Dr. Ashby
Dr. Ashby
Dr. Ashby is an OBGYN provider who is board certified with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
She was born on the beautiful island of Barbados and moved to New Jersey at the age of eighteen to pursue a higher level education. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Bloomfield College in New Jersey, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
She earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
While in college and in medical school she served six years in the US Army Reserves. Dr. Ashby completed her residency training at FSU OBGYN program in Pensacola, Florida and then joined Generations OBGYN, a unit of Women’s Care Florida, in Tampa. She had the pleasure of working with the staff and doctors at Generations OBGYN for eight years. Dr. Ashby started Gentle Hands OBGYN to focus her time and attention on the growing needs of New Tampa and Wesley Chapel.
Dr. Ashby sees patients in the office for routine and problem gynecological (GYN) care, she performs in office surgery, as well as laparoscopic and robotic surgery. She also provides low and high risk obstetrical care (OB) care.
Dr. Witkowski
Dr. Witkowski is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics in Gynecology. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a B.S. honors degree in Biology. She completed both her medical school and residency in Chicago at University of Illinois at Chicago and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, respectively. After missing her family, who all moved to Florida, and digging her car out of snow for the 1000th time, she decided her future was in Florida.
She knew she wanted to be a doctor but was uncertain about her specialty until the first day of her Ob/Gyn rotation as a medical student. “I remember going home and knowing, with more certainty than I had never felt before, that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” She enjoys all aspects of the specialty, but her favorite part is the relationships she builds with her patients. “It is important to me that patients feel listened to, understood, and respected.”
Dr. Witkowski manages low risk and high-risk pregnancies in addition to the scope of gynecologic issues such as contraception, abnormal bleeding, management of abnormal pap smears, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, bladder pain, and menopausal symptoms. She performs surgery, including office procedures and minimally invasive procedures. She feels incredibly lucky to have found an office so devoted to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care for women.
Dr. Monroe
Dr. Monroe was born in Jacksonville, Florida but spent her childhood in New Jersey. She attended University of Maryland, College Park, graduating with a Bachelors in Public and Community Health.
She then attended Georgetown University for her masters in physiology, and medical degree at Cooper Medical School, School of Rowan University. Dr Monroe completed her OBGYN residency at University of Florida in Pensacola.
As an OBGYN, Dr. Monroe seeks to provide her patients with the tools necessary to live the life they deserve. She sees patients in the office, for annual and problem visits as well as low-risk and high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Monroe performs laparoscopic and robotics (Da Vinci) surgeries.
She is thrilled to be a part of the team at Gentle Hands where everyone is passionate about their patients and providing the best care possible.
Molly Barnes, Certified Nurse Midwife
Molly Barnes is a Certified Nurse Midwife who is board certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board.
Molly was born in Tampa and is very excited to be serving the community she grew up in. She completed a Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Florida State University and her Masters in Science of Nursing with a certificate in Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University.
Molly started her career as a Nurse Midwife in Denver, Colorado and spent the last four years serving women and families in the Brooksville area.
As a midwife, Molly is passionate about educating and supporting patients and their families through all phases of life to make the best decisions for their health.