The academic faculty for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is as follows:

Jonathan Ayers, MD - A partner of IVF Michigan, Dr. Ayers has been the recipient of numerous grants dedicated to research in the field of infertility and reproductive endocrinology. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and also completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. Following that, he completed a fellowship in the university's Division of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Ayers is a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition, Dr. Ayers has published over 35 journal articles, and over 30 scientific abstracts. He has contributed to two books, and a variety of audiovisual educational materials.
Wesley Beemer, MD - Dr. Wesley Beemer grew up in southwestern Michigan and attended Kalamazoo College for his undergraduate degree. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1983 where he completed his internship and residency training. Dr. Beemer joined Associates in Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1987. He is currently Director of Gynecology for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In his spare time, Dr. Beemer and his wife, Tammie enjoy outdoor sports including skiing, climbing and kayaking.
David Bryant, MD - Dr. David Bryant is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist who has recently gone into private practice after being an active member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the past two years. He recently went into private practice and will also continue his involvement with the department. After graduating from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, he did his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan and a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Wayne State University/Hutzel Hospital in Detroit. He has previously been on the faculty of the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo as well as a senior staff physician at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. His main clinical interest centers on the care of women with complicated pregnancies. His main interests include his family (married with two daughters), church, and long-distance running.
Lisa Jeffries, MD - Dr. Lisa Jeffries graduated from Hillsdale College in 1994. She attended Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and completed Obstetrics and Gynecology residency in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2002. She then practiced at a public health clinic in Boulder, Colorado from 2002-2004. There she provided care for a primarily Spanish speaking population as well as working closely with certified nurse midwives. She and her husband then relocated to Ann Arbor where they are both employed at St. Joe's. Dr. Jeffries now enjoys working with students and residents in the AOGP clinic. She enjoys spending her free time with her young son and husband.
Carolyn M. Johnston, MD - Dr. Johnston is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine who went on to do her residency at the University of Chicago Hospital. She then pursued a fellowship in Gynecological Oncology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Johnston is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan in addition to being a Cancer Center Member. Her clinical interests include pre-invasive disease of the lower genital tract, complex gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and cervical cancer. She is also a board member of the Michigan Cancer Consortium and chair of its cervical cancer committee. In addition to having an interest in research she shares her time teaching residents and medical students at the University of Michigan and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Charles Leland, MD - Charles Leland, MD specializes in obstetrics and gynecology and has been in practice since 1982. His medical interests include management of abnormal pap smears, pelvic relaxation, menopause, abnormal uterine bleeding, and the joy of delivering babies! He is currently the Third Year Clerkship Site Director for the Department of Obstetric and Gynecology at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and enjoys teaching. After graduating from Western Washington State College, Dr. Leland joined the Peace Corps and spent three and a half years in South Korea teaching science and working in a mission hospital on Koje Island. After the Peace Corps, he attended Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea and was the first American to earn a medical degree from that institution. Dr. Leland completed his internship at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac and his residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Sharon O'Leary, MD - In July 2005 Dr. Sharon O'Leary was appointed as the Residency Research Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Prior to her appointment Dr. O'Leary was the Residency Program Director for eight years. She received her B.S. degree cum laude in Physiology, and she graduated AOA from Michigan State University Medical School. She completed her residency at William Beaumont Hospital. Dr. O'Leary is truly a dynamic, forward thinking, outstanding medical educator. She has distinguished herself throughout her medical career as a teacher who has earned the respect and devotion of her students. She is an APGO-Solvay Scholar and has dedicated herself to resident and student education.
Toanh Popp, MD - Dr. Toanh Popp lives in Plymouth, Michigan with her husband and daughter. She is a staff physician at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and is a partner in Associates in Gynecology and Obstetrics practice. She is an active member of the Medical Student Clerkship Advisory Committee as the Assistant Clerkship Director for the 4th year medical student rotation at St. Joe's. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family. Dr. Popp grew up in Indiana and if fluent in Vietnamese.
R. Kevin Reynolds, MD - Dr. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of New Mexico. He completed his residency at the University of Vermont and went on to do a fellowship in Gynecological Oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Reynolds is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan in addition to holding the titles of Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cancer Center Member Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program and the George W. Morley Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His clinical interests include caring for women with known or suspected gynecologic malignancies or women with pre-malignant gynecologic diseases. He is highly regarded for his expertise in laparoscopic surgery, surgical robotics, and the newest fertility sparing methods for treatment of cervical cancer (radical trachelectomy) in addition to many research interests. Dr. Reynolds shares his time teaching residents and medical students at both the University of Michigan and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.