OB-GYN Sees Women at Atrium Health Floyd Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic
ROME, Ga., Dec. 4, 2023 – The newest OB-GYN at Atrium Health Floyd Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic, Dr. Victoria Custer, always wanted to return to Rome, Georgia. She grew up in Rockdale and Decatur counties in Georgia and came to Floyd County as a medical student. “I did all my clinical rotations here when I was a medical student, and I just fell in love with the place and the specialty."
She states that when she first came to Rome as a student at the Medical College of Georgia, she thought she wanted to practice in other specialties. But the surgeons at Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic knew better.
“Dr. Dixon Freeman told me I would be an OB-GYN after I saw my first C-section," she says, “and I didn't believe him at first." But after two years in Rome, she proved them right, and she set off to complete her residency in obstetrics and gynecology in Phoenix, Arizona. When she left Georgia, she put a sticky note with her name on it on an empty office door at Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic and promised to return.
A core principle for her is patient autonomy. “I want to try to be someone who will sit down and listen first. Patient autonomy and ownership of their health care matters to me," she said.
Custer is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Physicians. She served as education chief during her residency at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and won an award for her research that explored the difficulties in providing education in more rural settings like Rome.
Her clinical interests include gynecologic surgery, pregnancy complications, sexual health and treating women throughout their lifespan, with special interests in both menopause and adolescent gynecology.
In her free time, Custer enjoys reading, hiking, meal prepping and exploring Floyd County with her fiancé, Dr. Seth Einterz.
Custer sees patients Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Atrium Health Floyd Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic, 15 Riverbend Drive, SW in Rome.
To schedule an appointment, call the clinic at 706-291-0884.
About Atrium Health Floyd
The Atrium Health Floyd family of health care services is a leading medical provider and economic force in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Atrium Health Floyd is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Floyd employs more than 3,5 00 teammates who provide care in over 40 medical specialties at three hospitals: Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – a 304-bed full-service, acute care hospital and regional referral center in Rome, Georgia; Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Georgia; and Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Alabama; as well as Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Behavioral Health – a freestanding 53-bed behavioral health facility in Rome – and also primary care and urgent care network locations throughout northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 155,000 team members across 68 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $6 billion in annual community benefits.