The Best in Women’s Healthcare – Close to Home!

NORTHEAST OB/GYN WELCOMES TWO NEW PROVIDERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING BOERNE COMMUNITY

by Lauren Stumberg | photos by Steve Crawford with Brandwagon Productions

FFor over 25 years Northeast OB/GYN has been caring for women in the San Antonio and surrounding areas throughout all their ages and stages of life. They are a team of women’s healthcare specialists whose patients rely on them from their first gynecological exam through their pregnancies, menopause, and post-menopausal care.

In 2014, Northeast OB/GYN opened a location in Boerne due to the growing demand to accommodate their many patients from the area. After one year, they quickly realized they needed a bigger office space to meet the needs of their fast-growing clientele. They built their own state-of-the-art building on the south end of Boerne, and over the years the practice has continued to grow alongside the Boerne community. To meet the demand of this growing area of the Texas hill country, they are excited to announce the addition of two new practitioners to the Boerne Northeast OB/GYN team, Dr. Christine Van Ramshorst and Nurse Practitioner, Cristina Bueche. “We are so thankful to the Boerne community! They have welcomed our practice with open arms and lots of new patients. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Dr. Van Ramshorst and Nurse Practitioner Cristina Bueche to our team to help us continue to meet the needs of the Boerne and hill country community,” said Michelle Bingham, NE/OBGYN Marketing Manager.

Dr. Christine Van Ramshorst, whose patients call her Dr. Van Ram, became an OB/GYN because she believes it is important for women to have an advocate for the many sensitive issues they facet. “I also love that OB/GYN is a mix of clinical medicine and surgery. It is always exciting, and no day is the same. Also, I don’t think delivering babies will ever get old,” said Dr. Van Ramshorst. “I really like to speak openly and honestly with my patients and want them to trust me. I am very understanding, but also don’t beat around the bush.”

Prior to joining Northeast OB/GYN, Dr. Ramshorst was an obstetrics hospitalist for five years and before that worked in private practice in San Antonio. “I was drawn to Northeast OB/GYN because it is an amazing group of people and physicians. With all of the different backgrounds, there is always someone to learn from and bounce ideas off of,” she added.

Dr. Van Ramshorst works at both the Boerne and Stone Oak locations of Northeast OB/GYN and sees all types of patients from teenagers to women in their seventies and eighties. While she treats patients experiencing both low-risk and high-risk pregnancies, she really enjoys being able to provide care and support for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies. According to Dr. Van Ramshorst, “Being able to help these women through those difficult pregnancies and have a safe delivery is very rewarding.”

“I have had the privilege of being inspired by mentors to understand that empathy is one of the most important things between a doctor and a patient. As women we have so many intimate things that we experience and as a doctor it is special to be a part of that. It is so important to have a doctor that you can really connect with and talk to because ultimately, we are not just caring for our patient, we are caring for her whole family.”

The other new addition to Northeast OB/GYN Boerne is Nurse Practitioner Cristina Bueche. “We love having a Nurse Practitioner on staff, and Cristina is such a wonderful addition to our practice. With her many years of Labor and Delivery experience and her love of helping women, she brings so much heart and knowledge to the role,” said Bingham.

Bueche has a passion for providing care for women with a holistic approach, while simultaneously having the ability to practice using traditional medicine when appropriate. “Women’s care is my passion,” said Bueche, FNP-C, “It is so vast. We can jump from birth control counseling, to guiding a couple through their first pregnancy, to treating women as they navigate through their menopausal years all in a day’s work. I love helping my patients in any time of need, and not to mention I thoroughly enjoy office procedures such as IUD/ Nexplanon insertions, L&Ds and pellet placements.

Prior to joining Northeast OB/GYN, Bueche worked at a women’s wellness clinic in Kerrville that provided continued on page 18 a lot of functional medicine focusing on bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. “I enjoyed seeing patient outcome with the use of the hormone therapy. Witnessing patients come back into the office and feeling almost alive again is exciting. It felt good to be able to help them with resolving their symptoms and even giving them a burst of energy,” said Bueche.

Before that, Bueche worked in Labor and Delivery for a total of ten years in San Antonio, Austin and the Kerrville area. She added, “I love that I have a background in L&D. I will always find the time to speak with patients at length about their birthing experience and what is to be expected; whether it is a repeat cesarean section, methods of induction, or process of spontaneous labor.

Nurse Practitioner Bueche is at Northeast OB/GYN’s Stone Oak office on Mondays and at the Boerne location Tuesday through Friday. She is happy to see anyone at any time for annuals, gynecology needs, or sudden and urgent visits. “I am so happy to be serving patients in the Boerne area, as well as the surrounding communities. I feel honored to see patients from Pleasanton all the way to Medina!”

Bueche is thrilled to be working with the team at Northeast OB/GYN. She added, “Prior to joining NE/OBYN I was given the opportunity to work with them at North Central Baptist Hospital in the Labor and Delivery unit. I was able to see the way that each of the physicians practiced and fell in love with all of them. They provide good, conservative care. Safe care is given by the doctors of Northeast OB/GYN and it has been wonderful to work with and learn from them.”

Considering herself to be very open and honest with her patients, Bueche feels she has a more casual approach when it comes to her patients. “Coming into a doctors appointment, especially an obstetrics appointment can be intimidating. It is a very vulnerable appointment. I have found that being upfront and creating a nice rapport with your patients reassures them that they are in good hands and we are here to develop a plan of care together.”

Throughout her years of practice, Bueche has found that she particularly enjoys being able to educate and offer support and guidance to young women as they navigate their way through their teen years. “Many times, it is difficult for the young patient to approach their parents. Being available to talk and provide guidance so that they are obtaining education from a reputable source is very important to me, both as a mother and provider,” she added.

“I have also found that I love providing support to mothers expecting a child with any anomaly/birth defect. My youngest was cleft affected and during the pregnancy it seemed daunting. We had appointments with every type of specialist you can think of and it was overwhelming. Having gone through that, I enjoy helping parents with an unexpected pregnancy story whether it be through education, a referral to a surgeon or specific therapist that may be needed. Letting that mom know that it will be okay, and we are here for them, is extremely important to me,”said Bueche.

In addition to Dr. Christina Van Ramshorst and Nurse Practitioner Cristine Bueche, Dr. Scott Farhart, Dr. Heather Caddell, Dr. Ashley Gleaves, and Dr. Liz Brackett see patients at Northeast OB/GYN’s Boerne location. They even have plans to add another provider in late 2023 as well! Their physicians are Board Certified/Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and share a commitment to treat their patients with compassion and courtesy. Northeast OB/GYN’s number one priority is providing the highest level of women's healthcare available with a commitment to always placing the patient first.

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