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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.
The physicians and staff who work at Charlotte Gastroenterology &
Hepatology (CGH) have been honored and humbled this year with
recognition and opportunities to give back. This summer, Sam Fulp,
MD, Thomas Gavigan, MD, Alice Gavigan, Renae Lynch, RN, and
Michelle Buchoux, RN, spent a week in Nicaragua on a mission trip.
While there, they were able to perform/assist in EGD and colonoscopy
procedures, give lectures on endoscopy to medical interns and RNs, and
present information on scope reprocessing standards.
The Pancreatic CancerAction Network’s PurpleStride Charlotte 5K
was on September 10. Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology was
honored to be a silver sponsor. Team CGH raised more than $4,000
and had 29 members participate in the event.
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CGH was pleased to receive special recognition in the healthcare
industry: Gardiner Roddey, MD, and Sanjib Mohanty, MD, were
named in Charlotte Magazine’s “Top Docs” issue (an honor determined
by Charlotte-area physicians); and the practice was designated as a “Low
Cost & High Quality” provider by BlueCross BlueShield of N.C.
Allergy Asthma and Immunology Relief (AAIR) is pleased to
announce the addition of two new providers. Cheryl Walker-
McGill, MD, is board-certified in allergy-immunology
and internal medicine. She has more than 25 years
experience in the management of asthma, allergic
rhinitis and other allergic conditions. Dr. Walker-
McGill earned her undergraduate and medical
CherylWalker-McGill,MD degrees from Duke University and completed her
residency and subspecialty training in allergy-immunology at the
Northwestern University School of Medicine. She has served on
faculty at the Northwestern University School of Medicine and the
UNC School of Medicine and is a recipient of the Chicago Public
School System Distinguished Achievement in Asthma Education
Award and the 2007 NMA Floyd J. Malveaux Award in Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology.
Walker-McGill is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). She is the immediate past-chair
of the Committee for the Underserved of the American Academy
of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the immediate past-chair
of the Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Section of the National
Medical Association.
Walker-McGill is married to Paul A. McGill, DDS, and resides in
Charlotte. She enjoys mentoring students interested in health care
and writing children’s books.
Erin Welden, PA-C, graduated from Methodist University’s
physician assistant program in Fayetteville in 2011 and
has been practicing in allergy and asthma since 2012.
Originally from South Jersey, Welden and her
husband moved to Ft. Bragg in 2005. She graduated
summa cum laude in 2008 from Methodist College
Erin Welden with a bachelor of science degree in biology, and a
minor in chemistry and religion. Welden and her husband, Terry,
have two young children who keep them very active. They enjoy
spending time at the local botanical garden, going to the zoo and
spending time at the Jersey shore when they get the chance.
Welden is a member of the ACAAI and the North Carolina
Academy of Physician Assistants. She has experience with both
pediatric and adult patients and is currently accepting new patients
of all ages. She has special interests in eosinophilic esophagitis and
contact dermatitis.
AAIR is also proud to be organizing, with the Primary Immune
Deficiency organization, the second annual Charlotte Walk for
Immunodeficiency on November 5 at Symphony Park.
AAIR is pleased to be offering oral desensitization immunotherapy
for food allergies, as well as SLIT for environmental allergies. The
clinical research team is actively recruiting new patients for food
allergy, asthma, immunodeficiency and allergic skin conditions.
Contact Caroline@aairofcharlotte.com for more information.