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  • Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Accepting new patients
  • 46 years of experience
  • AdventHealth Fertility Center 9119 W 74th St Ste 268, Merriam, KS 66204
  • (913) 780-4300

Brief Intro

With fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology and more than three decades of practice in fertility care, Dr. Gehlbach is an experienced, compassionate fertility physician whose expertise has helped thousands of families overcome challenges to deliver healthy babies. After working as a reproductive endocrinologist at medical centers in Kansas City and across the United States, Dr. Gehlbach established Midwest Reproductive Center in Olathe in 2004. After two decades of leading a successful independent practice, in August 2024, he and his team joined the AdventHealth network to establish the AdventHealth Fertility Center, the national health system’s only fertility clinic. Dr. Gehlbach has earned numerous honors for excellence in patient care and clinical research, and he has presented, lectured and researched extensively on topics related to fertility and reproductive health. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (FACOG) and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. In addition to his proven experience in the fertility clinic setting, Dr. Gehlbach is a decorated veteran of the United States military where he served as an Army physician for 15 years. Along with nurse practitioners Goldie Bjornstad, APRN, FNP-C, and Johni Kilton, APRN, WHNP-BC, Dr. Gehlbach welcomes new patients at the AdventHealth Fertility Center, located on the campus of AdventHealth Shawnee Mission.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Program A

Wm Beaumont Amc - 1984

Johns Hopkins Hosp, Obstetrics And Gynecology; Wm Beaumont Army Med Ctr, Obstetrics And Gynecology; Wm Beaumont Army Med Ctr, Flexible Or Transitional Year

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - 1992

University of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks - 1983

University of Wales in Great Britain - 1979

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • 9119 W 74th St Ste 268, Merriam, KS 66204
  • Mon:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Tue:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Wed:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Thu:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Fri:7:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Aetna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Tricare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Cigna
  • Molina Healthcare
  • L.A. Care Health Plan
  • All Savers Insurance
  • SelectHealth
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
  • CHAMPVA
  • HealthSmart
  • Aetna Better Health
  • GEHA
  • Optum Health
  • Anthem Blue Cross
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