Sierra Park Women's Health Services

We specialize in women’s health, providing primary care for problems unique to women, obstetrics and surgical therapy of feminine disorders.

In our practice, we treat each patient as a unique individual with special needs and concerns. Although we live in an increasingly fast-paced society, we can continue to provide care in a thorough unhurried manner so that you can feel free to ask questions and won’t ever feel rushed. This also gives us the opportunity to deliver the best medical care available.

Office Hours:
Emergency Services 24 hours/day - 7 days/week
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 2:00pm (closed for lunch)

Appointments only please!
760-924-4044  

• Contraception
• Infertility
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Cancer Screening
• Premenstrual Syndrome
• Menopause
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Osteoporosis Prevention

Obstetric Specialties

• Pre-Conception Counseling
• Prenatal Care
• Ultrasound
• Birthing Room Deliveries
• Childbirth Classes
• 24 - hour Comprehensive OB Anesthesia Services
• OB Emergency and Surgical Services

Clinicians

Paula Nornes-Lebby, M.D.
Dr. Nornes-Lebby received her bachelor of science degree in biology and chemistry from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1982. She went to Chicago Medical School for her postgraduate education in North Chicago, Illinois. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago from 1987 to 1991. She is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and also a member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Nornes-Lebby was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington.

Audrey Krall Pauly, M.D.
Dr. Pauly, Gynecologist, joined Sierra Park Women's Health Service in 2005. Dr. Pauly grew up in New Jersey and attended college in upstate New York at Cornell University. She obtained her master's in science and her medical degree at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Her gynecology residency training was at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

William “Woody” White, M.D.
Dr. White joined the Sierra Park Women’s Health Service team in 2007. Dr. White received his bachelor of arts degree in biological studies in 1976 from the University of California in Santa Barbara. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu in botany. Before attending medical school, Dr. White studied at the Universidad Autonoma in Guadalajara, Mexico, in the medical studies program. He received his medical degree and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at USC, School of Medicine. Dr. White has been practicing in his hometown of Laguna Beach since 1997.

Karen Bottom, C.N.M., M.S.N., W.H.N.P.
Karen Bottom, Certified Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, has had her focus in health care for women for 20 years. Prior to receiving her certification as a Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, her jobs have included Assistant Director of Women’s and Children Services at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim, Ca., and nurse manager of the obstetric unit at Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, Ca. She received her master of science in nursing (M.S.N.) at Case Western Reserver University.

Birthing Center

Birthing Center Mammoth Hospital opened the Birthing Center doors in 1999 averaging 150 deliveries each year. With the 38,000-square-foot expansion in 2007, this allowed for a new three-bed labor and delivery perinatal unit (three LDRPs - one room with a spa tub). This area is a locked private area for baby safety with full-time anesthesia and a nurse midwife that works under the OB/GYN in addition to the pediatricians attending all caesarian sections and high risk births. All of the OB nurses have 2-30+ years experience which includes NRP, STABLE and Fetal Monitoring; some having certification/experience with ACLS, PALS, and Level I/II Nursery experience.

Appointments
We work by appointments. In order to ensure adequate time in scheduling, please describe the nature of your problem to the staff. We know your time is extremely valuable and we will make every effort to stay on schedule. Should you find that you are going to be late or cannot keep an appointment, please call the office at your earliest convenience. For emergencies after hours, please visit Mammoth Hospital’s emergency room and the physician on duty will be happy to contact us.