Theresa A. Hart, NCC-E, MS
Senior Nurse Consultant, Perinatal, Complex Pediatrics and Special Medical Programs Medical Affairs
Defense Health Agency

Falls Church, VA

Ms. Hart has been a Registered Nurse for over 40 years. She has a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. In 2014, Ms. Hart completed a Fellowship at the Maternal Child Health Leadership Institute at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ms. Hart was also Nursing Faculty at John’s Hopkins School of Nursing for 10 years.

Her clinical experience is diverse, including practice in inner cities, small communities, and large teaching facilities, as a staff nurse, clinical educator, and Vice President for Women’s Services. She also practiced at National Naval Medical Center from 1998-2010 as staff nurse, then Clinical Educator on the Mother Infant Care Center, prior to moving to the Defense Health Agency in 2010.

LTC Beth A. Salyer, MD, FACOG
Obstetrics & Gynecology Staff Physician
Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital

Ft. Belvoir, VA

LTC Beth Salyer is currently assigned as a Staff Ob/Gyn physician at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in northern Virginia, where she serves as mentor and teacher to Ob/Gyn and Family Medicine resident physicians, as well as several rotating Health Professional Scholarship and Uniformed Services University medical students and PA candidates on clinical rotations. She was also selected as Perinatal Quality Champion for the hospital.

After completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Colby College, LTC Salyer entered active duty as an enlisted (91B) medic in 1997. She was accepted to USUHS School of Medicine in 2001, and was commissioned at that time. She graduated from USUHS in 2005 with a Doctorate of Medicine, and after a Transitional Internship at Madigan Army Medical Center, completed her Ob/Gyn Residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (a UNC affiliate) in Wilmington, NC in 2009. She worked as a Staff Ob/Gyn at Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) in Colorado Springs, CO from 2009-2016, deploying first to Afghanistan and then Kuwait during that time. She was acknowledged as a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2012. She has also served as Family Medicine residency coordinator, Assistant Professor for Rocky Mountain Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine, Physician representative for EACH Safety Committee, and Department representative to the EACH Tumor Board. She currently resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and four sons.

1LT Rose L. Clark, USA, BSN, RN, RNC-OB
Labor and Delivery Staff Nurse
Womack Army Medical Center

Ft. Bragg, NC

After completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2015 at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, First Lieutenant Clark commissioned into the United States Army Nurse Corps. First Lieutenant Clark worked as the Gold Bar Recruiter for Baylor University, Waco, TX before attending the Army Nurse Crops Basic Officer Leadership Course. Upon her arrival to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, she completed a 6 month Nurse Residency Program and was then assigned as a Postpartum Nurse on the Mother Baby Unit from 2017-2018. From there, she graduated from the 66G OB/GYN course in December, 2018 where she also earned her RNC-OB. Although her career is young, First Lieutenant Clark is excited about Obstetric medicine and hopes to advance her education in the near future.

MAJ Kimberly Rosenbaum, MSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC, ANC
Deputy Director 66G Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing Course

Ft. Hood, TX

MAJ Kimberly Rosenbaum earned her Associates degree from Saint Petersburg College in 1996. In 1997, she joined the Army as a medic and shortly after got accepted into the AECP program and graduated magna cum laude with her BSN from Hawaii Pacific University in 2003. After attending the Army Medical Officer Basic Course, MAJ Rosenbaum was assigned to the Medical/Surgical/Pediatric Unit at Fort Riley, Kansas. During her time at Fort Riley, she progressed to working in Same Day Surgery and the PACU. In 2006, MAJ Rosenbaum attended the OB/GYN Specialty Nursing Course in Hawaii and then was assigned to Fort Benning, GA. During her Fort Benning assignment, she worked as the Charge Nurse on the Mother/Baby Unit, the Charge Nurse on Labor and Delivery, and the Head Nurse on the Mother/Baby Unit. In 2010, she was accepted into LTHET and went to George Mason University where she graduated as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with her degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing in 2012. In 2013, she was assigned to Fort Bliss, TX where she served as a Perinatal CNS. As CNS, she created and ran a hospital wide Bereavement Program, established the hospital as a Mother Friendly certified workplace, and moved the hospital from initiation to the 3rd out of 4 stages in the Baby Friendly designation. At Fort Bliss, she also served as the Interim Clinical Nurse Officer in Charge of the Labor & Delivery Unit and Interim Chief of OB/GYN Nursing. In 2016, she was selected for and assigned to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center as the Deputy Director for the OB/GYN Nursing Specialty Course. During her tenure, she has taught and mentored over 50 registered nurses and proudly continues to mentor many of them today.

MAJ Rosenbaum is nationally certified in Inpatient Obstetrics, is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, is a published author, and a reviewer for Nursing for Women’s Health. Some of her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and the Army Superior Unit Award.

MAJ Karla M. Dennard, USAF, NC, DNP, MHA, APRN, WHNP-BC
Doctor of Nursing Practice Phase II Site Director

Joint Base San Antonio, TX

Major Karla M. Dennard is the Uniformed Services University, Graduate School of Nursing, Clinical Assistant Professor assigned to the 59th Training Squadron at Joint-Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB, Texas. As the Phase 2 Site Director, Major Dennard is responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Family and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner clinical residency.

Educated as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Major Dennard has over 20 years of experience. She received her Master of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, her Master in Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix and her Bachelor of Science as well as her Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from the University of Texas. She has certifications in Inpatient Obstetrics, Women's Health Care and Sexual Assault Forensics. Her deployment experience includes tours to South Korea, Mississippi in support of Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Republic of Panama.

MAJ Heather Hubbard, USAF, NC, WHNP-BC
Element Leader, Women's Health Clinic
Ehrling-Bergquist Medical Clinic

Offut AFB, NE

Major Heather S. Hubbard is currently assigned as Element Leader, Women’s Health Clinic, 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. She overseas clinic operations for a 17 staff member element that provide obstetrical and gynecology care to 6,000 beneficiaries, which also supports the largest DoD-civilian collaboration in Graduate Medical Education program. As Adjunct faculty, she manages the 160 hour Ob/Gyn rotation for 8 Phase II Physician Assistant students annually and Family Nurse Practitioner rotations from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

After completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, Major Hubbard entered active duty into the Army Nurse Corps as a direct nurse accession in September 2001 and was honorably discharged in 2005. Upon completion of her Masters of Science in Nursing degree, Major Hubbard entered active duty into the Air Force in 2007 as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. She has served the Air Force in various positions such as Flight Commander and Element Leader.

LT Kristen Elmezzi, DO
Resident Physician – Obstetrics & Gynecology
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, MD

Dr. Kristen Elmezzi was born and raised in Northern New Jersey. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Education and a Master of Science in Health Education. She continued her education at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida where she earned her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine and was commissioned into the United States Navy Medical Corps in June 2015.

She is currently serving as the academic chief resident and will complete her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD in June 2019. While in residency she has been actively involved with the Armed Forces District of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, serving as the Navy Section Vice-Chair and Section Chair and is currently the Armed Forces District Vice-Chair.

Cpt. Lauren N. LaMontagne
Assistant Command Judge Advocate
Regional Health Command - Atlantic

Ft. Belvoir, VA

Captain LaMontagne received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 2010, and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013. Her previous experiences include advising senior medical, law enforcement and unit leaders as an installation attorney and designated ethics counselor.

Captain Lauren N. LaMontagne is a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, currently assigned to the Regional Health Command-Atlantic at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She is admitted to the Tennessee bar.