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At the Hospitals

                                                      medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology           chronic lymphocytic lymphoma with

                                                      services in an elegant environment.                                     other researchers across the

                                                                          The clinic is staffed by                            country.  Paulette Bryant,

                                                                          dermatologist, Emily O.                             MD, and Jenny McDaniel,

n New Medical Office Building Opens in                                    McLean, MD, and her team                            MD, with the St. Jude

Harrisburg Town Center                                                    of Eric Knuth, PA-C and                             Affiliate Clinic at Novant

Novant Health has opened a two-                                           Rebecca Vaglio, PA-C.                               Health Hemby Children’s

story, 24,000-square-foot medical                                         The clinic cares for a range     Jenny McDaniel,MD  Hospital in Charlotte,

office building in Harrisburg for family              Emily O.McLean,MD   of dermatologic conditions       collaborated on one abstract about severe

                     medicine, pediatric care and     affecting pediatric and adult patients and is at     bleeding in hemophilia patients. 

                     OB/GYN. Three new clinics        6324 Fairview Road, suite 200. To schedule           n Physicians’ Impact Fund Grants

                     — Novant Health Pediatrics       an appointment, call 980-302-9700.                    $375K to Community Organizations

                     Harrisburg, Novant Health        n Ophelia Garmon-Brown, MD, Honored                    The Physicians’ Impact Fund recently
                                                                                                           awarded $375,000 in grants to greater
                     Harrisburg Family Medicine        with Stratford Diversity Award                      Charlotte market community organizations
                                                                                                           to help the underserved and those in need.
                     and Novant Health Mint             Congratulations to Ophelia Garmon-                 The funds were awarded to 13 different area
                                                      Brown, MD, Novant Health senior vice                 nonprofits, including Movement Family
Carol Soucie,MD      Hill OB/GYN-Harrisburg                                                                Wellness Center, Charlotte Neuroscience
                     — are inside the building                        president and chief community        Foundation, Charlotte Rescue Mission
                                                                      health and wellness officer, on      and Novant Health women’s services. The
                     at Harrisburg Town Center,                       receiving the YMCA of Greater        Physicians’ Impact Fund was created by
                                                                      Charlotte’s Stratford Diversity      physicians and friends and has raised more
                     6555 Kee Lane, suite 200.                        Award. The award recognizes          than $3 million since its inception.
                                                                      Charlotte-Mecklenburg
                     At Novant Health                 OpheliaGarmon-Brown,MD leaders who work toward more
                                                      inclusion in our communities. Dr. Garmon-
                     Pediatrics  Harrisburg,          Brown received the award in tandem with Dee
                                                      O’Dell, executive vice president of U.S. Bank.
                     Carol Soucie, MD, and            The two, with 18 additional leaders, helped
                                                      craft the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity
Colleen Black,MD     Colleen Black, MD, offer         Task Force Report with the goal of improving
                                                      the upward mobility of Charlotte residents.
                     comprehensive primary care       This report led to the formation of the Leading
                                                      on Opportunity Council, a group working to
                     for children ages birth to 21.   address the key determinants of economic
                                                      mobility, while also focusing on the cross-
                     To schedule an appointment,      cutting factors of segregation and social capital. 

                     call 704-316-6140.

                     Lester Brown II, MD,

                     Christopher Upchurch, NP,

Lester Brown II,MD   and Samantha Price,

                     FNP, staff Novant Health

                     Harrisburg Family Medicine.

                     These providers have a passion

                     for whole-family care and

                     they regularly see multiple

Cedric Walls, MD     generations of a single family.  n Physicians Featured in Abstracts at the
                     To schedule an appointment,
                                                      American Society of Hematology
                     call 980-302-9840.
                                                      Annual Meeting                                            Have you
                     At Novant Health Mint                                                                 renewed your
                                                      Three Novant Health physicians were
                     Hill OB/GYN-Harrisburg,                                                                       MCMS
                                                                          featured in eight abstracts       membership
                     Cedric Walls, MD, and
                                                                          at the American Society              for 2020?
                     Katie Vemireddy, MD,
                                                                          of Hematology annual             Not a member? Join or renew online at
                     along with Laura Lenard,                                                              www.meckmed.org or call the Medical
Katie Vemireddy, MD  WHNP, offer annual                                   meeting in December
                                                                                                              Society office at 704-376-3688.
well-woman visits, family planning and                                    2019, held in Orlando. The

contraception, routine and high-risk                                      research focused on chronic

prenatal care, traditional and minimally              Alan Skarbnik,MD    lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
                                                                          in adults, as well as
invasive surgery and more. To schedule an
                                                                          hemophilia in children.
appointment, call 704-316-2319.
                                                                          Alan Skarbnik, MD,
n New Dermatology Practice Opens
 in SouthPark                                                             with the Novant Health

  Novant Health Dermatology-SouthPark                                     Cancer Institute in
recently opened and offers comprehensive
                                                                          Charlotte,  collaborated

                                                      Paulette Bryant,MD  on seven abstracts about

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