Gynecology, Women’s Health in Kenai with Gemma Smith

Gemma Smith has been with the MediCenter for a little over a year and in that time has helped several women win back their personal health. Some of the basic services Gemma can help us with are listed below:

• • Low stress annual exams with emphasis in Preventive Medicine
  • Gynecology
  • Papsmears
  • Birth Control
  • Hormone testing and control
  • Osteoporosis diagnostics and prevention
  • Mental health
  • STD testing
  • Menstration Problems
  • Thyroid Problems
  • Menopause
  • HCG
  • Reproductive System
  For all your Female Medical Needs, come see Gemma, your capable and friendly Nurse Practitioner at the MediCenter

Board Certified Pain Management Doctor In Kenai!

Meet Ruth Anderson, M.D. Kenai’s only Board Certified Interventional Pain Physician & Anesthesiologist!

Dr. Anderson and the Algone Center have teamed up with MediCenter to offer the Kenai Peninsula a fresh approach to Pain Management, bringing patient excellent results and quality of healthcare back! The Algone Pain Management Center is located in the heart of Kenai inside the MediCenter building.

Dr. Anderson is a board certified physician in anesthesiology and pain management, noted fitness expert, and wellness consultant. She combines her extensive medical background with a masters degree in exercise physiology and twenty-five years of experience in fitness and nutrition to bring a unique perspective to health and patient care. Dr. Anderson was a dance major at the prestigious NYU School of the Arts in New York City until a back injury ended her dreams as a professional dancer. She went on to earn a BS in counseling and a MS in exercise physiology from Penn State University. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas where she graduated in the top 10% of her class, and was fellowship trained in Pain Management at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Anderson ran a hospital-based fitness program in Fort Worth, Texas for two years where her passion for health and wellness flourished. Dr. Anderson currently runs her own pain management practice in Palm Desert, California where she uses her fitness and wellness expertise to teach her patients that the power to heal lies within and provides the tools to help them reach their goals. Before moving to Alaska, Dr. Anderson ran her own pain management practice in Palm Desert, California, where in addition to providing the medical tools to help her patients, she also used her fitness and wellness expertise to provide comprehensive and customized care plan for each patient.

Dr. Ruth Anderson is still accepting new patients! To schedule an appointment or a consultation with Dr. Ruth Anderson, please call (907) 335-2499 today!