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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.
Mecklenburg Heart Specialists, a heart and vascular institute, moved
to 2711 Randolph Road, suite 305, Charlotte,
NC 28207. Aamer Qureshi, MD, is
looking forward to providing heart
and vascular care to established and
new patients at this new location. Venous Forum. His area of expertise is advanced limb salvage and
Davidson Family Medicine (DFM) recently received accreditation
from CLIA for a full-service, in-house laboratory to provide patients
with timely and value-based results. DFM has been a patient-centered
medical home since 2011 and
recently was awarded
recertification status by the
National Committee for
Quality Assurance. Due to
a heavy influx of new patients,
DFM is interested in employing or
partnering with independent-minded,
board-certified family physicians in
the north Mecklenburg area. Email info@davidsonfamilymedicine.com
or call office manager at 704-892-5454.
Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology is pleased to announce
the addition of Nick Crews, MD. Dr. Crews attended medical school
at Saint Louis
University, completed
his residency at the
Mayo School of
Graduate Medical
Education, and his fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine.
After 15 years in the Midwest, he and his wife and two children are
happy to be coming home to Charlotte. Beginning in August, Crews
will be seeing patients in Charlotte Gastro’s Lake Norman offices.
South Charlotte General and Vascular Surgery (SCGVS) is pleased
to announce Elias J, Arbid, MD, has joined James Antezana, MD, in
his surgery practice. Dr. Arbid earned his doctorate in medicine at the
University of Massachusetts in Worcester and completed the coveted
Smithwick Fellowship in vascular surgery at Boston University Medical
Center. Prior to joining SCGVS, Arbid taught at several universities
and practiced vascular and endovascular surgery and served as chief
of vascular surgery, chairman of surgery and director of the surgical
residency program.
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A seasoned vascular surgeon, he is a highly regarded teacher and
educator of residents, students
and nurses. He currently serves
as associate editor for the journal
Frontiers in
Surgery. He has
published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored
textbook chapters in vascular surgery. Arbid is a speaker at national
and international vascular meetings. He is board-certified in vascular
surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is an
active member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American
amputation prevention, complex arterial and venous diseases, and
dialysis access creation and management.
“I believe that caring for patients is a privilege they choose to
entrust me with, and the best way I can serve them is by ensuring
they receive the highest level of skilled and compassionate care. I
have long advocated for shared decision–making with patients and
primary care physicians. I am very excited to join Dr. Antezana,
and, with my wife Rita, look forward to making Charlotte our new
home,” says Arbid.
South Charlotte General and Vascular Surgery is accredited
by AAAHC.
Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte has partnered with DJL
Clinical Research to expand its clinical research department. Deborah
Nixon, MD, has trials in atopic dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis, alopecia
areata, acne (nutritional supplement) and hidradenitis suppurativa. If you
have patients who qualify as candidates, they should call 704-247-9179
or 704-943-3714, option 6. For more information, visit www.dscmd.com.
Northeast Digestive Health Center is now offering a wide
range of procedures to diagnose, evaluate and treat a variety of
gastrointestinal conditions, symptoms and digestive diseases. They
include colonoscopy, endoscopy (EGD, endoscopic ultrasound,
ERCP), research, FibroScan®, hemorrhoid banding and pill cam.
Northeast Digestive Health Center in Concord is at 1070 Vinehaven
Drive NE and at 10030 Edison Square Drive NW, suite 204.
Charlotte Skin & Laser introduces the new Genius™ Intelligent
RF. Infini, a radiofrequency microneedling treatment that has allowed
them to treat acne scars and rejuvenate skin of all types safely and
predictably for years, has been improved and upgraded. The upgrade
to the new Genius™ system features improved needles, energy
delivery and mechanics for a more comfortable procedure with
minimal downtime, making it a great option for patients looking to
improve the health and beauty of their skin. Charlotte Skin & Laser is
at 130 Providence Road.