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Tag: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Keirsta Ragels, CNM

Keirsta Ragels, CNM

Keirsta Ragels joins Rapid City Medical Center as a Certified Nurse Midwife. Her medical interests include Midwifery and Women’s Health, Preconception Counseling, Contraceptive Management, and Menstrual Cycle Irregularities 

She is associated with the American College of Nurse Midwives and maintains Monument Health Hospital Privileges.

In her spare time, she enjoys time with her children, husband, and dog, reading, camping, hiking, fishing, and trying new foods. 

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Jordan Needens, MD

Jordan Needens, MD

Dr. Needens was born in Fort Collins, CO. She attended South Dakota Mines for undergrad, where she played basketball! She fell in love with Rapid City, and stayed in South Dakota to attend medical school at University of South Dakota – Sanford School of Medicine. She completed residency training at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia in 2023. Go Herd! She completed a one year fellowship at the University of Colorado in 2024.

She is so excited to be returning to Rapid City for the start of her career as an OBGYN. She did not think that she would end up in this specialty at the start of medical school, but thinks it is amazing to get to be a surgeon, work in clinic, and be there for some of the most exciting times in her patients’ lives. She is interested in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and optimizing women’s care in pregnancy and delivery.

She spends her free time with her family on the ranch east of town, and her three fur babies. Her hobbies include sports, hiking, golfing, skiing. She cannot wait to be back and able to explore the beautiful Black Hills!

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Heather Moline, MD

Heather Moline, MD

Dr. Moline was born and raised in Rapid City. After graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, she completed her medical school training at the University of South Dakota-Sanford School of Medicine. Dr. Moline moved back to Rapid City in 2018 after completing her residency training at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and started at Rapid City Medical in 2019.

Dr. Moline enjoys all aspects of Ob/Gyn including infertility, incontinence, low and high-risk obstetrics, well-woman and adolescent gynecology, as well as minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and transgender care.

She spends her free time with her husband and their two kids enjoying all that the beautiful Black Hills have to offer! Her hobbies include gardening, canning/preserving food, beekeeping, skiing, brewing kombucha, and hunting with their German Wirehaired Pointers, Greta & Piper.

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Molly Gilbert, MD

Molly Gilbert, MD

Dr. Gilbert was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After completion of her
undergraduate degree at Colorado State University, she returned home for medical school at
the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. She went on to complete her
residency training at the University of Arizona – Phoenix. Prior to joining Rapid City Medical
Center, she practiced in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is excited to serve the community back in her
home state of South Dakota.
Dr. Gilbert is passionate about providing comprehensive women’s healthcare. She particularly
enjoys the lifelong bond formed when caring for women at all stages of life.
In her free time, she enjoys exploring the Black Hills with her husband and two daughters.

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Katherine Degen, MD

Katherine Degen, MD

Dr. Degen grew up in beautiful Spearfish, South Dakota. She completed both college and medical school at The University of South Dakota. After medical school, she ventured away to residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Once she completed residency, she was grateful to come home to the Black Hills!

Dr. Degen enjoys a broad spectrum of women’s health. She enjoys caring for women from their first period, through childbearing, and into menopause. She feels that the depth of the relationships she forms with her patients is a huge privilege.

While she practices a full-spectrum of obstetrics and gynecology, she has a special interest in pelvic floor dysfunction; problems such as incontinence, prolapse, and pain. She utilizes minimally invasive methods to help patients live a happier, healthier life.

In her off time, she enjoys all that the Hills have to offer! She loves to hike with her family and their dog, try new restaurants, and simply sit on the back porch with a cup of coffee! She is truly grateful for such a wonderful place to live!

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Shana Bernhard, MD

Shana Bernhard, MD

After completing medical school and residency at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha NE, Dr Bernhard and her family came to Rapid City in 2005. She thoroughly enjoyed her full OBGYN practice and was privileged to deliver many babies. After 23 years of practicing obstetrics, she is excited to transition to a GYN only practice in the summer of 2024. She has special interests in preventative care and annual exams, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery to manage heavy bleeding, pelvic pain and prolapse, contraceptive management, infertility and gynecologic care for breast cancer survivors. She is excited to offer a full range of GYN services including PRP and Mona Lisa Touch for menopausal women and women struggling with lichen sclerosus.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, reading, and traveling to beautiful places.

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Angela K. Anderson, MD

Angela Anderson, MD

Dr. Anderson moved to Rapid City in 2014, after practicing in Illinois for sixteen years. She spends most of her free time hiking in the Black Hills, taking advantage of all the cool things to do and see in Rapid City, reading a good book, traveling to distant places, or enjoying the sunshine outdoors with her two Chihuahuas.

She practices general gynecology with Rapid City Medical Center’s OB/GYN Department. She attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and completed residency training for obstetrics and gynecology at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago.

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