CONWAY - Lauren Nolen, MD, an obstetrician/gynecologist, has joined the medical staff of Conway Regional Health System.

She has completed a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and also holds a medical degree from there. She graduated from UCA with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

She is a native of Perryville and is the daughter of Dr. James Nolen of Morrilton. Her mother, Jan Nolen, is a nurse with the Arkansas Department of Health. Her interest in medicine started at any early age and she was drawn to obstetrics and gynecology during medical school because of the day-to-day variation between clinic time with her patients and the operating room during labor and delivery.

Dr. Nolen is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Medical Society. While at UAMS, she was awarded the Barton Scholarship for 4.0 GPA and was a member of the AOA Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Nolen and her husband, Chase Bender, have been married for five years and the UCA graduates are excited to “return home” to Conway.