October 2, 2014
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Nichole McDonald, MD to the hospital’s network of care. Dr. McDonald will practice obstetrics and gynecology at Lexington Women’s Care, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice. She will be based out of the physician practice’s office in Irmo.
“Being an OB/GYN gives you an incredible opportunity to be a part of a woman’s life from her teenage years through childbearing and beyond,” Dr. McDonald said. “I think it’s important to educate patients so that they can make the best decisions about their health and be active participants in their care.”
A West Columbia native, Dr. McDonald has a special interest in adolescent and pediatric gynecology, contraception, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and laparoscopic surgery. She is a member of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Medical Association and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Dr. McDonald is also a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, where she received the “Special Resident in Minimally Invasive Gynecology” award.
Dr. McDonald is accepting new patients. Call (803) 936-8100 for an appointment.
Lexington Women’s Care offers a full range of women’s services from first exams to childbirth to menopause and beyond in three convenient locations in Irmo, Lexington and West Columbia.
LexingtonWomensCare.com
West Columbia
2728 Sunset Boulevard
Suite 201
West Columbia, SC 29169
Irmo
1 Wellness Boulevard
Suite 203
Irmo, SC 29063
Lexington
811 West Main Street
Suite 210
Lexington, SC 29072
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
