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At the Hospitals
n Novant Health Hematology Opens
in Charlotte
Novant Health Hematology is the first
location opened within our footprint to
specialize in blood diseases, both malignant
and benign. Omotayo Fasan, MD, staffs
the clinic and is board-certified in internal
medicine and hematology. He is joined by
David Miller, MD, and Jenny Park, ANP.
The clinic, at 1718 E. 4th Street,
suite 807, offers services for adults,
including diagnosis and treatments for
acute leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma,
myeloproliferative disorders, anemia,
bleeding disorders, sickle cell disorder and
a host of other blood diseases. The clinic
also provides and offers access to traditional medical centers across the United States,
treatments, such as chemotherapy,
radiation and targeted therapies, as well as
advanced, more specialized services such
as immunotherapy, cell therapy and bone
marrow transplants.
For more information, call 704-316-3297.
n Novant Health Heart and Vascular
Institute Opens in Mint Hill
Novant Health Heart and Vascular
Institute has opened a satellite clinic
in Mint Hill, staffed by Kaustubh
Dabhadkar, MD. He joined Novant
Health last September after completing a
fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at
Brown University in Providence, RI. Dr.
Dabhadkar received his medical degree
from Grant Medical College in Mumbai,
India, and completed his residency in
internal medicine at Emory University in
Atlanta. He also holds a master’s degree in
public health from Emory University.
Dabhadkar has expertise in the area of
preventive cardiology, including blood
cholesterol and management. He practices
clinical cardiology with a specific
emphasis in non-invasive cardiology,
including valvular heart disease,
coronary artery disease and heart failure.
Dabhadkar previously served as a member
of the American College of Cardiology’s
Preventive Cardiology Leadership Council.
Novant Health Heart and Vascular
Institute is nationally ranked for leading-
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edge prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
heart and vascular conditions. Patients with
a history of heart disease, suspected valve
disease or chest pain may be referred by
their physician for a non-invasive evaluation.
The clinic is at 8110 Healthcare Loop,
in the Mint Hill Medical Office Building.
The office building is part of the 80-acre
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
campus on Albemarle Road near the I-485
interchange. For more information, call
704-316-3024.
n Novant Health Brings Cardiac Cath
Lab Services to Charlotte Suburbs
As heart-care labs spread to smaller
patients in suburban Charlotte have more
options for receiving services in their
own backyard. Novant Health Matthews
Medical Center became a full-service heart
center four years ago, and now Novant
Health Huntersville Medical Center is in
process of doing the same.
The Huntersville hospital has opened
a catheterization laboratory, or cath lab,
to provide heart-related evaluations and
treatments. The cath lab is fully equipped
to provide nonsurgical and some minor
surgical procedures designed to evaluate
and effectively treat a full spectrum of heart
problems. Some of these procedures include:
• Diagnostic X-rays, which evaluate the
flow of blood through the heart’s valves.
• A check of the heart muscle to look for
evidence of heart failure.
• A check of the coronary arteries to look
for angina and heart attack.
• Checks of arteries and veins for blood
clots, and control of electrical problems
of the heart for patients with fast or slow
heartbeats or ablating bad electrical fibers. care at 9550 Rocky River Road, suite 150,
• Implantation of pacemakers and
defibrillators.
“We have developed programs at
Salisbury, Matthews and more recently
Huntersville,” says Gary Niess, MD, an
interventional cardiologist and the Heart
and Vascular Institute service line physician
lead for the Charlotte market. “More than
90 percent of heart cath procedures can
be done in these centers by physicians and
technologists who have done thousands
of the procedures already, and about half
are done on an outpatient basis, which is a
huge time-saver for patients.”
The cath lab is only one piece of
the program Novant Health Heart and
Vascular Institute is offering local
communities. It’s also expanding services
in the fast-growing Lake Norman area
by adding a number of subspecialists in
cardiovascular services to the cardiac
providers already there. To learn more,
visit novanthealth.org/heart.
n Novant Health Welcomes New
Pediatricians
Novant Health Pediatrics Symphony Park
has opened at 4105 Matthews Mint Hill
Road in Mint Hill and is fortunate to have
the following experienced physicians join
its Novant Health family after practicing in
other areas of Charlotte: Michael Bean, MD;
Stephanie Richter, MD; Kasey Scannell,
MD; Andrew Shulstad, MD; and Kerry Van
Voorhis, MD.
All physicians are board-certified in
pediatrics and collectively have more than
80 years of experience. They see infants and
children as they grow and develop to age 21.
For more information, call 704-384-9966.
Novant Health Pediatrics Lake Norman
has opened at 10305 Hampton Park Drive,
suite 101, in Huntersville. Kymberly
Selden, MD, and Stephen Lods, MD, have
joined Novant Health after practicing in
the surrounding area for 13 years. They
see infants and children as they grow and
develop to age 18. For more information,
call 704-384-1130.
n Novant Health Opens Urgent Care
in Harrisburg
Novant Health has opened a new urgent
in Harrisburg. The clinic offers walk-in care
daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., including weekends.
The clinic also offers immunizations, sports
physicals and onsite X-ray and lab services
for a fast and accurate diagnosis.
For more information, call 704-316-5283.