Dr. Travis, a native of Kentucky, received her Bachelors of Science degree at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.  She received the Murray State University Presidential Scholarship, a prestigious four-year full academic scholarship.  She majored in biology, graduated Magna Cum Laude, and was inducted into the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.  From there, she attended medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky.  During that time she was an active member of the American Medical Women’s Association.

Having selected a career in obstetrics and gynecology, she headed to Texas where she completed her internship and residency at the University of Texas – Southwestern at Parkland Memorial Hospital.  Her professional career began in Texas where she stayed on as an attending at Parkland for four years.  She began her private practice career in Plano, Texas before moving to the Southeast. 

After working with Carolina Ob-Gyn Care in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she and Dr. Saltzman founded Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 1995.  Dr. Travis is Board Certified and a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Travis and her husband, Dr. Gerald Travis, a pediatric psychiatrist, live in Asheville with their two children.

Dr. Saltzman grew up in Chicago, Illinois, having been a true American baby, born on the 4th of July.  She spent time at the University of Michigan before heading to the University of California, Los Angeles where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychobiology.  She graduated Cum Laude from UCLA.  After college, she stayed at UCLA and worked on her Masters of Public Health in epidemiology.  From there, she headed back to the Midwest to spend two years at the University of Health Sciences at Chicago Medical School, completing her medical degree back out in California at Stanford University School of Medicine.  At Stanford, she received both the resident teaching award and a commendation for excellence in patient care.  She completed her internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford University Medical Center. 

Dr. Saltzman is Board Certified and licensed in both California and North Carolina. She started her private practice career with the San Jose Medical Group while continuing as Voluntary Clinical Faculty with the Department of Ob-Gyn at Stanford.  Eventually heading east, she found her way to Asheville.  After working with the Mountain Area Health Education Center at Mission Memorial Hospital, she and Dr. Travis founded Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 1995.

Dr. Saltzman and her husband, Dr. Leon DeJournett, a pediatric intensivist, live in Asheville with their three children.  She enjoys skiing, antiquing and restoring old homes.

Dr. Horton, a native of South Carolina, received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.  At MUSC, she showed an early interest in female health care, participating as a research assistant for the Women’s Health Project.  After medical school, she found herself drawn back to Virginia and Mr. Jefferson’s University, where she completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UVA.  She is Board Certified and currently a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  She began her private practice with Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 2004.

Dr. Horton and her husband, Steven Yoder, live in Asheville with their two children and multiple assorted pets.

Jan O’Hara, a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, born and raised in Georgia, received her Bachelors of Science degree from Emory University in Atlanta.  She majored in biology and human & natural ecology with a minor in anthropology.  From Atlanta, Jan headed to Nashville, Tennessee where she received her Master of Science in Nursing from the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau honor society.  As part of her training, she interned at the Austin Area Birthing Center in Austin, Texas as a junior midwife.  After becoming certified in nursing and critical care obstetrics, she worked as an RN at Baptist Hospital on the Labor and Delivery Unit in Nashville, TN.  She then spent time working as a Nurse Practitioner with Clarksville Surgical Associates. 

Jan traveled to Honduras in Central America where she worked in three different settings over the course of a year. Returning to the United States, she moved to Colorado Springs and spent four years specializing in high risk obstetrics.  She worked as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in the Maternal Fetal Medicine Department at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.  Moving closer to home, Jan came back to the Southeast and settled in Asheville.  Starting in 2004, she joined the staff at Mission Memorial Hospital, working on the Mother Baby Postpartum Unit as an RN.  She is a member of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and was honored with Nurse of the Year honors in 2002 while in Colorado Springs.  Jan joined Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 2005 and practices both obstetrics and gynecologic care.

Jan and her husband, Jay O’Hara, live in Asheville with their son.

Dr. Robinson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, lived briefly in California as a small child, and grew up primarily in the Finger Lakes Region of Western New York.  She received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Grinnell College in Iowa.  At Grinnell, she graduated with Honors with a degree in biology and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  She was also a two-sport varsity athlete at Grinnell, playing both soccer and basketball.  From America’s heartland, she headed back to New York, where she attended medical school at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  In medical school, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society.  After selecting obstetrics and gynecology, she completed her internship and residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.  She is Board Eligible and currently a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  She followed Dr. Horton to Asheville and began her private practice with Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 2005.

Dr. Chitour, originally from Texas, received her Bachelors of Arts Degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with Honors and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  Remaining in Texas, she headed to Baylor College of Medicine where she not only received her MD with High Honors, but was inducted into the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha.  Choosing a career in women’s health, she completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was briefly an Assistant Clinical Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania before settling into private practice with the Princeton Medical Group in Princeton, New Jersey in 1983. 

Dr. Chitour remained in Princeton until moving to the mountains of North Carolina in 2006.  She is Board Certified and a fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  While at Princeton, she was named a top doctor in the New York Metro Area from 2000 through 2005.  She joined Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 2006.

Dr. Chitour lives in Asheville with her husband, Naguib, and three children.

Dr. Garbarino, a native of Tennessee, received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.  At the U of R, she majored in biology, graduated Summa Cum Laude, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  From Virginia, she headed back to Tennessee, where she attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.  Selecting a career in obstetrics and gynecology, she completed her internship and residency at The Ohio State University.  She is Board Eligible and currently a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as well as the American Medical Association.  She began her private practice with Biltmore Ob-Gyn in 2006.

Dr. Garbarino and her husband, Dr. Judd Garbarino, an Emergency medicine physician, live in Asheville where she has a separate box of decorations for each major holiday.