Jerome L. Yaklic, M.D., FACOG, Acting Chair
Administration & Faculty
Click on a name or scroll down for more information about our faculty.
Faculty |
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Acting Chair |
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Residency Program Director |
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Associate Residency Program Director |
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Chair, OB/GYN Flight (WPAFB) |
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Fellowships |
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
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Divisions |
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General Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Janice M. Duke, M.D., Director |
Gynecologic Oncology |
William A. Nahhas, M.D., Director |
Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
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Pelvic & Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology |
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Administration |
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Director of Business Operations |
Denise R. Porter, M.B.A. |
Resident and Research Coordinator |
Elizabeth D. Fox |
Resident Coordinator |
Christina L. Molnar, M.S. |
Fellowship Coordinator |
Loretta Christon |
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Sheela M. Barhan, M.D.
Associate Residency Director |
Education
M.D.: Tulane University School of Medicine (1992)
Residency: University of Illinois, Chicago, obstetrics & gynecology (1996)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998)
Clinical Interests
Gynecological surgery
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Christopher Croom, M.D.
Division Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
Education
M.D.: Medical University of South Carolina (1983)
Residency: Memorial Medical Center, obstetrics & gynecology (1987)
Fellowship: The Medical College of Georgia, maternal-fetal medicine (1992)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1990, 2008)
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1995, 2008)
Clinical Interests
Obstetrical ultrasound
Thrombophilic and autoimmune conditions in pregnancy
Premature labor prevention and treatment
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Josette D'Amato, D.O.
Assistant Professor |
Education
D.O.: Des Moines University (1995)
Residency: Doctor's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio (obstetrics & gynecology) (2000)
Certification
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists (Fellow)
American Osteopathic Association, Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Interests
Adolescent gynecologic care
Minimally invasive surgery/hysterectomy
Endometrial ablation, including ThermaChoice and NovaSure procedures
Minimally invasive hysteroscopic tubal ligation (Essure)
Contraception, including IUD
Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, bio-identical hormones

Janice M. Duke, M.D.
Associate Professor
jmduke@mvh.org
Education
M.D.: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (1996)
Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, obstetrics and gynecology (2000)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2002)
Clinical Interests
Menopause & perimenopause
Obstetrics, routine and high risk
International medicine – Yearly trips with medical students and residents to a clinic in Bolivia
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Lynne A. Eaton, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor |
Education
M.D.: Medical College of Pennsylvania/Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Interests
Gynecologic Oncology
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Michael Galloway, D.O., FACOG
Residency Director |
Education
M.D.: Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1993)
Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (1998)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2004)
Clinical Interests
Vaginal surgery
Pelvic prolapse/reconstruction
Advanced laparoscopic surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery
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John W. Moroney, M.D.
Military Residency Program Director, WSU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Education
M.D.: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill. (2002)
Residency (Obstetrics and Gynecology): National Naval Medical Center/Walter Reed Army Medical Center / National Naval Medical Center, Washington, D.C./Bethesda, Md. (2002-2006)
Fellowship (Gynecologic Oncology): University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (2006-2009)
Fellowship, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (A Phase I Program): University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (2008-2009)
Certification
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Fellow (2009–Present)
Clinical Interests
Gynecologic Oncology
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G. Theodore Talbot, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
Education
M.D.: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1993)
Residency: Duke University Medical Center (1997)
Clinical Interests
DaVinci robotic surgery
Minimally invasive procedures including ThermaChoice endometrial ablation, Essure and Adiana tubal
sterilizations, Myosure
Uncomplicated and high-risk obstetrics
Urinary incontinence
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Lt. Col. Geoffrey Towers, USAF MC
Flight Commander, Obstetrics & Gynecology Flight, Wright-Patterson Medical Center |
Education
M.D.: University of Utah, 1995
Residency: Keesler Air Force Base, obstetrics & gynecology (1999)
Fellowship: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center (2004)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2004)
(Board certification is currently not available for urogynecology)
Clinical Interests
Urinary incontinence
Pelvic organ support problems
Minimally-invasive surgery
Endoscopy
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Ned Williams, D.O.
Assistant Professor |
Education
D.O.: Midwestern University — Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)
Residency: Wright State University School of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2009)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998 – Present)
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Jerome L. Yaklic, M.D., FACOG
Acting Chair |
Education
M.D.: Wayne State University School of Medicine – Detroit, Michigan (1992)
Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1996)
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diplomate (1998 – Present)
Clinical Interests
General gynecology (adolescents through menopause)
Pelvic support problems/prolapse
Urinary incontinence
Overactive bladder
Pelvic pain
Vaginal surgery
Minimally invasive and robotic surgeries
Contraception and office procedures/surgery, including office tubal ligation, endometrial ablation and incontinence procedures









