OB/GYN
Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care for women at every stage of life, from routine well-woman exams and family planning to prenatal care and delivery. The practice combines broad OB-GYN expertise with a personalized, patient-centered approach.
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There’s a reason nine out of 10 patients recommend Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists: As the area’s exclusive provider of OB-GYN services, we offer a superior level of expertise to every patient.
Whether you are preparing for adulthood, motherhood or menopause, we provide comprehensive gynecological and obstetrical care that is focused on you and your unique needs. From healthy births and families to preventive screenings and advanced gynecological surgery, we guide our patients on the path to lifelong health.
Board-Certified Physicians
Our OB-GYN physicians provide personalized care plans along with high-quality care and surgical expertise. Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, our physicians share a unified commitment to your lifelong health. Whether you need GYN care, OB care or both, you’ll receive the physician expertise you need, close to home.
Certified Nurse Midwives
When we expanded our care team in 2012 to include certified nurse midwives, we brought something new to the women of our community: the ability to choose a midwife and deliver your baby here in Lawrence. Certified nurse midwives also provide comprehensive gynecology services for women of all ages.
Certified Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioners
Our team of OB-GYN nurse practitioners, which includes certified women’s health nurse practitioners, provides a range of OB-GYN services. From routine well-woman exams to birth control, fertility questions and many other women’s health issues, our nurse practitioners share our commitment to being your partner for lifelong health.
Meet Our Care Team
Crystal Dunbar, APRN
Gynecology
Crystal Dunbar, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, joined the Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists team in 2021, though she has been with LMH Health since 2003. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and earned her master’s degree from Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. Dunbar is an active member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and is a part of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.
Emily Riggs, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Dr. Riggs joined Lawrence OB-GYN in 2013. She earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2009. She then completed postgraduate residency training in OB-GYN at the Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado, in 2013.
Holly A Dunoon, APRN
Obstetrics
Holly Dunoon is a board certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner who completed her master's degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. She earned her bachelor's in nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2007 and also earned a bachelor's degree in French and Psychology from the University of Kansas in 2005. Prior to earning her master's degree, Holly worked as a nurse at the University of Kansas Medical Center caring for postpartum women, newborns and women with high-risk pregnancies.
Jan Morey, APRN, RNC
Obstetrics
Jan Morey is a certified Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner. She completed the NP program at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center in 1993, after earning a bachelor's in Nursing at Marymount College and a bachelor's degree in Health from Kansas State University. Jan has been with Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists since 1995. Her background also includes working with the Douglas County Health Department in the Family Planning Program, and as a labor and delivery nurse in Manhattan, Kansas.
Kelly Jimenez, APRN
Obstetrics
A longtime LMH Nurse within the Family Birthing Center, Kelly received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas School of Nursing in 2015. Many hours of her graduate clinical experience were spent within Mt. Oread Family Practice.
Leslie Underwood, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Dr. Underwood grew up in Oklahoma and earned a bachelor's degree in health and sports science in 2000 at the University of Oklahoma, where she was an Academic All-American in golf. She completed her medical degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City in 2006. Dr. Underwood finished her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2010 and joined the staff at Austin Regional Clinic in Austin, Texas. She joined Lawrence OB-GYN in 2014 and is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Logan J. Kracht, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Logan Kracht, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Prior to joining the LMH Health team, Kracht worked for the Women’s Clinic of Johnson County-Olathe.
Kracht enjoys performing minimally invasive surgeries and getting his patients back to their daily life as quickly as possible. He is board-certified and is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Kracht enjoys spending his time away from work spending time with his wife and children and playing outside, going to the pool, playing board games and fishing.
Lynley Holman, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Dr. Holman joined Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists in 2015. She worked in her hometown of Junction City, Kansas for 5 years before coming to Lawrence. She earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2005 before completing a four-year obstetrics and gynecology residency at Maricopa Medical Center/St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Melissa Hoffman, APRN, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatry
Melissa Hoffman, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, has been with LMH Health since 2001. Though she has served in different roles, her focus has been providing nursing care and education on labor and delivery and maternal mental health. Hoffman received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Kansas School of Nursing in 2018 and joined Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists in 2019. She is an experienced maternal mental health provider, speaker and trainer and treats patients with post-partum depression. She is a board-certified psychiatric mental health Nurse Practitioner.
Michele A. Bennett, MD, FACOG
Gynecology
Dr. Bennett joined Lawrence OB-GYN in 2011. She earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2006 and completed here OB-GYN internship in 2007. Her residency was completed in 2010 at the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah, where she also worked as a clinical instructor in the OB-GYN department.
Edna McCrary, APRN
Gynecology
Edna McCrary earned her undergraduate nursing degree from William Jewell College and her master’s degree from Frontier Nursing University. She is a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner. Prior to joining LMH Health, Edna worked as a labor and delivery nurse in the Kansas City area and a nurse practitioner at Swope Health Central.