MenstrualDisorders near Leonardtown, MD

Biography: Dr. Contreras completed her undergraduate studies at Xavier University of Louisiana with a BS in biology. She then attended East Carolina Brody School of Medicine and completed her residency at East Carolina University-Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC. She is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. A native of Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Contreras moved to Southern Maryland in 2011. Dr. Contreras enjoys cooking, baking and traveling with her husband Dr. Contreras. She has two children Amaya and Roman and a cuddly hamster, Keko. Dr. Contreras has a special interest in high-risk obstetrics and posterior vaginal support.

Biography: Javier H Cajina, MD, FACOG, an OB/GYN with University of Maryland Shore Medical Group-Women's Health, has a passion for caring for women in all phases of their lives. His interests include the management of high risk pregnancies, including chronic hypertension and diabetes, among other conditions. He has experience in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery with DaVinci robotic and laparoscopic approaches for the treatment of fibroids, ovarian pathology and chronic pelvic pain. He is fluent in written and spoken forms of Spanish. Dr. Cajina graduated at the top of his class from the Universidad Americana in Nicaragua. During his time in Nicaragua, he developed a passion for working with families with limited resources and ran multiple mission trips to help low income families receive medications and adequate medical care. He also ran his own family health clinic while there. He plans on continuing to work with underserved families. Dr. Cajina completed his obstetrics/gynecology residency at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore with multiple rotations at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He has a passion for education and research and was integral in developing algorithms at Sinai Hospital for the diagnosis and management of pre-term labor. His work was presented at the 2019 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting and Maryland ACOG 2019 Nagey Resident Research Day. During his residency, he was awarded the Resident Achievement Award for Outstanding Minimally Invasive Surgery resident and received a Recognition of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Dr. Cajina is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and the Nicaraguan-American Medical Association. He is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Cervical Length Education and Review (CLEAR).