Gem Ashby, MD

Dr. Ashby is an OBGYN provider who is board certified with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She was born on the beautiful island of Barbados and moved to New Jersey at the age of eighteen to pursue a higher level education. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Bloomfield College in New Jersey, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. While in college and in medical school she served six years in the US Army Reserves. Dr. Ashby completed her residency training at FSU OBGYN program in Pensacola, Florida and then joined Generations OBGYN, a unit of Women’s Care Florida, in Tampa. She had the pleasure of working with the staff and doctors at Generations OBGYN for eight years. Dr. Ashby started Gentle Hands OBGYN to focus her time and attention on the growing needs of New Tampa and Wesley Chapel. Dr. Ashby sees patients in the office for routine and problem GYN care; she performs in-office surgery, as well as laparoscopic and robotic surgery at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. She also provides low and high-risk OB care.