In the News
Dr. Wickman is coming back!
Dr. Wickman started with the Practice initially in 2006 and worked with us for nearly three years. In 2009, Dr. Wickman’s personal and family concerns prompted her to seek a position in Scottsdale, where she could focus on GYN only. After discussing the options with Dr. Wickman, we are happy to report that she has accepted our offer to return in a GYN-only, office-only role and will see patients at our Chandler Office. This will allow Dr. Wickman to focus on the portions of GYN care that she has extra training to do. As part of her training, in addition to her OB/GYN residency, Dr. Wickman completed a fellowship in Female Sexual Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Wickman is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and has a special interest in helping menopausal women through the aging process. Dr. Wickman is one of two doctors in the greater Phoenix area that specializes in vulvodynia – and the only one in the East Valley. Dr. Wickman has a wonderful demeanor and is a favorite among patients. We are very excited for her return May 31st, welcome back Dr. Wickman!
First Single-Incision Hysterectomy performed at BIMC and in the East Valley
Dr. Natasha Laird from our Queen Creek Office was specially trained on a new technique for doing laprascopic hysterectomies using a single incision through the belly button. By going through just the belly button a physician can reduce the amount of scarring and provide a faster recovery time. On January 27th Dr. Laird successfully performed the first single incision hystercetomy ever done at Banner Ironwood Medical Center and in the East Valley. Everything went well and the patient is happy ansd healthy.
Dr. Guzman delivers the first baby boy at BIMC!
Dr. Grayson Guzman had the distinct pleasure of accomplishing another first for the practice, he delivered the first baby boy and did the first c-section at Banner Ironwood Medical Center in San Tan Valley, AZ. Although Dr. Guzman does not normally take call at BIMC he happed to be there on this magical day. Congrats to the family!
New Queen Creek Office/Delivering at Banner Ironwood Medical Center
We are proud to announce te opening of our new office in Queen Creek. On November 15th, 2010 we'll start seeing patients in the Classic TV-themed office and we'll start delivering at Banner Ironwood Medical Center when it opens its doors on November 1st, 2010.
We're building a new office in Queen Creek and Delivering at Banner Ironwood Medical Center November 1st!
Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN is growing with the East Valley! In the last few years, the Gilbert, Mesa, and Queen Creek areas have seen tremendous growth, with many new families moving in! The new neighborhoods bring an increasing number of women searching for pregnancy care and general women's health care closer to their new homes. As the Valley continues to grow, Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN is happy to meet your healthcare needs. Our expanding practice is always accepting new patients at offices in Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Maricopa and coming soon to Queen Creek! We will be delivering babies at Banner Ironwood Medical Center on November 1st and our new office is located right on the campus of the hospital. We are excited to bring the best obstetric and gynecologic care to your community and look forward to providing comfortable, convenient healthcare for every stage of your life!
Dr. Guzman moved to the Mercy Gilbert Office
Dr. Guzman has moved to our Mercy Gilbert Office after years of seeing patients at the Mesa Office and delivering babies at Mountain Vista Medical Center. The change stems from the growing needs of the practice, we needed another skilled physician in the Banner Gateway call group. Dr. Guzman went on to say "I sorely miss being integral to the remarkable healthcare teams assembled at both the Mesa Office location and Mountain Vista Medical Center, I am truly excited at the opportunity to work closely with those Providers and staff at the Mercy Gilbert Office location and Banner Gateway Medical Center. In a sense, I have renewed my commitment to the Practice by this change." Dr. Guzman acheived many milestones at Mountain Vista Medical Center including performing the first da Vinci Robotic Surgery. Patients can still see Dr. Guzman at our Mercy Gilbert Office located at Val Vista and the San Tan 202 freeway.
Fall 2009: Drs. Goodman & Partridge Launches Their New Website!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website, offering patients easy access to all the most frequently asked questions including information about our doctors, driving directions, phone numbers, and procedural questions.
Our website also enables patients to interact with us online, and features a patient library with more than 1,200 pages of content personally approved by our physicians.
January 2, 2009: First ever Robotic da Vinci Surgery for Mountain Vista Medical Center
(Mesa, AZ) - Today at 9:00 AM, Grayson J. Guzman, M.D., became the first doctor at Mountain Vista Medical Center to perform a surgery using the robotic da Vinci Surgical System. The surgery was a laparoscopic total hysterectomy.
Dr. Guzman has been an associate at Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN for over 2 years, and has been at the forefront of healthcare advances in Arizona ever since. He was the first physician to perform a surgery at Mountain Vista Medical Center shortly after it opened in 2007. He also delivered the first baby at that hospital.
"It is an honor to be involved in bringing this cutting edge technology to our patients," Dr. Guzman said. "This exciting new modality will benefit so many people in so many ways."
The da Vinci Surgical System, introduced in 1999, is a robotic- and computer- assisted platform for minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon sits at a console attached to robotic arms that mimic and scale the actual motions of the surgeon's hands, allowing for more precise control of instruments.
January 1, 2009 12am & 15 seconds: First Baby of the Year, 2009
(Chandler) - At 15 seconds after midnight, local physician Rolel Mbaidjol, MD delivered the first baby of 2009 in the state of Arizona. She performed the vaginal delivery at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler Arizona.
Dr. Mbaidjol has been an associate of Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN for over two years. In addition, she is the president of the Board of Directors for Support Team for Education and Learning Associations (STELAS), a charitable organization dedicated to improving education and living conditions for children in Sub-Saharan Africa.
"I am so happy to have been involved in this family's prenatal care, and fortunate to have delivered the first baby of the new year," She said. "It is an experience that not many physicians are able to have in their careers. At 6pm, I talked to the family and the baby, and everyone decided that this baby would be the first baby born in 2009. Fortunately, the baby was very cooperative".