Meet Our Doctor
Judith A. Gurdian, MD
Dr Gurdian obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees from Georgetown University. After completing her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown she proudly served 4 years in the U.S. Air Force. During that time, she also functioned as the medical student and resident coordinator, was in charge of high-risk obstetrics and was a faculty member at USUHS in Bethesda, MD. She retired from the Air Force with the rank of Major.
After completing her military service, Dr Gurdian opened her practice in Rockville, MD. She is honored to have been listed annually as a Washingtonian Top Doctor as well as being named on Consumer Report and Washington Checkbook.
Dr Gurdian is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is an active member of the American. College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Menopause Society and the Obesity Medicine Association. She has been on staff at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center where she has filled numerous leadership positions. She was Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was the President of the Medical Staff. She also chaired the hospital peer review committee(PPEC), credentials, performance Improvement and Medical Executive Committee. She was on the Board of Directors for Shady Grove Medical Center as well as Capital Women’s Care. Dr Gurdian also helped develop the OB/GYN Howard University Residency program at Shady Grove and served as the residency coordinator for several years.
Dr Gurdian has a particular interest in high-risk obstetrics and complex medical care issues. She is passionate about quality care and improving standards of care in the office and hospital setting and helped develop a more robust peer review process.
Recently Dr Gurdian has completed the Harvard Course in obesity medicine and is currently focusing her practice on the management of menopause, weight related health care and wellness.
Meet Our Doctor
Michelle Spector, MD
Dr. Spector originally hails from New York State. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University where she graduated magna cum laude with a double major in biology and psychology. She then attended Washington University for medical school and Emory University for her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. After completing residency, Dr. Spector entered the U.S. Air Force and moved to Texas. She was a Staff Physician at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio for 4 1/2 years where she practiced obstetrics and gynecology and was on the teaching faculty for residents.
On completion of her military commitment, she entered private practice in Austin, Texas. After taking a year off for the birth of her twins, Dr. Spector moved to Rockville and entered practice with Dr. Gurdian. Dr. Spector enjoys all aspects of practice, but has a particular interest in high-risk obstetrics and management of osteoporosis. Dr. Spector is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is on staff at Shady Grove Medical Center where she was past Chair of the OB/GYN Department and remains a member of OB/GYN Peer Review.
Meet Our Doctor
Tanya S. Ghatan, MD, MBA, FACOG
Dr. Ghatan started her medical studies in Washington, D.C. with an undergraduate degree from George Washington University and stayed to get her medical degree from the university’s School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the School of Medicine as well.
She then moved to Massachusetts, where she served as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and an attending physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She also worked as a consulting physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a physician at Faulkner Hospital, both in Boston, before returning to the Washington area.
Dr. Ghatan returned to George Washington University to earn an MBA with a specialization in Healthcare Focus. She also worked as the medical director for MedStar Women’s Community Health Practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center while serving as an assistant professor at Georgetown University.
Some of Dr. Ghatan’s accolades include an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, earned while she was at MedStar hospital; the Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship from Harvard Medical School; and the Samuel and Miriam Dodek Award for Excellence in Reproductive Endocrinology from George Washington University.
Dr. Ghatan is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Ghatan also speaks Hebrew and conversational Spanish.
Meet Our Doctor
Dr. Shivani Agarwal
Dr. Agarwal is originally from Kolkata, India. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After graduation, Dr. Agarwal worked as a research engineer in Los Angeles and New York city. She then attended Upstate Medical University in New York for medical school and Rutgers NJMS for residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She subsequently moved to Rockville to join our practice.
Dr. Agarwal enjoys all aspects of generalist practice, but takes a particular interest in complex contraception and gynecologic surgery. She speaks Hindi and Bengali fluently, and conversational Spanish.
Dr. Agarwal is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Meet Our Staff
Linda Raser, NP
Ms. Raser is originally from Western New York. She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. After serving nine years in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Ms. Raser began a civilian career as a nurse case manager. After eighteen years as a registered nurse, she returned to graduate school earning an MS as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University.
Ms. Raser’s areas of interest include menopause, contraceptive counseling, and management of PCOS. She resides in Maryland with her husband and two sons.
Meet Our Staff
Sara Schneider, CNM
Originally from Dallas, TX, Sara moved to Maryland to attend the University of Maryland. She obtained her BSN in 2004 and was a labor and delivery nurse for over 18 years, 16 years at Shady Grove Medical Center. She obtained her Masters Degree in Nursing from Frontier Nursing University to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife in 2023. Sara is passionate about physiologic birth and looks forward to partnering with women throughout their lifespan for their healthcare needs. Sara lives in Rockville, Maryland with a wonderful husband and three children.
