Mon Health Expands Women's Care Team, Adds Two Nurse Practitioners

The Women's Care team at Mon Health OBGYN is proud to welcome two new highly skilled and experienced Nurse Practitioners to its team starting Monday, May 24. Deborah Boyer, NP and Amy Kitzmiller, NP will further the high quality, close to home care patients continue to receive at Mon Health from the providers they know and trust.

Boyer joins Mon Health from a local gynecology center. She received her BSN and MSN from West Virginia University and has practiced at WVU Hospitals as a nurse practitioner and staff nurse. She has also served as a nurse at Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood.

Boyer has accumulated a number of honors throughout her career including the WVU School of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence, Sigma Theta Tau Pinnacle Award for Research Utilization, WVUH Excellence in Nursing Practice, WVUH Excellence in Nursing Research, WVUH Nursing Fellowship-Bladder Scanner Project, and the WVUH Excellence in Precepting. 

She and her husband, Christopher, have one son, Duncan and are residents of Morgantown. She is originally from Raleigh County. 

"I am so excited to become part of Mon Health and bring my expertise in women's health to this organization. I enjoy providing care to women in all life stages. This will be a new step in my career, and I look forward to getting started," said Boyer. 

Kitzmiller also brings an impressive background and skillset to Mon Health. She graduated from WVU with her BSN before completing her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Master/Certification program from the University of Pittsburgh. For 18 years, Kitzmiller practiced at a local gynecology center and previously provided obstetrics and gynecologic care in Monongahela, PA. She and her husband Tom have three children. As a Morgantown native, she is looking forward to starting her new role. 

"I am excited personally to get into obstetrics care. I have years of experience in gynecologic care including routine, emergency, and preventive care," Kitzmiller said. "I look forward to working with new people, which is always exciting, plus Mon Health has an excellent reputation."

The Hospitals of Mon Health System have provided award-winning care for women including a Healthgrades 5-star rating for gynecologic procedures, hysterectomy, and gynecologic surgery. The department is recognized nationally for gynecologic oncology and urogynecology. Mon Health Medical Center and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital serve as the only two Baby-Friendly hospitals in Morgantown and Weston. The OBGYN Team is proud of its comprehensive perinatal depression program and its dedicated breast care, women's imaging, and minimally invasive surgeries offered. 

Appointments for Boyer and Kitzmiller can be made in Morgantown at Mon Health OBGYN located at 2000 Medical Park Drive Suite 2100 at (304) 599-6811 or in Hopwood at Mon Health Gynecology located in 1142 National Pike, Hopwood, PA, at (724) 437-2147. Visit MonHealth.com/OBGYN to make an appointment online today.