WOMEN’S HEALTH
Meet Dr. Dawne Lowden
By Neosho Memorial Regional Hospital staff
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ast month, Dawne Lowden, MD, OB-GYN became the third OB/GYN serving area women for pregnancy and women’s health. Dr. Lowden joined Cathy Mih-Taylor, MD at NMRMC Women’s Health Clinic in Chanute. Along with Kari Hamlin at the Ashley Clinic, the three OB/GYNs provide care to women in a six-county area in southeast Kansas. Let’s take a minute to learn more about Dr. Lowden. “My hometown is Neodesha, and my family is still here. I’m married to Chris Jabben, who is also from Neodesha. I have three children, and he has four. They range in age from 22 to 32. We also have cats and dogs.” OB/GYNs specialize in pregnancy and female reproductive health. They can perform a wide range of procedures, including sexual health screening, cancer screening, pregnancy-related problems and gynecological surgeries and procedures. “I originally wanted to be a family doctor, but then I came into the realization that I wanted to be a surgeon. I’m a surgeon at heart, but I also enjoy taking care of people on a long-term basis. I enjoy the variety of care that we provide as OB-GYNs.” Returning to southeast Kansas “Even though I’ve lived and practiced in Wichita for almost 30 years, I still consider southeast Kansas home. It is a beautiful part of the state,” Lowden says. “So my goal is to have my Chanute practice and an outreach clinic in Neodesha where I can see patients closer to their homes,” she explained. 8 HEALTHY LIVING • 2021
Health maintenance for LIFE! Seeing a medical provider on a regular basis can help women keep up on recommended health screenings such as clinical breast exams and mammograms. Screening tests can find cancer before a person has any symptoms. Regular screenings can help find and treat pre-cancers and cancers early, before they have a chance to spread. For women routine screenings include: Age 25-39: Cervical cancer screening. Age 40-49: Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer and Cervical cancer screenings. Age 50+: Lung cancer screening (if a current or former smoker), Breast cancer, Cervical cancer and Colorectal cancer screenings. Looking for an OB provider? For more information on the physicians both Family Medicine specialists and OB/GYN’s who deliver babies in Chanute, visit www.nmrmc.com/providers.
