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n Novant Health Senior Leader well as the neuropsychology team, to care for of the American College of Surgeons.
patients and their families. For more information or to refer a patient,
Recognized for Physician
For more information or to refer a patient, call 704-316-3070.
Resiliency Program call 704-384-9437.
n Novant Health Pediatric
Thomas Jenike, MD, senior vice president n Eric M. Deshaies, MD, Joins Novant Gastroenterology Welcomes
and chief human experience Timothy Menz, MD
officer, accepted althenahealth’s Health Brain and Spine Surgery
Innovation Award during the Originally from Massachusetts, Timothy
Healthcare Information and Eric M. Deshaies, MD, greater Charlotte Menz, MD, is excited to be practicing in the
Management Systems Society market executive lead physician for
(HIMSS) conference recently neurosciences, has joined Novant Health Charlotte area. Menz received
Brain and Spine Surgery and will be seeing his medical degree from the
ThomasJenike,MD held in Orlando. patients in the Mint Hill office at 8201 University of Massachusetts
Dr. Jenike leads the unique Novant Healthcare Loop. Medical School in Worcester,
and completed his residency
Health Leadership Development Program Dr. Deshaies specializes in cerebrovascular, at Warren Alpert Medical
that focuses on deep and comprehensive endovascular and skull base microsurgery, TimothyMenz,MD School of Brown University in
development for leaders and providers. performing both the traditional open and Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Menz went
Participants are invited to participate in a the minimally invasive procedures for on to complete a fellowship at Rhode Island
self-leadership development process designed the treatment of cerebrovascular disease, Hospital before moving to Charlotte with
to expand their ability to influence their lives including carotid artery disease, brain his wife and two sons.
and their work to create greater personal and aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, If not seeing patients in the clinic, he
professional satisfaction and lower symptoms cavernomas, intracranial arterial stenosis, is providing consults at the hospital or
of burnout. More than 800 Novant Health cranial by-pass surgery and spinal vascular performing procedures in the OR. He has
physicians, nurses and leaders have completed abnormalities. Deshaies has pioneered some a special interest in endoscopy, quality
the program that has been recognized by the of the minimally invasive technology for improvement and electronic health records.
North Carolina Medical Board. stroke and brain aneurysm treatments, and he Novant Health Pediatric Gastroenterology
is a key part of the stroke response protocol, has three locations in Charlotte, Huntersville
n Mark Pippenger, MD, Joins Novant performing mechanical thrombectomies and Salisbury. For more information or to
for large vessel occlusions, brain aneurysm refer a patient, call 704-316-5060 or visit
Health Neurology and Sleep clipping and coiling, carotid artery stenting NHpedsgastro.org.
and endarterectomies, and radiosurgical
Novant Health Neurology and Sleep, 1918 procedures for cerebrovascular disease. n Novant Health Recognized as One
Deshaies also offers surgical treatment of of the Nation’s Top Integrated
Randolph Road, welcomes board-certified the brain and spinal cord tumors, including Delivery Networks
those of the skull base, such as pituitary
behavioral neurologist, Mark tumors, vestibular schwannoma’s and Novant Health ranked No. 21 in the 2018
brainstem tumors, malignant and metastatic IQVIA report of the 25 largest integrated
Pippenger, MD. Dr. Pippenger brain tumors, and benign tumors, such as delivery networks (IDNs). IQVIA, a health
meningioma. Other conditions he treats informatics and technology company, ranks
brings more than 20 years of include trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial U.S. networks based on the number of facilities
spasm, normal pressure hydrocephalus, for which they have purchasing authority.
experience in treating patients surgical treatment of seizure disorders and
degenerative disease of the cervical and According to IQVIA, “U.S. healthcare
with Alzheimer’s disease and lumbar spine. delivery has evolved rapidly over the past
few years, causing a shift in how purchasing
other forms of dementia. Deshaies attended medical school at the decisions are made. Economic challenges
University of Connecticut, Farmington, and the Affordable Care Act have driven the
Mark Pippenger,MD Pippenger grew up in followed by his neurosurgery residency at emergence of large-care delivery networks
Jonesboro and received his Albany Medical Center in New York. He is with common branding that focus on better
dual fellowship trained in cerebrovascular/ patient outcomes and cost reductions. IDNs
undergraduate degree in zoology from skull base tumor surgery, completing his expand their networks and influence to meet
fellowship training at the University of Miami, population health management goals.”
Arkansas State University. While attending and also in endovascular neurosurgery with
his fellowship completed at Albany Medical Novant Health is proud to be named to
the University of Arkansas medical Center. He is board certified by the American this list and will continue to provide better
Board of Neurological Surgeons and a Fellow patient outcomes and cost reductions, and
school, he became interested in behavioral meet population health management goals.
and cognitive neurology, and went on to
complete his fellowship in behavioral
neurology and dementia at the University of
California, Los Angeles.
Pippenger will lead Novant Health’s
memory clinic located within the Neurology
and Sleep practice. He will work closely with
memory nurse practitioner, Mary Splain, as
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