Practitioners
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Bonnie Gong, MD
Dr. Gong graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed her OB/GYN residency at the University of Minnesota in 1990. Prior to joining “A Women’s Clinic” in 1999, she maintained a busy practice while teaching residents and medical students in Pittsburgh, PA. She is Board Certified, is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of King County Medical Society.
Dr. Gong practices with an emphasis on educating her patients and a style of mutual respect and open communication. She encourages her patients to take an active role in their own healthcare decisions. As a generalist in OB/GYN, she takes what comes her way, be it obstetrics, menopause, PMS, polycystic ovaries, adolescent healthcare or gynecologic surgery.
Bonnie enjoys skiing, reading, sewing and is currently learning to play piano. She has been happily married since 1985 and has 2 daughters born in 1990 and 1994.
Dr. Gong is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Kathy Partida, M.D.
Dr. Partida is a graduate of the University of California system, having received a BS in biological sciences from UC Irvine (1977), medical degree from UC San Francisco (1981), and internship at UCSF’s extension campus in Fresno (1982).
She practiced primary care medicine for 3 years for the county of San Mateo, where she realized her “true love” was women’s healthcare. Because she found that she was energized by the special communication that women share, she entered the Kaiser Santa Clara (with Stanford affiliation) OB-GYN residency program.
She joined a midwifery-physician practice in Berkeley-Oakland, followed by 3 years in an all woman multi-specialty San Francisco practice. She worked for Virginia Mason: Issaquah and Bellevue from 1992 to 2001. She’s now excited to refresh and relocate her Eastside practice to Kirkland.
Kathy sees her patients very much as she sees her own children: she cares deeply for their ultimate welfare and tries to give information to help them make the best choices for their future. She believes a little hug is good for both patient and physician.
Kathy enjoys spending her off time doing many outdoor activities with her 2 very active sons.
Dr. Partida fluently speaks both English and Spanish.
Lorraine Robertson, MD
A graduate of the University of Washington, her residency was at the University of California. Enjoying studying, she practiced as a dental hygienist 10 years before attending dental school for 2 years followed by medical school.
After her residency in obstetrics and gynecology, she joined Health Care for Women in downtown Seattle. In 1989 she moved her OB/GYN practice to Kirkland.
Believing that the responsibility of her medical discipline is to teach her patients how to care for themselves has influenced all parts of her practice. She believes that the physician should aid in surgical or medical intervention when the patient is unable to optimize health.
Clinically, she especially enjoys high-risk obstetrics, infertility, and gynecologic surgery, with emphasis in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures.
Being in love with life, her hobbies range from skiing to scuba diving, jet skiing, gardening, back packing, and traveling.
Married with seven children, she enjoys a busy personal life.
Dr. Tsang graduated from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed her OB/GYN residency at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in 1991. She is Board Certified and is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, Washington State Medical Association and King County Medical Society. She has been with our practice since 1991. Dr. Tsang treats her patients with respect and compassion while providing high quality care. She encourages active participation in managing and making decisions pertaining to their own health. Her areas of special interest are, but are not limited to, pregnancy, laparoscopy, menopause, hormonal replacement therapy and its alternatives, PMS, endometriosis and infertility. In her time off, Theresa enjoys tennis, swimming, gardening, music and reading. She is happily married with two children. Dr. Tsang speaks Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) as well as English. 
S. Theresa Tsang, MD, PhD
Joyce Kulina, ARNP
Joyce began specializing in women’s healthcare in 1975 and has been with our clinic since 1988. She is a clinical instructor at the University of Washington’s Nurse Practitioner program.
Joyce tries to individualize her care to meet the needs of each person. She provides health education so her patients can make informed choices regarding their health. Her areas of special interest are, infertility, care of teens and young adults and contraceptives.
Joyce enjoys walking, strength training, scrapbooking and Mariner baseball games. She is married with 2 children and pets.
Jennifer Shumate, MD
Having graduated from New York Medical College in 2003, Dr. Shumate completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2007. Although certain that she would ultimately devote her career to the practice of medicine, Jennifer has always been fascinated by the world around her. Prior to attending medical school, she taught self defense and safety awareness to children, and studied primate behavior in Indonesia.
Dr. Shumate’s clinical interests include gynecologic surgery, in particular minimally invasive surgery and hysteroscopy, as well as general obstetrics and infertility. She believes that her most important role as a physician is to educate her patients and assist them in defining and achieving their health care goals. Dr. Shumate also believes in viewing each patient as a whole person, taking into account both their physical and emotional well-being when assessing their health care needs. Outside of work, Jennifer maintains balance in her life in a variety of ways, including spending time with her family, getting out-of-doors with her dogs, cooking, traveling, and reading. She holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and enjoys the study of diverse cultures and languages. She is conversant in Spanish.
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