Here are the clinicians you will meet at Women's Health Specialists of Montgomery County, P.A. 

Not pictured Dr. Carolynn Young

Albert J. Steren, MD

Dr. Albert Steren, a leader in the field of advanced minimally invasive surgery, is perennially listed :TOP DOC” by Washingtonian Magazine and Consumer Checkbook Magazine. He was recently awarded the “Patient’s Choice Award” in an online survey evaluation over 170,000 physicians nationwide and was named to the Research Council of America’s 2009 edition of "Guide to America's Top Oncologists."

Medical Director of Gynecologic Oncology at Holy Cross Hospital and Medical Director of the G.A.T.E. Institute at Holy Cross, a training center for advanced laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Steren has been involved in training physicians from around the country and the world in advanced minimally invasive surgery. The first gynecologist in the state of Maryland to be trained in advanced robotic surgery, Dr. Steren was instrumental in bringing the da Vinci® Surgical system to Montgomery County and has been identified by the Intuitive Surgical, Inc (maker of the da Vinci® Robot) as one of the top 15 gynecological robotic surgeons globally!

Dr. Steren received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and is an honors graduate of George Washington University Medical School. He was selected to the ACA Medical Honors Society upon graduation. Dr. Steren interned and was a resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was a fellow in gynecological oncology at the University of Miami.

Recently Dr. Steren served on the state cancer council, an appointment by the Governor of Maryland.

Dr. Steren is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecological oncology.

Dr. Albert J. Steren (first row left, seated) and da Vinci® Robotics Team

Diane J. Snyder, MD

Dr. Snyder received her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been in practice since 1990. She specializes in benign gynecology and pelvic surgery with a special interest in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.

Dr. Snyder is proud to have earned the recognition and praise of the medical community by being named an "Outstanding Physician Specialist" in Washington Consumers' Checkbook and Washingtonian Magazine.

James F. Barter, MD

Dr. Barter is recognized as one of the country's leading gynecologists by Good Housekeeping, perennially as one of the “Top Doctors” in the Washington DC area, as well as one of only two Gynecologic Oncologists noted as top doctors in Northern Virginia. He is currently a Clinical Professor at George Washington University, director of Gynecologic Oncology research at Holy Cross Hospital, and chairman of Gynecology at Suburban Hospital. He received his medical degree from The University of Virginia, did two years of Internal Medicine, four years of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Alabama Medical Center.  He then was at Lombardi Cancer Center / Georgetown University Medical Center for 16 years, rising to the rank of Professor.

Dr. Barter’s current interests include surgery using the da Vinci surgical robot to assist in Gynecologic surgery. He has lectured locally and internationally on this topic. He was recently ranked in the top 15 users world wide for robotic gynecologic and gynecologic oncology procedures, and is presenting the Holy Cross Gynecologic and Gynecologic Oncology experience at the Middle Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Symposium.  His four year interest in the development of a serum blood test for Ovarian Cancer detection will soon culminate in published research involving Serum Proteomics. In conjunction with Holy Cross, he continues his interest in protocols dealing with novel approaches for Ovarian Cancer treatment, having received research grants. A novel study to determine cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapy has just begun.

Amy L. Levav, MD

Dr. Levav is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  She completed her OB/GYN residency at the Medical Center of Delaware, where she was recognized and honored as the best Resident Instructor.

Carolynn M. Young, MD

Dr. Young received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.  She then completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia.  Following residency, she joined a private practice that specialized in urogynecology and pelvic floor surgery.  She has been in private practice in Rockville since 2004 after practicing in Chesapeake and Norfolk Virginia area for seven years. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and was nominated for Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Physician's R.I.S.E.S. award in 2006. 

Dr. Young is excited to focus her career on gynecology, and she has additional training in minimally invasive surgical techniques and urogynecology. 

Dr. Young also has a special interest in contraception, fibroids, abnormal bleeding and abnormal pap smears.

Dr. Young has expanded her surgical skills by incorporating the da Vinci® surgical system to improve patient safety in minimally invasize surgery.  This is especially helpful in laparoscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy. In early April, she performed the first gynecologic surgery using the new da Vinci surgical system at Suburban Hospital.

Alisa K. Studley, RPA

Ms. Studley is a graduate of Cornell University with a major in Biochemical Nutrition and completed her Physician Assistant degree at Touro College on Long Island, New York.  She is a former clinical professor at Touro College teaching Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Alisa has over 23 years of Obstetrics and Gynecology experience and is particularly interested in ultrasound.

Nadine F. Flaharty, CNM

Ms. Flaharty completed her graduate degree at Columbia University and has been been in practice as a Nurse Midwife/Practitioner for over 22 years.  While she has special interests in menopause and abnormal pap smear management, Nadine also welcomes patients for routine and problem focused gynecologic exams.

Fluent in Spanish, she enjoys seeing all women during all phases of their lives.

Cynthia Moran, RN, Licensed Esthetician

Ms. Moran, our Radiance LHE Phototherapy and skin care specialist, is a registered nurse, as well as a licensed esthetician with formal training on the Radiance LHE system. Originally from Massachusetts, Ms. Moran has worked in many specialty areas of nursing. She is excited to share her knowledge of skin care and helping clients look and feel better about themselves through facials and other rejuvenation techniques.

Married with two children, Ms. Moran enjoys traveling, reading a good book and spoiling her shiztsu poodle mix, Bandit.

Moises N. Steren, MD

Dr. Steren has retired from active clinical practice.