DR. WHO
Dr. Green with her grandson, Morgan
Dr. Green and her daughter, Leslie
during the fourth year of residency. Today, Leslie works at Edward
Jones in St. Louis, Mo., while Roerk is a mechanical engineer in
New Albany.
Upon graduating, Dr. Green spent a year delivering babies at
Suburban Hospital in the East End of Louisville, but when the prac-
tice downsized, her nights on-call would have more than doubled,
which is a tough commitment and a long commute with two small
kids at home.
“I’d received an offer from Dr. Art Boerner, an OB/Gyn, at Clark
Memorial Hospital before I took the job on the East End. I called him
back to see if he was still interested in having me. Luckily, he was.”
Dr. Green arrived at Clark Memorial and never looked back.
Today, she shares the Just for Women Health Solutions practice
with four other physicians, two nurse practitioners and a physi-
cian’s assistant. She and her husband live in a house just outside
of Borden, Ind.
She stepped away from obstetrics in 2005 to focus primarily
on gynecology. Dr. Green now specializes in hysterectomies, di-
lation/curettage, menopausal hormonal replacement and similar
procedures. She continues to practice surgery each week and said
that remains her favorite part. “You can get lost in the surgical
procedures. The next thing you know the day is done. It’s still fun.”
Dr. Green and her husband on vacation
and stuffed animals for their new grandson, Morgan, who is three
and a half years old.
“We love spending time with him,” she said. “We have a pool, and
we’re trying to teach him to swim. He thinks he can, so he refuses
to wear his Safe Floats. He also loves playing with cars and trucks.”
Dr. Green plans to continue to practice in Southern Indiana for
years to come. Today, she is caring for some young women whom
she delivered as babies years ago. “It’s nice to come to work and see
the women those babies have grown into. I love this area. It’s just
home. My family is here, and my church is here. I can’t imagine
living anywhere else.”
Aaron Burch is the former communications specialist for the Greater Louisville
Medical Society.
Dr. Green with her daughter (Leslie), husband (Joe), son (Roerk),
grandson (Morgan) and daughter-in-law (Max).
In her free time, Dr. Green taught herself to crochet. In part, the
learning came out of necessity as she passed the time spent with her
husband while he has undergone chemotherapy for multiple myelo-
ma. He’s still fighting hard after four and a half years of treatment.
In those waiting rooms, Dr. Green has crocheted baby blankets
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