Our Mission - Delivering patient care for a lifetime.

At Kalispell OB/GYN,  we work hard every day to help promote and protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all women. Kalispell OB/GYN providers are strong advocates for women's health care. It is our mission to provide the best care for women by partnering with every patient in a professional and compassionate way in a comfortable setting. We strive to create a supportive environment with professional and caring service by an excellent team of support staff.

Our Practice

Established in 1962 by Dr. Van Kirke Nelson and later adding Drs. Heine and Sowell, Kalispell OB/GYN has provided quality OB/GYN care longer than any other OB/GYN practice in the Flathead Valley. Kathleen Nelson, MD joined Kalispell OBGYN in 1995, practicing with her father, Dr. Van Kirke Nelson. After 25 years of practicing at Kalispell OB/GYN, Dr. Kathleen Nelson retired at the end of 2020.

On July 1st, 2022, Kalispell OB/GYN and our embedded Logan Health physicians (Doctors deHoop, Huff, and Lauer) moved into separate offices. This is not a bitter separation – the providers are friends as well as colleagues, and that is not changing. This is strictly a business decision. At Kalispell OB/GYN, the longest-running private practice in the valley, we remain private and will retain our same name and contact information   Dr. Jonas and the Kalispell OB/GYN mid-level Practitioners are located at our new spa-like office located in The Falls Building at 165 Commons Loop, Suite E, Kalispell Montana.

Our Kalispell OB/GYN providers are Dr. Gwenda Jonas, and our mid-level Practitioners: Austin Rusher, Shawn Shanahan, Marci Mangold and Kaycee McIntosh. They will continue to provide early obstetric care (up to 12 weeks) and the full spectrum of gynecological, infertility and surgical care in our new office.

Kalispell OB/GYN is happy to collaborate with certified nurse midwives for women who desire midwifery care.

If referred for Women’s Care, ask for Kalispell OB/GYN by name, or ask for your preferred provider within our clinic.

We look forward to helping you make the best healthcare decisions for you and your family.