Planes, Trains & Heroes: A Story of Warner Robins and the Robins Region

PHYSICIANS FOR
WOMEN, PC
The doctors and certified midwives of
Physicians for Women, P.C. Standing
(from left to right): Dr. Vijaya Vella,
Dr. Manoj Shah, Dr. Thekkepat
Sekhar, and Dr. Sarah Stanescu.
Seated (from left to right): Cindy
Foster, CNM, and Holly Cross, CNM
Women throughout Middle Georgia rely on
Physicians for Women in Warner-Robbins for
high quality obstetrical and gynecological care.
The highly qualified staff includes Dr. Manoj
Shah, Dr. Thekkepat Sekhar, Dr. Vijaya Vella,
and Dr. Sarah Stanescu, as well as midwives
Holly Cross and Cindy Foster and a dedicated
support team.
Physicians for Women provides highly
professional services in the fields of gynecology,
obstetrics, and midwifery, and procedures
and imaging.
Dr. Manoj Shah is Board Certified in
Obstetrics and Gynecology and completed his
post-graduate training at the Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Shah, who
has lived in Warner Robbins since 1985. Made
history as the first physician in Houston
County to serve as president of the Medical
Association of Georgia. His special interests
include urinary incontinence, uterolvaginal
prolapse, cystocele, rectocele, menopausal
symptoms, laparoscopic minimally invasive
surgery, and infertility. Dr. Shah’s three children
were educated in the Houston County School
System. He is very active in the community and
sponsors teacher awards, as well as supporting
the Science Fair.
Dr. Thekkepat Sekhar is Board Certified in
obstetrics and gynecology and has been in
practice with Physicians for Women since 2001.
He completed his residency in obstetrics and
gynecology at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston,
Illinois, and is fellowship in pelvic surgery also
at St. Francis.
Dr. Vijaya Vella is Board Certified in
obstetrics and gynecology. She completed her
internship and residency at Temple University
Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Vella skillfully
takes care of women throughout their lifetime.
She is particularly adept at management of highrisk
pregnancies, surgical and non-surgical
management of utero-vaginal
prolapse, and minimally invasive
techniques for performance of
hysterectomy.
Dr. Sarah Stanescu completed her
training in obstetrics and gynecology
at MedStar Washington Hospital
Center and Georgetown University
Hospital in Washington, D.C. She
joined Physicians for Women in 2017
and welcomed her son, Felix, in
2018. Dr. Stanescu believes in
empowering women in their own
care. She has particular interests in
contraceptive counseling, PCOS,
abnormal bleeding, and evidencebased
labor management.
Also on the staff at Physicians for
Women are two highly trained and
experienced midwives, Holly Cross
,CNM and Cindy Foster, CNM. Holly
has a master’s degree in nursing science
from Frontier Nursing University and is
certified in midwifery by the American College
of Nurse Midwives. Cindy graduated with
honors from Frontier Nursing University with a
master’s degree in Nursing and received her
certification from the American Midwifery
Certification Board.
At Physicians for Women, each patient is
treated with compassionate care and the latest
in diagnostic and surgical techniques. Whether
it’s a simple pregnancy or a complicated
disorder, patients can depend on the doctors
and nurses at Physicians for Women for the very
best treatment.
Physicians for Women is located at 1021 N.
Hoouston Road in Warner-Robbins. To learn
more, please visit www.pfwobgyn.com.
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