Dr. Rhonda Flora moved from the midwest to southern California to pursue her dream of providing obstetrical and gynecologic care for women. She completed her training at the University of California Irvine Medical Center and joined her current practice in 2004. Since then she has had the privilege of guiding women through multiple stages of their lives from the single years, to the joy of the first pregnancy, through motherhood, and finally assisting them through the transition to menopause. She also enjoys assisting women with the initial stages of fertility treatments. She is skilled in providing minimally invasive surgical solutions such as laparoscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy and hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation for issues such as heavy periods, fibroids, and endometriosis. Dr. Rhonda Flora is board certified and has an exclusive affiliation with Hoag Hospital. She is an active member of the medical staff there. She lives in Huntington Beach with her husband and her dog Ullr. She believes in promoting a healthy lifestyle and maintains her personal wellness by surfing, traveling and doing yoga.

Lisa M. Karamardian, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, where she graduated with honors as a Dean’s Scholar. She completed her residency at LAC-USC Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Dr. Karamardian is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and she is a Fellow of the American College of Ob/Gyn. She has exclusively practiced in Newport Beach, California, specializing in women’s healthcare and special medical needs. Dr. Karamardian is highly skilled and has much experience in high-risk obstetrics, including multiple gestations and pregnancies as the result of advanced reproductive technologies such as IVF. She is also committed to less invasive surgical options to treat a variety of gynecologic conditions. Dr. Karamardian has been an active staff member at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian since 1996, and is the past chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology there. Additionally, Dr. Karamardian is on staff at Newport Center Surgical, and she holds memberships in the California Medical Association, Orange County Medical Association, and AMAA Orphan and Childcare Committee, while also serving on various women’s health and medical boards. She has been named an Orange Coast/OCMA Physician of Excellence Award Recipient numerous years, was the 2012 Vin Jorgensen Award Winner, and is named in America’s Top Obstetricians & Gynecologists’ listings.

Dr. Anne Kent has been practicing in Newport Beach for over 20 years. She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the academic honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. She has been a leader in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hoag Memorial Hospital which known for its excellence and quality. She is currently a member of the Core Committee but has served as Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and also as a member of the Medical Executive Committee. She is certified on the Da Vinci robotic platform and is skilled at minimally invasive surgery as well. Her passion for women's health care inspires her to keep abreast of the latest technologic and medical advances in obstetrics and gynecology. She enjoys traveling and can often be found cheering at her daughter's waterpolo matches.

Jody White Lai, MD is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with active staff privileges at Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital since 2007. Dr. Lai completed her residency training at University of California Irvine Medical Center and had the honor of being chosen chief resident in her final year. Dr. Lai has been in private practice in Newport Beach for over 6 years. She has always been attracted to the continuity of care women’s health offers and enjoys fostering relationships with women throughout all stages of their lives, guiding patients through contraceptive counseling, care during pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. Dr. Lai specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques including operative hysteroscopy, endometrial ablation, laparoscopic management of endometriosis, fibroids, and laparoscopic hysterectomy. In her free time Dr. Lai enjoys spending time with her husband and sons traveling and trying to improve their amateur ‘foodie’ status.

Dr. Vinita Speir is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and loves being an advocate for her patients and women’s health. In 2014, she transitioned to private practice after practicing as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine where she also completed medical school and residency training . She is now an active staff member at Hoag Memorial Hospital.She is a member of the prestigious medical honor societies Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Her philosophy focuses on comprehensive, patient-tailored care and she enjoys taking care of patients of all ages from adolescence through menopause. In addition to obstetrics, she specializes in management of gynecologic disorders such as menstrual irregularities, vulvar disorders, fibroids, and contraception. She is also skilled in minimally invasive surgery and certified on the Da Vinci Robotic platform.

After graduating from one of the top ten medical schools, Dr. Patricia Strachan completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. Since then she has been in private practice in Newport Beach and Irvine and has over 20 years of experience. She continues to maintain her board-certification status and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is proud of having brought well over a thousand babies into the world. As an active staff member at Hoag Memorial Hospital she operates at both the Irvine and Newport Beach locations and is skilled at gynecologic surgery. She prides herself on personal and quality patient care and is respected by her colleagues for her calm demeanor. Outside of work, she has her hands full with her three children.

Dr. Nicolle Underwood joined the group on February 1, 2017 and practices out of our Newport Beach and Irvine offices. A native of Santa Monica, CA, Dr. Underwood is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. After more than a decade of medical training and practice on the East Coast, she is excited to return to Southern California.

After graduating from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, and obtaining a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Underwood completed her medical training at one of the busiest obstetrics/gynecology hospitals in New York - St. Luke’s-Roosevelt in Manhattan, where she had the honor of being named chief resident.  
 
After residency, Dr. Underwood joined a private obstetrics/gynecology practice on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where she guided hundreds of women through all stages of the birthing process. She is highly proficient with all key modern obstetric/gynecologic technologies and techniques and was named Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai West hospital in Manhattan in 2015.
 
After giving birth to her own first child in 2015, Dr. Underwood decided it was time to return to her native Southern California. She is tremendously excited to work with the other exceptional doctors at PACWHA.

Dr. Brooke Hargrove joined the group on May 1, 2017 and practices out of our Newport Beach office. Dr. Hargrove grew up in Northern California and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Hawaii and returned to California for her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Hargrove is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the academic honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. She has been in private practice in Newport Beach for the past 6 years and is exclusively affiliated with Hoag Hospital where she serves on the OB/GYN Core Committee.

Dr. Hargrove prides herself on building personal relationships with her patients.  Her interests include high and low risk obstetrics, adolescent gynecology, contraception and minimally invasive surgery.  She loves caring for women through all stages of life, from the joy of childbirth through menopause. Dr. Hargrove is constantly engaged in her local community, staying active and spending quality time with her husband and two young children.  
 

Lisa Worsch M.D. is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist. Dr. Worsch has a private practice in Newport Beach and active staff privileges at Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital since 1995. Beginning in 2006, Dr. Worsch limited her practice to gynecology offering comprehensive gynecologic services. Dr. Worsch specializes in minimally invasive surgical treatments for a variety of gynecologic conditions, such as heavy menses, pelvic pain, endometriosis, and symptomatic uterine fibroids. She has expertise in da Vinci®robot assisted laparoscopic total and supracervical hysterectomy. In addition, she performs laparoscopic procedures to evaluate and treat endometriosis, adnexal masses and pelvic pain. Dr. Worsch also offers less invasive approaches for women seeking to preserve their uterus. These techniques include endometrial ablation, diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy. As of September 2016, Dr. Worsch has transitioned to only assisting with surgeries and is no longer in private practice.

Angela Bohning, Nurse Practitioner

Donna Dessau, Nurse Practitioner

Kathy Dubourdieu, Nurse Practitioner

Nancy Evans, Nurse Practitioner

Julianna Linn, Physican Assistant

Megan Scully Wills, Nurse Practitioner