Dignity Health Women's Center-Southwest
At Dignity Health Women’s Center – Southwest, we are committed to serving the particular heath care needs of women in Kern County. Dignity Health offers the free-standing, modern Women’s Center. With a compassionate team of board-certified specialist, nurses, and staff. Patients can feel at ease while receiving expert treatment for Urogynecology and Gynecologic Oncology services. As well as 3D mammography.
Meet our Expert Team
Justin T. Lee, MD - Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgeon.
Dr. Lee has an extensive background in Urogynecology and Pelvic reconstruction surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is Board Certified in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Lee completed his residency at Albany Medical College, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Then went on to complete his Fellowship at Women’s Continence Center of Greater Rochester of New York in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He later became Chief Residence at Albany Medical Center.
Dr. Lee is a published physician who has worked and taught in leading clinics and universities around the country. He is fluent in Vietnamese and Cantonese
Erica Manrriquez, MD – Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Manrriquez completed her undergraduate degree in Human Biology at the University of California, San Diego and her medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. She later trained in obstetrics and gynecology at UC San Francisco followed by subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology (chemotherapy, gynecologic cancer and risk-reducing surgery) at the University of California, Los Angeles. During this time, she also obtained a Master’s in Public Health-Epidemiology from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health.
Dr. Manrriquez is a published physician who has worked and trained in various California communities under many national and world-renowned leaders in PB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncology. She has held several leadership positions including a board seat on the inaugural Minority House staff Organization at UCLA. She is fluent in Spanish.
Dignity Health Urology Center-Southwest
Mercy Hospital Downtown
Mercy Hospital Southwest
Memorial Hospital - Bakersfield
Dr. Manrriquez:
- Cervical cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vulvar and vaginal cancer
- Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
Dr. Lee:
- Urinary incontinence
- Fecal incontinence
- Overactive bladder
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Fistual
- Pelvic pain
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation
In-office services :
- Colposcopy
- Endometrial biopsy
- Cervical biopsy
- Pap smear
- Pelvic exam
- Pessary
- InterStim Therapy
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation
- Intersim procedure
- 3D mammography
Pacific Central Coast Health Centers contracts with most health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, and provides health care services that fit your health plan benefits. If you have questions about the health insurance plans we accept, contact the office where you would like to be seen and our staff would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- CenCal
- Cigna
- Coventry – First Health
- Health Net
- Healthsmart – Interplan
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare
- Multiplan – Beech Street
- Networks by Design
- Tricare
- TriWest
- United Healthcare
- Western Growers
What makes our Expert Team at Dignity Health Women's Center-Southwest stand out?
We are the only clinic in Kern County that has both a Gynecologic Oncologist and Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgeon. We have experienced staff that are fluent in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Cantonese. We follow the most recent guidelines of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. We are accepting new patients and look forward to meeting and caring for your women’s health issues.
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Dr. Erica Manrriquez, MD