The Group For Women

I am a woman, a mother, a daughter, a friend.
With over 100 years of successful practice, we are proud to say that we are now celebrating multiple generations of patients. We are your advocates for the highest quality care for all women.
I am a smart and healthy teenager.
As a teenager, you may be seeking to have more of a voice in your own health. Our physicians are with you every step of the way to help you set the stage for a bright and healthy future!
I am a vibrant mature woman.
We provide mammography exams, bone density scans and ultrasounds for our patients in the comfort of our own offices. Professional & dedicated to you through every stage of your life.
I am an excited, expectant mother
This is an amazing time in your life, full of changes and questions. You need a team that understands you and the needs of your baby. Our staff is ready to guide, care and protect both of you!

Holly S. Puritz, MD
Jon Crockford, MD
Martha Fernandez, MD
Jeffrey Wentworth, MD
Giniene Pirkle, MD
Denise Harris-Procter, MD
Kimberly Stockmaster, MD
Mehdi Parva, MD
Kristin Kreider, MD
Barbara Kersey, PhD
Nancy Sinibaldi, WHNP-BC
Charlette King, WHNP-BC
Gayle Smith, CNM
Helene Newman, PA-C
Stacey Shearin, CNM, WHNP-BC

About the Practice

Welcome, and thank you for selecting The Group for Women. Our practice is devoted to the care of women, including all aspects of gynecology, infertility and obstetrics. As Board certified obstetricians and gynecologists, we strive to continue to provide the highest quality of care that our certification demands.

With eight physicians and 5 mid-level providers, our services are readily available to you. We accept new gynecological and obstetrical patients, as well as caring for our established patients. Although each of us has individual patients, we are associates, and one of us is always available for obstetrical delivery, office care and hospital care.

Some of our new patients are referred for specialized consultation, diagnosis or treatment; others are referred for a general check-up or physical examination. Still others require evaluation of a specific problem or wish simply to engage us as their regular medical advisor and counselor. Whatever your reason, we welcome you.

The Group for Women prides itself on providing health care to the women of Hampton Roads for more than four generations. In the summer of 2005, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the practice with the publication of a history of our 100 years of service and a dinner cruise for staff members and their spouses.

The Group for Women is a leader in women’s healthcare providing OBGYN services, Urogynecology, Birth Control, Hormone Replacement Therapy, office procedures and minimally invasive and outpatient surgical procedures to patients in the cities of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News and Hampton throughout Hampton Roads and beyond.