Ob/Gyn
We are very excited that you have entrusted us with your care. We provide Ob/Gyn services to women of all ages. Comprehensive care is provided by our physician team, with occasional back up provided by one of our Certified Nurse Midwives. We also offer medication injections, lab services and ultrasound services. Surgical services offered at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC and Angel in Franklin, NC. Labor and delivery services are at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.
MAHEC is opening another office in Cullowhee, NC, to better serve our patients! Stay tuned for more information.
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Monday-Wednesday 8am-5pm
Amelia Cline, MD
MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists at Franklin
56 Medical Park Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 634-4565
Dr. Amelia Cline is a generalist Obstetrician and Gynecologist who joined MAHEC faculty after completing residency at MAHEC Ob/Gyn. She received her BSPH at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She attended medical school at UNC School of Medicine and completed her clerkship year in the longitudinal program at the Asheville Campus.
Dr. Cline enjoys practicing the full spectrum of obstetrics and gynecology and provides care in both MAHEC’s Franklin and Asheville locations. She has a special interest in rural medicine and is completing a 2-year rural fellowship through the MAHEC Rural Fellowship program. Outside of work, she loves Dolly Parton, cooking, and finding new swimming holes! She is thrilled to get to stay and continue to serve the women of WNC.
Lauren Lougee, MDPronouns: she/her/hers
Family Practice Physician Faculty
MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists at Franklin
56 Medical Park Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 634-4565
Medical School: LSU School of Medicine New Orleans
Residency Program: MAHEC Family Medicine in Asheville
Fellowship Program: MAHEC Rural Fellowship
Lauren Lougee is a full-spectrum Family Medicine physician with experience in reproductive health including prenatal care. She has interests in rural and global health and integrative medicine. She currently practices at the MAHEC Family Health Center in Asheville, NC, and the MAHEC Ob/Gyn office in Franklin, NC.
Dolly Pressley Byrd, CNM, PhD
MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists at Franklin
56 Medical Park Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 634-4565
Dolly Pressley Byrd was born and raised in Western North Carolina. She returned to the area and joined MAHEC in 2005 as a Certified Nurse Midwife. Dolly loves her experience of being "with women through their lifetime"―especially fostering new and growing families. Dolly embraces the shared decision-making model and encourages her patients to be involved in the process of planning their care. In addition to prenatal appointments and attending deliveries at Mission Health Systems, she also provides well-women gynecologic, preconception counseling, and contraceptive services―specializing in IUD and Nexplanon insertions.
