Emily Damba-Cunningham, DO
Hometown – Farmington Missouri
Undergraduate School – Truman State University
Medical School – A. T. Still University—Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies – exercising, reading, paddle boarding
Goals – I hope to return to Missouri and serve my rural community as a generalist.
Interesting Fact – I am a 4th degree black belt in martial arts.
Christopher Hayes, MD
Hometown – Grew up in a military family, so I have lived a lot of places. But, South Dakota’s probably the closest to home!
Undergraduate School – University of South Dakota
Medical School – Lincoln Memorial University (LMU-DCOM), in eastern Tennessee.
Hobbies – Spending time with my family, board games, reading good books (textbooks, science-fiction, theology, and more), and working on projects around the house.
Goals – Support my friends and family, become a well-trained OB-GYN, and hopefully transition to working in a small-town women’s health clinic.
Interesting Fact – I delivered all three of my children — including one that came unexpectedly at home. All are girls, so if you see glitter on my white coat, that’s why.
Olivia Garvey
Hometown – Jackson, Missouri
Undergraduate School – Southeast Missouri State University
Medical School – NYITCOM
Hobbies – spending time with my husband and two goldendoodles, Opal and Walter, traveling, mission trips, board games, card games, exploring new walking trails, FaceTiming my mom
Goals – To become a board certified OBGYN and help women better understand their bodies and take control of their health.
Interesting Fact – I was a collegiate cheerleader, been on mission trips to Haiti, Honduras, and Ghana, competed in two bodybuilding competitions, Disney World is one of my favorite places on earth, and I have a hard time picking just one
Interesting Fact!
M. Gabe Pecha
Hometown – Folsom, California
Undergraduate School – University of Dallas
Medical School – UTMB- Galveston
Hobbies – Cheesemaking, breadmaking, reading, playing with my kids
Goals – Complete the NaPro surgery fellowship so I can treat couples with infertility in an ethical way
Interesting Fact – I worked as a high school chemistry teacher after college for 1 year