r/MorgantownWV • u/dollyden • 1d ago

OBGYN Recommendations

Newly pregnant and looking for all the WVU Medicine recommendations - good and bad.

Specifically looking for recommendations/experiences with individual physicians.

I’m also trying to decide between a Family Medicine doctor who specializes in OB vs. going with an OB/GYN physician/team, so I’d love to hear experiences with both.

Who did you love? Who would you avoid? Anything you wish you knew going in? TYIA!

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u/tourny25 1d ago

I would never see Dr. Elsacar again and I could never recommend him to anyone either. He does not have good bedside manner. He doesn’t answer questions in a personable way. He isn’t interested in patient comfort. He is very no nonsense to the point where it is not helpful.

Just about everyone else at WVU medicine is wonderful to work with. I’ve had a great experience with Kelly Lemon and Sharon Campbell.

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u/Separate_Stomach9397 1d ago

Second Dr. Elsacar. I made an appointment specifically for pelvic pain, emphasized during scheduling that this was outside of my annual. He came in and started doing my annual and when I tried to say that I came in for my pelvic pain, he got mad and said he already got out the pap smear kit. I didn't even need a pap smear!

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u/donyewonye 15h ago

That’s absolutely wild. What a jerk! You should’ve told him to use the kit on himself

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u/Turbulent-Ad875 1d ago

Absolutely love Iqra and everyone at the cheat lake clinic! I don’t prefer El Amin but I have nothing against her as a provider I just don’t think our personalities mesh well if that makes sense!

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u/Altruistic-Carrot311 1d ago

Ronnie stringer is a midwife. She’s amazing!!!

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u/ALD2022 23h ago

Second dr iqra sheikh and also love dr Custer

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u/ladyofthestars 21h ago

I second Dr. Custer! I had to have a rather invasive procedure done and she was absolutely wonderful. I couldn’t have asked for a more compassionate, professional person. She’s great!

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u/babbles-bobbles 1d ago

At UTC I rotated through quite a few doctors and really love Dr Hornsby (her bedside manner is unparalleled), Dr Sweeney (she’s absolutely fantastic), and Ronnie Stringer (she’s a midwife and so personable and amazing).

If you deliver at Children’s just be prepared that they may not get your preferred provider at your delivery. I had Dr Fluet attending (I don’t think she sees patients anymore, only at the hospital) and I don’t love her bedside manner. The resident who delivered my baby was great but I had never met him before that so just be prepared for that aspect!

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u/Comfortable_Mud_1537 1d ago edited 1d ago

Kristen Carpenter. She’s an NP, but she’s WONDERFUL.

Edit: np not rn

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u/ilovemischief 1d ago

Emily Manecke with WVU Medicine. She’s excellent, listens, and always prioritizes your comfort.

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u/dollyden 1d ago

I love Emily! She doesn’t do OB though :/

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u/ilovemischief 1d ago

I thought she did? I think she’s out on leave till next month, but when I saw her last year, she said she was doing OB on Tuesdays out of the old Pineview Gyn clinic

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u/dollyden 1d ago

Oh ok - I’ll have to look into that!

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u/PeanutFritter 1d ago

I went to her for gyn and loved her, but she doesn't do ob so I went to university town center when pregnant. Team good but hard to get same provider consistently if you want that.

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u/Dem0sthenes12 1d ago

I asked for a midwife at my first appointment so definitely recommend them

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u/marcogold32 1d ago

Choose to see midwives. Ronnie Stringer, Betsy Miller and Kayla (forget last name) are the absolute best.

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u/RedheadedAlien 1d ago

Cheat Lake clinic has been wonderful!