Amanda Buck, DO, FACOG

Description

Dr. Buck is a board certified OBGYN. She grew up in the midwest attending Indiana University Bloomington on scholarship graduating with a degree in Biology and minors in Chemistry, Animal Behavior, and Spanish. She attended medical school at Des Moines University in Iowa where she was president of the American Medical Student Association leading ultrasound workshops and volunteer efforts at Ronald McDonald House charities. She graduated OBGYN residency at University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria where she received multiple awards in excellence for medical student teaching, highest score on CREOG examinations, and SLS outstanding laparoscopic resident surgeon in her 4th year. She has a heart for the underserved and has participated in global trips providing medical care to underserved communities in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Tanzania. She is passionate about providing high quality care to all patients specifically in high risk obstetrics, the LGBTQ population, and excels in minimally invasive surgical techniques providing services such as ovarian cystectomies, endometriosis excision, myomectomy, and hysterectomy. In her free time she likes to travel, run, and spend time with her family/kittens. She is fluent in Spanish.

Keywords Abnormal Pap smears, HPV (human papillomavirus), PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), heavy or painful periods, abnormal vaginal bleeding, vaginal infections, chronic vaginitis, urinary tract infections (UTIs), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), pelvic pain, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, menopause, perimenopause, hormonal imbalances, STD/STI infections, pelvic organ prolapse, infertility, breast health concerns, high-risk pregnancy, twin or multiple pregnancies, advanced maternal age, recurrent miscarriage, gestational diabetes, chronic hypertension in pregnancy, postpartum depression, osteoporosis, cervical dysplasia, polyp detection, adolescent gynecologic disorders, vaginal dryness or atrophy, sexual dysfunction, hormone deficiency, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Well-woman exams and annual visits, adolescent and teen gynecology, abnormal Pap smears and HPV management, colposcopy and LEEP procedures, birth control counseling and options, IUD insertion and removal, Nexplanon placement and removal, painful or heavy periods, vaginal infections and discharge, chronic vaginitis and vulvoscopy, pelvic pain evaluation, fertility evaluations and counseling, endometriosis diagnosis and treatment, menopause and perimenopause care, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), STD/STI screening and management, pessary fitting and management, breast health and cancer screening, family planning and preconception counseling, routine prenatal care, high-risk pregnancy management, twin and multiple pregnancies, advanced maternal age care, recurrent miscarriage evaluation, gestational diabetes management, preterm labor history monitoring, genetic testing and carrier screening, amniocentesis, VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), breastfeeding support, postpartum care and depression screening, osteopathic manipulative techniques, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, robotic-assisted hysterectomy, alternatives to hysterectomy, laparoscopic surgery, da Vinci robotic surgery, hysteroscopy, myomectomy (fibroid surgery), endometrial ablation, tubal ligation (sterilization), dilation and curettage (D&C), hysterosalpingogram (HSG), fetal ultrasound, gynecologic ultrasound, non-stress test (NST), biophysical profile (BPP), phlebotomy services, colposcopy, LEEP procedure, endometrial biopsy, in-office hysteroscopy.