Our Midwives

Karen Carola, CNM, Director of Midwifery

Karen has more than 30 years of experience in women's health care, including nine years at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. She has a B.S. in nursing from William Patterson University in Wayne, N.J. and a M.S. in nursing with a specialty in nurse midwifery from Columbia University in New York. Karen believes that birth should be an empowering experience and is very active in teaching prenatal yoga.

Katie Connelly, CNM

Katie has more than 10 years of experience in women's health. She started her career as a certified childbirth educator and labor and delivery nurse. Katie earned a B.S. in nursing from The College of New Jersey, where she graduated with honors and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing Honor Society. She earned a M.S. in midwifery from New York University.

Lori Sherman, CNM, MPH, APN

Lori Sherman earned both a B.S. and a M.S. in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Specializing in nurse-midwifery and women's health, Lori is dual-certified as a certified nurse-midwife and women's health nurse practitioner. She is a member of the American College of Nurse Midwives and the Association for Reproductive Health Professionals. Prior to a career as a CNM, Lori earned a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University.