Dr. Kennedy has practiced in Virginia Beach since 1989. She graduated AOA from the Medical College of Virginia and she completed her residency at Magee Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Kennedy graduated from the Williamson Institute of Health Care Leadership Fellowship in Patient Safety in 2007. She won the Armstrong award for Best Academic Patient Safety Project in 2007. She became a fellow of the Claude Moore Physician Leadership Institute in 2006.
She was voted one of Hampton Roads’ “Top Docs” in 2009 and into the Top Docs Hall of Fame in 2010. Dr. Kennedy was awarded Physician of the Year by the Virginia Beach Medical Society in 2009.
Dr. Kennedy was the Chairman of the Department of OB/GYN at Virginia Beach General Hospital from 2008 to 2011.
- She serves as a physician advisor for the Sentara Electronic Medical Record (Epic) project.
- She served on the Sentara Women’s Health Clinical Effectiveness Council from 2007 to 2009.
- She served as the Chairman of the Quality Management Committee of Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care for 5 years.
- She served on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Physician’s Network and the Virginia Beach Ambulatory Surgical Center.
She is very interested in women’s wellness, pelvic support problems, and patient safety. She has delivered over 2000 of Virginia Beach’s children. In 2008 Dr. Kennedy retired from the practice of Obstetrics. She now restricts her practice to Gynecology only.
“I cherish the trust that my patients and their families place in me when they allow me to care for them. I consider it a great honor.”
She is married to Dr. Craig Derkay and they have two great children, Alex and Andy.