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At the Hospitals

                                                at 16525 Holly Crest Lane, Suite 120, in           n Orthopedic Surgeon Joins
                                                Huntersville. Visit northlakeneurology.com           Novant Health
                                                or call 704-316-5388 for more information.           Brad Washburn, MD, a fellowship

                                                n New Medical Oncology Office Opens                trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in
                                                                                                                  sports medicine and shoulder
n Novant Health Physician Installed             Charlotte-area patients now have more                             and knee reconstruction
                                                                                                                  has joined Novant Health
  as NCAFP President                            access to cancer care with the recent                             Orthopedics & Sports
                                                                                                                  Medicine in Huntersville. Dr.
  Rhett L. Brown, MD, with Novant Health                          opening of Novant Health
Midtown Family Medicine, recently was                                                              BradWashburn,MD Washburn performs a variety
                                                                  Cancer Specialists. This         of orthopedic procedures, including
               installed as president of the                                                       sports related injuries, fracture care
               North Carolina Academy of                          new hematology-oncology          and joint replacements. He completed
               Family Physicians (NCAFP),                                                          a fellowship with the distinguished
               where he will serve a one-                         practice, led by board-          Richard Hawkins, MD, at the Steadman-
               year term. Dr. Brown has been                                                       Hawkins Clinic in Greenville, S.C., and
Rhett L.Brown,MD active with the NCAFP since                      certified oncologists, Jennifer  has experience taking care of athletes of
2009, beginning as an At-Large Director                                                            all levels, from weekend warriors to high
on the Academy’s board of directors and         Jennifer Dallas,MD Dallas, MD, Ayla Kessler,       level professional athletes from the NFL
then serving as chairman of the Academy’s                                                          and MLB. Washburn’s office is at 6909
Practice Management Council. The                                  MD, and Nasfat Shehadeh,         Prosperity Church Road, and he can be
NCAFP is the largest medical specialty                                                             reached at 704-384-1680.
association in North Carolina, representing                       MD, is dedicated to the
more than 3,700 family physicians, family                                                          Ggoreineng
medicine residents and medical students                           care of adult patients with
across the state.                                                                                     First step:
                                                                  blood disorders and cancer
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n Neurologist Joins Huntersville Practice       Nasfat Shehadeh,MD Health Presbyterian Medical       Thank you!

                                                Center cancer program, patients have

Northlake Neurology recently welcomed           access to the advanced diagnostic testing,

Edward C. Robles, MD, who brings more           multidisciplinary cancer care clinics,

                than 15 years of experience     infusion suite, and survivorship and

                to the practice. Dr. Robles,    rehabilitation care. Novant Health Cancer

                who is board-certified in       Specialists is at 1718 E. 4th St. on the

                both psychiatry/neurology       first floor of the Presbyterian Medical

                and physical medicine/          Tower. Visit nhcancerspecialists.com or

Edward C.Robles,MD rehabilitation, has special  call 704-316-4485.

                interest in Botox treatment     n New Pediatric Office Opens

                for cervical dystonia, chronic    in Arboretum Area

                migraine, blepherospasm,          In December, Novant Health Pediatrics
                                                Arboretum opened at 3135 Springbank
                hemifacial spasm and
                                                               Lane, Suite 100, across from
                spasticity, trigger point                      the Arboretum Shopping
                                                               Center. Board-certified
Ki S. Jung, MD  injections, occipital nerve                    pediatrician Erin Washburn,
                                                               DO, who transferred from
blocks and canalith repositioning. Robles       ErinWashburn,DO Novant Health Randolph
                                                               Pediatrics, is joined by
joins Ki S. Jung, MD, who is board-                            Miranda Cordell, MD, also a
                                                               board-certified pediatrician.
certified in both psychiatry/neurology and                     The office provides a wide
                                                               range of services dedicated
clinical neurophysiology.                       Miranda Cordell,MD to the health of children,
                                                birth through college. You can reach
Northlake Neurology provides                    Novant Health Pediatrics Arboretum at
                                                704-316-4445.
evaluation and treatment of a variety

of disorders in general neurology and

neurophysiology, including seizures,

stroke, memory disorders, Alzheimer’s

and Parkinson’s disease, numbness and

tingling and carpal tunnel syndrome.

In-office neurodiagnostic testing such as

EEG, EMG and NCS are performed two

full days a week. Northlake Neurology is

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