Starla Graber
Beacon Medical Group OB-GYN River Oaks
Office
(574) 295-8805
Fax (574) 522-0039 2405 West Lexington Avenue Elkhart, IN 46514
About
Starla D. Graber, MD, comes from a family of medical practitioners. Her dad was an old-fashioned family doctor who made house calls, delivered babies, sutured, set bones and did X-rays. “I used to go with him after hours on house calls or when he opened the office to help him take care of patients,” Dr. Graber says. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Goshen College and her MD at Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, where she was Resident Teacher of the Year.
Having worked in Elkhart since 1997, Dr. Graber loves the mix of doing wellness care and disease prevention in the office setting and also being able to use technical skills required in surgery and obstetrics. She is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and practiced medicine in Elkhart for 25 years, at River Oaks OB-GYN. “By joining Beacon, I have the opportunity to continue serving my patients and my community and to carry on the long tradition of providing excellent OB-GYN care,” she says.
Her philosophy as a physician is about committing to patient education, evidence-based medicine and making decisions with patients to help them achieve optimal health. “I care deeply about my patients as whole persons and believe that all our life experiences affect our health and wellness.”
Dr. Graber wants her patients to believe that they are worth being cared for and also that they are worth the time and effort – and sometimes doing the hard things – to live a healthy life.
She is also involved in the community, having served on boards including Elkhart County Symphony Association Board, Oaklawn and South Bend Medical Foundation board, and as a member of a committee for the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.
In her own words…
Who is or was the most influential people/role models in your life? My parents.
What was your first job growing up? What do you remember about it? Working as a cashier in a fruit market. I am still friends with some of my coworkers.
What is your favorite food? Movie? What was your best/worst subjects in school growing up? Favorite foods: Any style of potato; cheeses and ice cream are close seconds; Best subject: Math
If you could sit down to dinner with anyone (alive or deceased) who would it be and why? Creator of the universe! I would just have so many questions!
In addition to medicine, what are you passionate about? What are your hobbies, interests? I love doing special things to make people happy. I love being with my family, flower gardening, reading, walking – especially on beaches and collecting shells, sitting by a fire and hosting guests at my home.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I grew up without a TV, so never developed the habit of watching.
Starla Graber
About Dr. GraberStarla D. Graber, MD, comes from a family of medical practitioners. Her dad was an old-fashioned family doctor who made house calls, delivered babies, sutured, set bones and did X-rays. “I used to go with him after hours on house calls or when he opened the office to help him take care of patients,” Dr. Graber says. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Goshen College and her MD at Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, where she was Resident Teacher of the Year.
Having worked in Elkhart since 1997, Dr. Graber loves the mix of doing wellness care and disease prevention in the office setting and also being able to use technical skills required in surgery and obstetrics. She is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and practiced medicine in Elkhart for 25 years, at River Oaks OB-GYN. “By joining Beacon, I have the opportunity to continue serving my patients and my community and to carry on the long tradition of providing excellent OB-GYN care,” she says.
Her philosophy as a physician is about committing to patient education, evidence-based medicine and making decisions with patients to help them achieve optimal health. “I care deeply about my patients as whole persons and believe that all our life experiences affect our health and wellness.”
Dr. Graber wants her patients to believe that they are worth being cared for and also that they are worth the time and effort – and sometimes doing the hard things – to live a healthy life.
She is also involved in the community, having served on boards including Elkhart County Symphony Association Board, Oaklawn and South Bend Medical Foundation board, and as a member of a committee for the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.
In her own words…
Who is or was the most influential people/role models in your life? My parents.
What was your first job growing up? What do you remember about it? Working as a cashier in a fruit market. I am still friends with some of my coworkers.
What is your favorite food? Movie? What was your best/worst subjects in school growing up? Favorite foods: Any style of potato; cheeses and ice cream are close seconds; Best subject: Math
If you could sit down to dinner with anyone (alive or deceased) who would it be and why? Creator of the universe! I would just have so many questions!
In addition to medicine, what are you passionate about? What are your hobbies, interests? I love doing special things to make people happy. I love being with my family, flower gardening, reading, walking – especially on beaches and collecting shells, sitting by a fire and hosting guests at my home.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I grew up without a TV, so never developed the habit of watching.
Primary Specialty
OBGYN
Practice
Beacon Medical Group OB-GYN River Oaks
Gender
Female
Education
Indiana University School of Medicine
Training
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1999, Goshen College - 1988, Goshen College - 1985
Payment Options
American Express, Check, Discover, Financing, MasterCard, Visa
Not Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Encore, Community Health Alliance (CHA, Aetna, PHP Freedom, Cofinity), Aetna Medicare Advantage (Via CHA ACO, LLC), First Health (via Community Health Alliance CHA), Medicaid Michigan FFS, Sagamore, Cigna, Managed Health Services Medicaid (MHS HHW), Managed Health Services Healthly Indiana Plan (MHS HIP), Managed Health Services Medicaid (MHS HCC), CareSource Marketplace, CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), CareSource Medicaid (HHW), Mdwise Excel Medicaid (HHW), Mdwise Excel Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), UnitedHealthcare Medicaid (HCC), UnitedHealthcare (UHC), VA CCN Optum UHC, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage (UHC), Medicaid Indiana FFS, Ambetter Marketplace (MHS), Anthem Medicare Advantage, CHA ACO LLC dba Beacon ACO, Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Anthem BCBS, Anthem Medicaid (HHW HCC), Medicare FFS, Signature Care / Parkview, Humana Medicare Advantage, Multi Plan / Private Health Care Systems (PHCS), Humana, Tricare East Humana Military, Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN), Stratose / National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN), Plain Church Group, HealthSmart, Immergrun Health Network
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Elkhart General Hospital
Office Name
Beacon Medical Group OB-GYN River Oaks
Languages
English
Business Hours
Monday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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