Virginia Women's Center - St. Mary's Hospital

Dr. Buettner has built a successful OB-GYN practice around the needs of women of all ages.

She emphasizes individualized medical care, by getting to know the unique qualities of her patients. Among her obstetrical patients, Dr. Buettner takes into account not only the physical changes taking place but the emotional ones, too. She has great interest and expertise in high-risk pregnancies, including multiple births and advanced maternal age. For women with gynecologic challengesfrom birth control to menopauseshe is an advocate for disease prevention and optimal well-being. When problems do arise, Dr. Buettner is a skilled surgeon in traditional surgeries as well as minimally invasive surgeries. Virginia Women's Center patients for whom surgery is necessary can benefit from Dr. Buettner's training in using the daVinci® Surgical System for minimally invasive procedures.

Elizabeth Compton is a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner.

She earned a Bachelor's of Science and Master's of Science in nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has worked in the Richmond area as a nurse practitioner, providing obstetrical and gynecological services to women. She also has general surgery and psychiatric nursing experience, and she worked as a labor and delivery nurse for many years.

Cathleen Ford Conner is a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner.

She earned a bachelor's in nursing from the College of New Rochelle. She earned a master's degree as a women's health nurse practitioner and a degree as a family nurse practitioner from the Medical College of Virginia. While at MCV, she was a nurse practitioner in the obstetrics department and worked with post-partum patients. She also worked in the gynecology clinic and what was then the OB/GYN emergency room. She joined Virginia Women's Center in 1995.

Virginia Women's Center is thrilled to announce the addition of Jessica M. DeMay, M.D. to the VWC care team.

Joining Drs. Rod Love and Lisa Troyer in the specialty of maternal-fetal medicine, Dr. DeMay will collaborate with other VWC providers in the care of high-risk pregnancies and other situations requiring advanced ultrasound.

Catherine D. Douglas, M.S., R.N.C., W.H.N.P., is a registered nurse and board-certified women's health nurse practitioner.

She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Medical College of Virginia. There, she completed a Master of Science degree (summa cum laude) in nursing with a concentration in obstetrics and gynecology. Catherine is also a cum laude graduate of the College of William and Mary, where she studied psychology and art/art history. She joined Virginia Women's Center in 2007.