Dolly Pressley Byrd, CNM PhD
Dolly was born and raised in Western NC. She serves as Chair of Department of OB-GYN at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), in Asheville, NC. In addition to her leadership role, she practices full scope clinical nurse-midwifery. She values being "with women through their lifetime“ and promotes shared decision-making in all aspects of care. In addition to prenatal appointments and attending deliveries at Mission Health Systems, she provides well-women gynecologic, preconception counseling, and contraceptive services. Her research interests include maternal health equity, structural racism, and health outcomes for women historically affected by oppression, discrimination, and indifference. She holds degrees from Wake Forest University, Yale University, and UNC Greensboro. In 2020, Dolly was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar. She is married to Dr. Brian Byrd and is mother to two college-aged sons, Ellery and Evan.