Christine Ormsby, MD

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Get to know Radiologist Dr. Christine Ormsby, who serves patients in Missouri. 

Dr. Ormsby is a board-certified radiologist devoted to the diagnostic imaging and diagnosis of breast diseases and conditions. This includes mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, and breast procedures such as breast biopsy. She joined Breast/Women’s Imaging at West County Radiology in Creve Coeur, Missouri in 2019.

West County Radiology is the area’s imaging experts. Since 1969, it has been serving Saint Louis County and the surrounding area through its partnership with Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, as well as their affiliated imaging centers. As the largest private radiology practice in the area, West County Radiology provides patients with radiology services, nuclear medicine services, and radiation oncology services. 

Among the doctor’s professional affiliations, she is a member of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging. She attributes her success to hard work, and years of dedication to a career she has been strongly passionate about.

Academically, Dr. Ormsby graduated with her medical degree from the combined degree program at University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine in 2008. She then went on to perform her internship in general surgery,  and then completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in 2013. This was followed by a fellowship in breast imaging at the University of Florida, Jacksonville.

Dr. Ormsby values the wisdom and expertise passed down to her throughout her training. She enjoys opportunities to teach and interact with training students and physicians. Currently, she is focused on community outreach, and is committed to patient education and advocacy. Dr. Ormsby strives for continual progress, both professional and personal, and is always looking for that next mountain to climb. 

With an unwavering commitment to her speciality, she is board-certified in diagnostic radiology through the American Board of Radiology, a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Radiology is a medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging procedures, such as exams and tests, X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, mammography, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound.

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