Eryn Clipp, M.D.

We're excited to announce that Eryn K. S. Clipp, M.D. will join Virginia Women's Center in June. Dr. Clipp will be practicing at our Mechanicsville location.

Originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, Dr. Clipp earned her bachelor's degree from Emory University and her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. She completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Virginia and was awarded the Resident Research Award in 2013. Following residency, Dr. Clipp practiced with Westside OB-GYN in Burlington, North Carolina before returning to Richmond to practice with Virginia Women's Center. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Clipp enjoys providing complete OB-GYN care throughout the continuum of life. Her interests lie in working with adolescents as well as using minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat certain gynecologic conditions. Dr. Clipp enjoys offering her obstetrical patients a low-intervention and family-centered labor and delivery experience; however, she is also comfortable in managing high-risk pregnancies in conjunction with our maternal-fetal medicine specialists.

When she is not working, Dr. Clipp spends as much time as she can with her husband and young son. As a family, they enjoy traveling and being active outdoors.

Learn more about Dr. Clipp or call us at 804.288.4084 to schedule an appointment.

Meet our Health Care Providers - Eryn K. S. Clipp, M.D.

By Mary Polce-Lynch, Ph.D.

When we set aside perceived differences between employed and stay-at-home mothers, we see that all moms are hardworking "full-time" moms. So Happy Mother's Day from Virginia Women's Center to all hardworking mothers!

In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed 68.3 percent of married mothers with a spouse were employed outside the home while 75.2 percent of mothers with other marital statuses (single, widowed, divorced, etc.) were in the work force. These data suggest that although most mothers work outside the home, the choice for some mothers to "opt out" of the work force can often be a flash point for envy, resentment and guilt between working and stay-at-home moms. This unnecessary tension can prevent mothers from sharing all the joys and burdens they actually have in common.
 
Truce: Ending the Mommy Wars

Moms who stay at home and moms who work outside the home BOTH struggle. In addition, each often envies the other! The employed mom may wish she had more free time for her child and the time to stop for coffee after dropping her kids off in the mornings while the stay-at-home mom might like opportunities that reflect upon her as a capable and creative person in her own right. It is past time to end whatever part each of us plays in perpetuating the "mommy wars."

The main weapon in the mommy wars is judgment. It may come disguised in different forms (envy, jealousy, guilt) but at the core is negatively judging others - as well as ourselves. Thoughts such as, "She doesn't have it as hard as I do because... (enter your particular justification here) or "I never do enough for my kids..." are just two examples of the criticisms we may aim at other moms and ourselves. But the truth is, if you reread the previous judgments, both could be said by both groups of moms.

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We are thrilled to announce that Virginia Women's Center physicians and staff will begin offering care that revolves around you in Midlothian in the summer of 2014!
Our office will be on the campus of St. Francis Medical Center and our address will be 13801 St. Francis Boulevard, Suite 100, Midlothian, VA 23114. Stay tuned to future issues of CenterPiece for the date of our grand opening.

Dr. Keith Berkle, Dr. Andrew Moore, Dr. Sara Sarraf and Dr. Rebecca Woo will be the team of physicians providing OB-GYN care at our Midlothian office. In addition, maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Rodrick Love will work in tandem with our OB-GYNs to provide care for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies. Our urogynecologist, Dr. Tovia Smith and urologist, Dr. Lonny Green will also provide care at our Midlothian office.

We are currently scheduling July appointments with all physicians; feel free to call our office at 804.288.4084 to schedule yours. We look forward to seeing you in Midlothian!

Keith Berkle, M.D.

Andrew Moore, M.D.

Sara Sarraf, M.D.

Rebecca Woo, M.D.

Clinical research at Virginia Women's Center allows us to provide our patients with therapies, some that are not yet available to the general public, to keep our providers and staff abreast of advancements in women's medicine and to help our patients take an active role in their health care.  

Are you interested in learning more about what it's like to participate in a clinical research study at Virginia Women's Center? Watch the video below to learn how Frances, who suffered with incontinence for many years, describes the experience she had participating in one of our studies that led to the FDA approval of Botox to treat overactive bladder.  

In Their Own Words - Frances Burch's Patient Testimonial

We have four studies that are currently enrolling. To learn more about each study, visit VirginiaWomensCenter.com.  

1. Osteoporosis study
2. Endometriosis study
3. Overactive bladder study (A)
4. Overactive bladder study (B)

If you're interested in participating in a study or learning more about clinical research, you may contact a clinical research coordinator at 804.662.6117 or send a secure message on our patient portal.

Since August 2013, Virginia Women's Center has been providing OB-GYN care to women in the Tappahannock community. We're excited to announce that over the next few months, we will be expanding our office hours and plan to have a physician available for appointments four days a week.

Douglas P. Hutcheson, M.D. and Louis M. Thompson, M.D. will continue to practice at our Tappahannock office. They will be joined by OB-GYNs  Amie Y. Miklavcic, M.D., Matthew F. Vogel, M.D., Kathryn K. Stout, M.D. and gynecologist Kristin P. Schraa, M.D.

Our VWC office is located at 658 Hospital Road, Suite 304 in the Medical Arts Building on the Riverside Tappahannock Hospital campus. To learn more or to get directions, please visit our Web site. If you'd like to schedule an appointment with any of the physicians, feel free to call our office at 804.288.4084. We look forward to seeing more of you in Tappahannock!