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At the Hospitals
n Novant Health St. Jude Affiliate in friendly competition to raise funds for where he completed his fellowship training
Clinic Is An Official Hemophilia Hemophilia of North Carolina. in electrophysiology.
Treatment Center
The first federally-funded pediatric The center is welcoming referrals from all Senfield is board-certified in cardiovascular
providers, including pediatrics, neonatology, disease and internal medicine.
Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) has family practice, gynecology, maternal fetal He completed his residency
arrived in Charlotte. All children with bleeding medicine, urgent care and emergency rooms. in internal medicine at the
disorders have a new specialty medical home “We are incredibly excited and very thankful to University of Virginia and
for treatment, education and supportive services be able to provide these services as a hemophilia received his medical degree
in Charlotte. The St. Jude Affiliate Clinic HTC treatment center,” says Bryant. “If you have from State University of New
provides access to specialty trained physicians, pediatric patients with any bleeding concerns,
nurses, physical therapists and social workers we look forward to seeing them at the St. Jude JeffreySenfield,MD York at Buffalo. Senfield also
who have extensive training in taking care of Affiliate Clinic HTC.” holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from
children with these rare complex disorders. State University of New York at Geneseo and a
For more information or to make a referral, master’s of science degree from State University
Hemophilia Treatment Centers provide call 704-384-1900. of New York at Buffalo.
treatment that adheres to national standards,
while offering innovative therapies and a n Novant Health en Español Senfield is a member of the American
national network of consultants for this unique Novant Health has launched a new website College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society,
patient population. According to the Centers American Heart Association, American
for Disease Control and Prevention, a study for Spanish-speaking communities in the Board of Internal Medicine and the American
of 3,000 people with hemophilia showed Carolinas to help them find providers who can Medical Association. He has spent more than
that those who used an HTC were 40 percent meet their health care needs. The new website 15 years researching cardiology, most recently
less likely to die of a hemophilia-related also provides helpful health and wellness at the Medical University of South Carolina and
complication than those who did not receive content geared to the Latino community. University at Virginia Health System.
care at a treatment center.
Nearly a tenth of community members in For more information or to make a referral,
“Since moving to Charlotte in 2005, one Novant Health’s footprint speak Spanish at call 704-343-9800.
of my dreams has been to see a pediatric home. Novant Health leaders, in conjunction
hemophilia treatment center grow and flourish with an internal Latino business resource n Novant Health Urgent Care Adds
in our community,” says Paulette Bryant, MD, a group, developed the concept as a better way to
pediatric hematologist at the center. “I could not serve our Spanish-speaking neighbors. Pediatric Specialists
be more grateful for our patients who have been
pushing us to establish an HTC locally, and for “At Novant Health, we’re committed to Novant Health Urgent Care & Occupational
all of the HTCs in North Carolina who were making the health care experience easier and
supportive of us through the process.” more convenient for everyone living in our Medicine on Kings Drive has added a board-
communities,” says Tanya Blackmon, executive
The St. Jude Affiliate Clinic HTC, 301 vice president and chief diversity and inclusion certified pediatrician, pediatric
Hawthorne Lane, allows patients to participate officer at Novant Health. “We recognize that
in a national hemophilia registry and other each patient is different, which is why we advanced practice providers and
research opportunities that previously have not continue to listen to our consumers and learn
been available in Charlotte. Parents and young about our communities to more effectively meet pediatric friendly nursing and
adults have a voice in directing their care through their health care needs.”
the newly planned parent advisory board. These support personnel to its staff.
patients can participate locally, avoiding the travel The site features tools, such as online
to Wake Forest, Chapel Hill and Greenville for scheduling and online bill pay, to help connect Amra Zuzo, MD, along with
comprehensive hemophilia care. Spanish-speaking members of our community
with Novant Health providers and services. It pediatric credentialed nurse
The 2017 Hemophilia of North Carolina can be accessed at es.novanthealth.org. As an
Family Festival & 5K Walk for bleeding organization committed to diversity and inclusion, Amra Zuzo, MD practitioners Christina Simpson
disorders will be held Saturday, April 22, 9 Novant Health is proud to have this new resource
a.m., on Mint Street at W. 3rd Street and Martin and looks forward to adding more content, and Susan Sims, join a qualified staff of board-
Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Participants are including community events, later this year.
encouraged to either make a donation, raise certified family and emergency medicine
funds on their own, or both. Physicians and n Jeffrey Senfield, MD, Joins Novant
families are encouraged to come and participate Health Heart and Vascular Institute doctors at the Kings Drive location.
Novant Health is pleased to welcome Jeffrey
Located at 445 S. Kings Drive in Charlotte’s
Senfield, MD, electrophysiologist, to Novant
Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute in Charlotte. Metropolitan neighborhood, Urgent Care &
Dr. Senfield comes to Novant Health from Occupational Medicine-Kings Drive provides
the Medical University of South Carolina,
a wide range of short-term treatment services
with extended day and weekend hours. The
clinic is open Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.,
and Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
The clinic’s board-certified family medicine
and emergency medicine doctors, physician
assistants and nurse practitioners are specially
trained in emergency and family medicine.
With the addition of a board-certified
pediatrician and pediatric specialists to provide
specialized care for newborns through age 18,
Novant Health continues to ensure that all of a
family’s medical needs are covered.
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