WICHITA — Obstetrician and gynecologist Amy Short is leaving the Center for Women’s Health on North Webb Road to open her own practice, but it won’t be a traditional OBGYN clinic.
In fact, once Short’s pregnant patients deliver their babies, she won’t continue that service.
Instead, she’s going to focus on gynecology and functional medicine.
“You might just think of it as going to the root causes of imbalance, whether that’s chronic illness or hormone imbalance, and solving it from the ground up rather than dealing with it … once the disease process has already manifested,” Short says.
“I actually feel like the Lord has asked me to do this, and I think that there is a great opportunity for … me to find balance in my life … as well as to provide a focused niche for women that’s not currently available.”
Her Prairie Gynecology will open in April in 3,000 square feet at the Collective near 21st and Greenwich.
Short’s husband, Jeff, who will be the clinic’s business manager, says his wife has “identified, I think, a real unique niche in Wichita.”
“She’s seen an opportunity to help women.”
The Shorts say there are many fantastic OBGYNs in Wichita, but Amy Short’s practice will be more focused on a patient’s complete care.
“All of the systems of our body are interdependent,” Jeff Short says. “If one’s not functioning, you’ll see consequences in other places.”
Amy Short says she can help patients who are frustrated after not getting better through conventional medicine and treatments.
“The body does heal,” she says. “I see this over and over again.”
Simpson Construction Services is the contractor and Shelden Architecture is the architect on the project.
“Bob Simpson and his team are incredible,” Amy Short says.
She says he and Shelden Architecture are creating “a comfortable place of serenity and simplicity.”
As her new space is built, Short says it’s important to her to eliminate such harmful things as chemicals that can be found in carpeting and paint.
“We’re really thrilled about what they’re doing,” she says. “It’s going to be amazing.”
