Samaritan Welcomes New OB/GYN, Dr. Emma Marquez
Published on: October 23, 2025
WATERTOWN, NY – Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to welcome OB/GYN Emma Marquez, MD, MPH, to its medical staff.
She will care for patients at Samaritan’s Women’s Wellness and Breast Care, 1575 Washington St., and Samaritan’s Car-Freshner Center for Women and Children, 830 Washington St. The Center for Women and Children is the region’s only Level II Perinatal and Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and the only local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Dr. Marquez specializes in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care, as well as female reproductive health for women of all ages. She completed her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, followed by an OB/GYN residency at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. She is board eligible with the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Dr. Marquez joins fellow Samaritan OB/GYNs John P. Barrett, MD; Kenya Cain, MD; Jonathan R. Oliva, MD; and Diane I. Shumbusho, MD. Together, with a team of nurses, advanced practice providers and other caregivers, they deliver approximately 1,500 babies per year — more than any hospital in the local area.
Historically, Samaritan’s OB/GYN physicians and providers have been assisted by military physicians at Fort Drum OB/GYN, a clinic located in the Samaritan Medical Office Building. On October 7, 2025, this clinic closed as the Defense Health Agency has decided to stop all obstetric care for Fort Drum soldiers and dependents. This ends a longstanding maternity care partnership between Fort Drum and Samaritan. Only gynecological services will be provided at the Guthrie Army Health Clinic on Fort Drum.
Dr. Marquez helps fill a vital need for OB/GYN care for military families at Samaritan, and other new providers will soon join the Samaritan team to meet the community’s needs. Samaritan is actively recruiting, and current physicians are here to ensure all Fort Drum families have maternity care.
“I am thrilled to join such an experienced and caring team of OB/GYNs here at Samaritan,” said Dr. Marquez. “The opportunity to care for women and families in the North Country, including active-duty service members and their spouses, brings me great pride.”
On average, more than one-third of the babies born each year at Samaritan are from Fort Drum families.
For more information about maternity services at the Samaritan Medical Center, visit samaritanhealth.com/maternity/. To learn more about women’s health services available at the Women’s Wellness and Breast Care office, visit samaritanhealth.com/womens-wellness/ or call 315-785-4155.
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Pictured above is Dr. Emma Marquez, MD, MPH