Pedro Salvador Argoti Torres, MD

Dr. Melissa Kennedy is an Obstetrician Gynecologist (OB/GYN). She is board certified and has over 10 years of experience. She graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. She completed OB/GYN residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, where she was the clinical chief resident. She has been working in private practice after residency, as a general OB/GYN. She also has been teaching residents and medical students about OB/GYN care in both the office and hospital setting. She enjoys pregnancy and delivery care as well as routine gynecologic care of all ages. She is also interested in women's mental healthcare. She enjoys creating a team with her patients to evaluate and treat their concerns. This includes getting ready to become pregnant, prenatal care and birth planning, and post-partum care after delivery. It also includes taking care of gynecologic concerns, like discussing birth control options, abnormal bleeding patterns, or gynecologic surgical needs. She enjoys helping women stay healthy with preventative screening exams as well, including completing pap smears and mammograms as recommended. In the last several years, she has volunteered at a free clinic providing gynecologic care for women in the Metro-Detroit area in Michigan. She is excited to be on the MUSC team and looks forward to meeting you!

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Dr. Rachael Cowherd joined MUSC Women's Care as an obstetrician and gynecologist in 2019. She was raised in Orlando, Florida, and earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Wake Forest University where she graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She then attended the Gilling School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received a Master of Public Health in Nutrition and was elected into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. She served as a registered dietitian and clinical research assistant at the University of North Carolina Nutrition Obesity Research Center from 2010 to 2011. She then went on to earn her Medical Degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was awarded inductions into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her residency at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cowherd is committed to practicing evidence-based medicine, building strong connections with her patients, and teaching medical students and residents. Her clinical interests include uterine fibroids, irregular menstrual bleeding, vulvar disorders, well women care, minimally invasive surgery, gynecological surgery, sexually transmitted infection screening, obstetrics, and vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC).