About
Dr. Stephanie Arnold co-founded Seven Hills Family Medicine after more than a decade working across medical and community care settings. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from Virginia Commonwealth University, her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, and completed her Family Medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center. She holds ABFM board certification in Family Medicine.
Dr. Arnold focuses her clinical work on primary care, gender-affirming care, and reproductive healthcare, with additional training in first-trimester abortion procedures. She practices trauma-informed, shared decision-making care across the full age spectrum. Her work includes well child checks, STI screening, Pap smears, colorectal cancer screening, chronic disease management, and mental health care for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and insomnia. She is passionate about IUD insertion with trauma-informed pain management. Style Weekly named her one of Richmond's Top 40 Under 40. She has appeared on WRIR's Women and Politics radio show multiple times discussing price transparency, gender-affirming care, and reproductive access.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S. Anthropology
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency
Family Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Arnold right for?
Dr. Arnold serves patients across the age spectrum who want a physician engaged in shared decision-making. Adults managing chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, PCOS, or hypothyroidism benefit from her comprehensive primary care approach. Patients seeking gender-affirming care, reproductive healthcare, or abortion services will find that Dr. Arnold integrates all of these into standard primary care visits. Those who have experienced dismissal or stigma in past medical settings will find her trauma-informed approach particularly well-suited to their needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Arnold treats a wide range of conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, hypothyroidism, migraines, PCOS, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and insomnia. She also manages UTIs, respiratory infections, STIs, sexual dysfunction, and minor injuries such as sprains and lacerations. Her clinical work spans preventive care, chronic disease management, and reproductive health.
Yes. Dr. Arnold integrates gender-affirming care fully into her primary care practice. She prescribes hormone replacement therapy, provides referrals and letters for surgical care, performs pre-op exams, and conducts trauma-informed gynecological care including Pap smears and STI assessment.
Yes. Dr. Arnold holds ABFM board certification in Family Medicine. She completed her residency training at Columbia University Medical Center after earning her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Yes. Dr. Arnold has additional training in first-trimester abortion procedures. She offers both abortion by pill and the SofTouch aspiration procedure. Abortion care is available to the general public, not only DPC members, by private individual appointment Monday through Friday.
Dr. Arnold is passionate about trauma-informed pain management during IUD insertion. She takes patient pain seriously and works with each patient to ensure the procedure is as comfortable as possible. This reflects her broader commitment to listening to patients and addressing concerns that other providers have historically dismissed.
Dr. Arnold has worked in medical and community care for well over a decade. She brings experience across multiple dimensions of primary care, reproductive health, and gender-affirming medicine to her work at Seven Hills.
Yes. Style Weekly named Dr. Arnold one of Richmond's Top 40 Under 40. She has also appeared multiple times on WRIR's Women and Politics radio show, discussing price transparency, healthcare access, and gender-affirming care.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026