Dr. Jacqueline Walters realized early on that the field of OB/GYN had paid little attention to the population it was meant to serve — women. As a gynecologist in training, she was concerned with what she considered to be a lack of personal care and consideration for the gynecology patient. This was partially due to the fact that, until quite recently, the majority of the OB/GYN’s serving women were men. Dr. Walters, a graduate of the University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, past OB/GYN Chief Resident of the Medical Center of Central Georgia, and a partner in Castillo Walters, an OB/GYN practice based in Atlanta, GA, thought there was a better way.


Says Dr. Walters, “I’ve found that many woman accept an uncomfortable gynecological exam as the status quo. They don’t question it because that’s what they’re used to.” Dr. Walters envisioned a shift away from a “physician focused practice” to a “patient focused practice”.


In 1994, during her second year of training at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, she discussed her ideas with Dr. Gerry Feuer. Nine years later, as the leader of a major gynecology practice in Atlanta, she was ready to do something about it. Dr. Walters, her business partner Dr. Katia Castillo, and Dr. Feuer agreed that that it would make sense to form a company and create medical products around the concept of “patient’s first.” In 2004 they joined to do so.


One year later, the company’s first product FemSpec™, a soft, compliant, inflatable specula, is about to arrive on the market. “It’s really amazing,” says Dr. Walters. “If men had to endure the discomfort of cold, hard specula during a twice yearly check-up, an alternative would have been found decades ago. As a woman and a patient, I appreciate FernSpec’s comfort. As a physician, I appreciate that FemSpec’s unique design and characteristics encourage more relaxed and comfortable patients, which ultimately allow me to achieve better results. Everyone wins.”


Dr. Walters resides with her husband and child in Atlanta, Georgia.