Emma Dunfee, DO

I am a board-cer­ti­fied fam­i­ly med­i­cine physi­cian. I also com­plet­ed a Mater­nal and New­born Health Fel­low­ship that pro­vid­ed addi­tion­al expe­ri­ence in obstet­rics, includ­ing pre­na­tal care, point-of-care ultra­sounds, labor and deliv­ery man­age­ment, vagi­nal and c‑section deliv­er­ies, and post­par­tum care. The joy of prac­tic­ing obstet­rics and fam­i­ly med­i­cine is that I get the priv­i­lege of car­ing for some­one dur­ing their preg­nan­cy and both the moth­er and the grow­ing fam­i­ly after birth. 

My approach to patient care is about build­ing trust­ing rela­tion­ships with my patients and address­ing their phys­i­cal, men­tal, and social con­cerns. I strive to cre­ate a space where patients are sup­port­ed and feel heard through empa­thy and under­stand­ing. It is vital to clear­ly explain med­i­cine in a way that some­one under­stands and is edu­cat­ed on evi­dence-based options and avail­able com­mu­ni­ty recours­es for symp­to­matic improve­ment and treat­ment. Ulti­mate­ly, I intend to use shared deci­sion-mak­ing to cre­ate a plan with my patients to improve their health.