifery
Katherine Robinson, CNM

Midwifery
Barbara Torres, CNM

Midwifery
Julia Vance, DNP, CNM

Midwifery
Jessica Walsh, CNM

Midwifery
Tamara Wilson, CNM

Midwifery

OB Hospitalists

OB Hospitalists are Board Certified OB/GYNs who work in partnership with the Family Birth Center. If you don't have your own OB provider or if your OB provider is not available when you go into labor, OB Hospitalists are available 24 hours a day to provide safe and professional care.

Amy Card, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Darci Hansen, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stacy McCarty, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Deborah Saner, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Pediatric Hospitalists

Pediatric Hospitalists are providers with specialized training in the care of children from birth to 18 years of age. Our team is available 24 hours a day providing safe and professional care to our patients and their families. They work in collaboration with the pediatric offices in our community to provide a seamless transition from the hospital to your pediatrician's office. They also provide consultative services to providers that are caring for patients in the Emergency Department and other areas throughout the hospital.

Bryan Child, MD

Pediatrics
Fara Etzel, MD

Pediatrics
Aimee Kwon, MD

Pediatrics
M. Christine McKee, MD

Pediatrics
Jill Pearson, MD

Pediatrics
Kaliq Williams, DO

Pediatrics

Registered nurses

Salem Hospital provides the gold standard of care as a Baby Friendly Hospital. Our nurses have specialized training to meet each family's needs. We follow the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

Genetic counselor

Direct care or genetic consultation is provided for women with medical or surgical disorders that contribute to high-risk pregnancy such as heart disease, high blood pressure, pre-clampsia, diabetes, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, lung disease and infectious diseases such as HIV.

Lactation consultants

Our lactation consultants are registered nurses who are also international board certified lactation consultants. To support mothers in providing the best nutrition for their newborns, Salem Health offers a variety of breastfeeding and lactation services to patients during their stay and non-patients in the community.

Learn more about breastfeeding support.