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Christi Garrett Hunt, MD
Ob/Gyn Generalist

MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists at Franklin
56 Medical Park Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 634-4565

MAHEC Health Center at Cullowhee
Western Carolina University
Health & Human Sciences Building
3971 Little Savannah Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 257-4719

Undergraduate: BA, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
Graduate: MD, St. Louis University
Residency: OBGYN University of Missouri-Kansas City

Christi Garrett Hunt, MD, was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and developed a strong appreciation for Western North Carolina during her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After she and her husband, Jason—an Emergency Medicine physician—completed their medical training in the Midwest, they chose to return to WNC to build their careers and family life, raising their two girls in Asheville.

Dr. Hunt joins MAHEC following 25 years of a rewarding private practice in the Asheville community. She is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care in a smaller community setting and is especially passionate about supporting women through all stages of their reproductive and menopausal transitions. Known for her attentive listening and clear communication, Dr. Hunt values collaboration with patients and families to help them achieve their personal health goals.

She brings extensive experience in contraceptive counseling and management, menopausal care, in-office procedures, infertility treatment, obstetrical care, laparoscopic surgery, and a wide range of minor and major gynecologic surgical procedures. Dr. Hunt is excited to join the MAHEC team and looks forward to continuing her dedication to patient-centered women’s health.

Dolly Pressley Byrd, CNM, PhD
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Certified Nurse Midwife

MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists
119 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 771-5500

MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists at Franklin
56 Medical Park Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 634-4565

MAHEC Health Center at Cullowhee
Western Carolina University
Health & Human Sciences Building
3971 Little Savannah Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 257-4719

Undergraduate: BA, Wake Forest University
Graduate: MSN, Yale University
Doctoral: PhD, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing

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.