In-Patient Staff
Women Care
Kathryn “Kathy” Kerber, RN, HNC, CHTP, Integrative Medicine Nurse Clinician
Kathy has been a nurse in maternal child care for 30 years. She has worked with high risk mothers, babies, labor/delivery/postpartum women and practices family-centered care. She became certified as a Healing Touch practitioner in 2003. Kathy started at Abbott in 1978 as a nurse in obstetrics. She left in 1981 and returned in 2003 as a Healing Touch volunteer. Presently she is the nurse clinician for WomenCare. She views her work as a miracle, caring for the pregnant population again as a holistic nurse.
Zena Kocher
Zena's introduction to natural medicine came at the heels of her Swiss grandmother, who would forage herbs and use them to treat her family. In 1995 she expanded upon this knowledge by studying for three years with a Vietnamese Herbalist and Master Acupuncturist. She now holds a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Northwestern Health Sciences University and is NCCAOM certified in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. She also practices ShiatsuAmna, Zen Shiatsu, tuina and craniosacral massage. More recently, Zena became certified in prenatal, pregnancy and postpardum massage. In addition to her work at Abbott, Zena maintains a private practice where she combines acupuncture, massage and herbal treaments.
Pauli Payne, BS, NCTMB, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PRACTITIONER
Pauli is a Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Practitioner (NCTMB) who graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University. Pauli is trained in Traditional Swedish Style Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Cross Fiber Friction, and Sports Massage. She also integrates Healing Touch and Aromatherapy to treat her patient’s. Pauli is a compassionate and nurturing therapist with a personal history of high risk pregnancies requiring long term bed rest. Pauli is also the volunteer founder of the Allina Post Partum Depression Support Group. Pauli also has a BS degree in Apparel Design and Textiles and worked for over 15 years in the Product Development and Design Industry.
Mollie O’Brien, MA, NCTMB, RPA, Integrative Medicine Practitioner
Mollie O’Brien is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who graduated from Centerpoint School of Massage Therapy in Minneapolis. Mollie is certified in pre and perinatal massage therapy and specializes in the health and wellness of pregnant and postpartum patients in Abbott’s WomenCare department. Mollie has training in Healing Touch, Guided Imagery, and Heated Stone Massage. Prior to working at Abbott, Mollie provided therapeutic massage at a home practice and enjoyed a career as a professional archaeologist for over 13 years where she worked collaboratively with Minnesota’s American Indian Communities towards cooperative stewardship of traditional and sacred sites.
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