The Cottage Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic has expanded its care team with the addition of obstetrician-gynecologists Dr. Britta Gray and Dr. Helen Matthews, along with certified nurse midwife Maribeth Claassen.
They join medical director Dr. Lisa Lepine at the Cottage Ob/Gyn Clinic, 2416 Castillo St., Unit A, in Santa Barbara.
The clinic practice is led by women specialists offering medical services, from routine wellness examinations to diagnosis and treatment of gynecological conditions, and complete obstetric care from pre-conception to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum visits.
Claassen holds a MS in nursing degree from University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and is a certified midwife with a decade of experience. Her background includes a fellowship in midwifery and training as a breastfeeding resource nurse. She is fluent in English and French and has proficiency in medical Spanish.
Dr. Gray is board certified through The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and most recently practiced at the Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto, California, where she had hospital privileges at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University.
She earned a BA in medical anthropology from UC Berkeley, and a Master of Public Health and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was honored with “highest scholastic achievement.”
Dr. Gray completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL, where she was named chief resident.
Dr. Matthews is board certified through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has some 20 years of experience, including routine and high-risk obstetric cases. She previously served in the Women’s Group for Health of UCSF Benioff Children’s Physicians.
She graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and earned her MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, in The Bronx, New York. She completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Dr. Matthews also practices robotic surgery and is proficient in Acessa laparoscopic ablation of uterine fibroids, diagnostic hysteroscopy, colposcopy, vulvar and endometrial biopsies.
All providers at Cottage Ob/Gyn Clinic are accepting new patients.