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Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
Independent Physicians of the Carolinas is a nonprofit 501(c)(6)
membership organization whose mission is to create public awareness
of medical doctors not employed by a network or hospital system and
to provide educational programs and resources to physician members
and their administration. Visit us at IndependentPhysicians.org.
Sensenbrenner Primary Care welcomes Zackery Wood, DO.
A board-certified physician in family practice and osteopathic
medicine, Dr. Wood has been in practice since
2008. He evaluates and treats patients with diverse
needs, including full-service family practice ages 13
and older, and osteopathic manipulative medicine
(OMM). He is a member of the American Osteopathic
Association, as well as The American College of
ZackeryWood,DO Osteopathic Family Practitioners. Wood incorporates
a very holistic approach, encompassing mind, body and spirit,
and aims at healing patients the natural way, if possible, without
the need for pharmaceuticals. He is accepting new commercial
insurance and Medicare patients at Sensenbrenner Primary Care,
8821 Blakeney Professional Drive, Charlotte.
ANI Neurology will be sponsoring the third annual Memory
Gala on May 11. 4/6
Congratulations to Nelsa Andersson Ciapponi, MD, IFMCP.
Dr. Ciapponi is celebrating 10 years of serving Charlotte and
surrounding communities by providing integrative and functional
medicine services. Her new office is at the Forum in Ballantyne,
11220 Elm Lane, Charlotte. For more information, visit www.
optimalhealthmed.com.
Oncology Specialists of Charlotte (OSC) has moved its main office
to 2630 E. 7th St., suite 210, Charlotte. The phone and fax numbers
remain the same. For appointments, call 704-342-9577. The south
Charlotte location on Pineville-Matthews Road remains the same in
order to better serve patients in this area. Independent Physicians of the
Carolinas member and Board member, Justin Favaro MD, PhD, is the
solo oncologist at OSC after the restructuring on February 1. Joining
Dr. Favaro are oncology-trained nurse practitioners, Hadley Spencer,
FNP-C, and Natalie O’Kelly, FNP-C. For more information, visit
www.oncologycharlotte.com.
Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte has partnered with DJL
Clinical Research to grow their clinical research
department. Deborah Nixon, MD, has trials in
the following areas: Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriatic
Arthritis, Alopecia Areata, Acne (nutritional
supplement) and Hidradenitis Suppurativa. If you
have patients that could be candidates, have them call
JustinFavaroMD,PhD 704-247-9179 or 704-943-3714, option 6. For more
information, visit www.dscmd.com.
Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology welcomes Amanda
Muller, FNP, to its provider team. She received her undergraduate
education at the University of South Carolina Upstate
in Spartanburg and her medical education at the
University of South Carolina in Columbia. Prior to
completing her master’s degree in nursing, Muller
worked 12 years as a registered nurse, two of which
were spent with Charlotte Gastroenterology &
AmandaMuller,FNP Hepatology’s endoscopy units. Muller grew up right
outside of Charlotte, graduating from Fort Mill High School. She
and her husband have two children, Parker and Norah. They also
have a dog, Roscoe, who they love to snuggle.
CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS
Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and
Carolinas HealthCare System.
APRIL 2019
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
4/3 Creating a New Healthcare
2019 UNC Eye Symposium
4/12 Adolescent Medicine Hot Topics
4/27 Molecular Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology and Cytopathology:
No Longer Esoteric
4/30 Hurt So Good: Opioid Stewardship in Action
Webinar: Project ECHO: Sickle Cell
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Alternatives to Opioids in Primary Care
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Chronic Pain and Safe Opioid
Prescribing Best Practices
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Considerations of Co-Morbid Mood
and Anxiety in Chronic Pain
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Pain Management in the
Cancer Patient
Online: Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Responsible Pain Management in
the Emergency Department
Online: CHS Approach to Sepsis and Infected Patients Requiring Hospitalization
Online: Heart Failure Patient Education for Primary Care Providers
Online: High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Online: Introduction to HCCs for Practice Managers and Physicians
Online: Medical Genomics 101
Online: Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution
Online: The Role of the PCP in the Management of Pediatric Obesity
(5-2-1-0 Principles)
For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523
or visit www.charlotteahec.org.
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