Michelle Melanson, MD

Dr. VanBennekom is an obgyn who practices in Jacksonville, Baptist South and at Nocatee. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Honors College at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) with a degree in Biology. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor, MI) and completed his residency in OBGYN from the National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, MD). While in the U.S. Navy, he served as Department Head for the Department of OBGYN at the Naval Hospital (Yokosuka, Japan) and as Department Head of OBGYN at the Naval Hospital (Jacksonville, FL). He joined Women's Care in 2005. He has special interests in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, management of menopause, and contraception technology.

Blake Butterworth, MD, is an obgyn who practices in Jacksonville, Baptist South and at Nocatee. He is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Butterworth was raised in Orange Park, FL and received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2018. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecologists. Dr. Butterworth sees both obstetrics and gynecology patients at Women's Care.

Emily Balanky, MD, is an obgyn who practices in Jacksonville, Baptist South and at Nocatee. She is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Balanky received her medical degree from the University of Miami in 2006. She completed her residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville in 2010. Dr. Balanky specializes in childbirth, infertility, and women's health. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Dr. Balanky's personal philosophy is, "To care for her patients with humility, compassion, and competence, as I would like to be treated."