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Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Providers

Providers

Molly Benedum , MD

Practice Name: AppFamily Medicine
Address: 148 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 386-2222
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Amanda Blaylock, PA-C

Practice Name: AppFamily Medicine
Address: 148 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 386-2222
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David Brendle, DO

Practice Name: AppFamily Medicine
Address: 148 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 386-2222
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Amy Chidester, MD

Practice Name: Baker Center for Primary Care
Address: 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 230
City: Linville
State: NC
Zip Code: 28646
Phone: (828) 737-7711
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Jennie Goodwin, FNP

Practice Name: Baker Center for Primary Care
Address: 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 230 NC 28646
City: Linville
State: NC
Zip Code: 28646
Phone: (828) 737-7711
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Katelind Ingalls, NP-C

Practice Name: Baker Center for Primary Care
Address: 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 230
City: Linville
State: NC
Zip Code: 28646
Phone: (828) 737-7711
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Chris L. McCracken, MD

Practice Name: AppFamily Medicine
Address: 148 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 386-2222
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Beth McKeon, MD

Practice Name: Baker Center for Primary Care
Address: 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 230
City: Linville
State: NC
Zip Code: 28646
Phone: (828) 737-7711
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A. Kyle Wilson, MD

Practice Name: AppFamily Medicine
Address: 148 Hwy 105 Extension, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 386-2222
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AppFamily Medicine Providers

AppFamily Medicine Providers

AppFamily Medicine providers are a team of board-certified family medicine physicians joined by resident physicians as a part of the MAHEC Rural Family Residency Program in Boone. Our residents are doctors who are fully licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina. AppFamily physicians work together with our residents to provide family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, care for older adults, same-day cute care, and more, while training talented young doctors.

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Phone: (828) 386-2222
Fax: (828) 386-2223
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Molly Benedum, MD

Molly Benedum, MD

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine 

Dr. Molly Benedum is a board-certified family physician. She provides comprehensive primary care for all ages, including newborn/pediatric care and inpatient hospital care. Special clinical interests include women’s health, adolescent medicine, and integrative medicine. She loves caring for underserved and vulnerable populations. She divides her time between seeing patients and directing the new MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Residency Program and is passionate about teaching the next generation of excellent primary care physicians to serve the High Country.

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Amanda Blaylock, PA-C

Amanda Blaylock, PA-C

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine

Amanda Blaylock joined the Appalachian Regional Healthcare System team in November 2016. She received her bachelor’s degree in Health Education and Behavior from the University of Florida in 2011. She went on to complete her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies at Bethel University in McKenzie, TN in 2015. Before moving to Boone, the Georgia native worked for an urgent care in Austin, TX. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, watching football and going to the gym.

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David Brendle, DO

David Brendle, DO

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine

David Brendle, DO, joined Appalachian Regional Healthcare System in April 2017. Dr. Brendle completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and his master’s degree in Exercise Science at Appalachian State University. Before attending medical school, he worked at the Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center (GRECC) in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania and completed his family medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.

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Alycia M. Brown, MD

Alycia M. Brown, MD

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Psychiatry

Dr. Alycia Brown earned her medical degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 2000, and completed her psychiatric residency and child fellowship there as well.  She worked in private practice in Graham, NC, and at a hospital and clinic in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but is happy to finally call the High Country her home.

Dr. Brown has a passion for treating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and ADHD. She is double board certified in child and adult psychiatry, and she particularly enjoys working with adolescents and college students. In her personal time, she loves traveling, reading, and hiking with her border collie Riley.

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Chris L. McCracken, MD

Chris L. McCracken, MD

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine

Chris McCracken, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, and completed his Family Medicine residency at Washington Hospital in Washington, PA. Particular interests of his within Family Medicine include women’s health, pediatric and adolescent medicine, orthopaedic and sports medicine, and in-office dermatologic procedures.

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A. Kyle Wilson, MD

A. Kyle Wilson, MD

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Wilson grew up in Bakersville, NC. He attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate, obtained a Masters in Public Health degree at East Carolina University, and attended medical school at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Wilson completed his residency and served as core faculty at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia within the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.

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Laura Zimmerman, MD

Laura Zimmerman, MD

AppFamily Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine

Laura Zimmerman, Ph.D., M.D., provides same-day and walk-in care at AppFamily Medicine. Dr. Zimmerman completed her medical training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her residency at Duke University Medical Center and Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Outside of medicine, she also has her M.ED. from the University of Houston and her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

Before joining Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, she practiced medicine at Rex Express Care in Holly Springs, NC. When not at work, she enjoys reading, exercise and going to the theatre.

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John Cunningham, MD

John Cunningham, MD

MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Residency

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Cunningham received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is attending The University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Jeb Fox, MD

Jeb Fox, MD

MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Residency

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Fox is originally from Boone. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from N.C. State University and then went on to Chapel Hill to earn his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Fox is passionate about providing healthcare to rural underserved populations, particularly within the Appalachian mountains. Additional subcategories that he cares deeply about include mental health, reducing stigma, substance use disorders, wilderness medicine, prenatal care, and migrant worker populations. 

In his leisure time, he loved to do all things all things music and/or snow sports. He plays guitar and piano, sings, and occasionally tries his hand at writing and recording. He has been skiing since he was two and he’s been a volunteer ski patroller at Appalachian Ski Mountain since age 15. 

Erinn Murphy, DO

Erinn Murphy, DO

MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Residency

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Murphy received her undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is attending The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia.

Lindsey Shapiro, DO

Lindsey Shapiro, DO

MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Residency

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Shapiro received her undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University and is attending The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas.

Pain Management Providers

Providers

Ashlee Gilliam, PA-C

Practice Name: Appalachian Regional Pain Management Center
Address: 261 Longvue Drive
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 265-5493
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Daniel H. Nguyen, MD

Practice Name: Providence Anesthesiology Associates
Address: 200 Providence Road
City: Charlotte
State: NC
Zip Code: 28207
Phone: (704) 749-5800
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Richard J. Stork, MD

Practice Name: Appalachian Regional Pain Management Center
Address: 261 Longvue Drive
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 262-4100
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Gastroenterology Providers

Gastroenterology Providers

Providers

Courtney Collier, PA-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Gregory Diamonti, MD, FACG

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Lindsey N. Henley, FNP-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Douglas M. Trate, MD

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Olivia Wilkins, PA-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Colonoscopy Services are also provided by the following surgeons

Providers

Anne-Corinne Beaver, MD

Practice Name: Watauga Surgical Group
Address: 965 State Farm Road
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-2340
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Paul S. Dagher, MD

Practice Name: Watauga Surgical Group
Address: 965 State Farm Road
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-2340
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Timothy Edmisten, MD

Practice Name: Watauga Surgical Group
Address: 965 State Farm Road
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264- 2340
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Thomas Haizlip, Jr., MD

Practice Name: Tate Clinic
Address: 436 Hospital Drive, Suite 200
City: Linville
State: NC
Zip Code: 28646
Phone: (828) 737-7917
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Lionel van der Westhuizen, MD

Practice Name: Watauga Surgical Group
Address: 965 State Farm Road
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-2340
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AppGastro Providers

Providers

Courtney Collier, PA-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Gregory Diamonti, MD, FACG

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Lindsey N. Henley, FNP-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Douglas M. Trate, MD

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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Olivia Wilkins, PA-C

Practice Name: AppGastro
Address: 870 State Farm Road, Suite 102
City: Boone
State: NC
Zip Code: 28607
Phone: (828) 264-0029
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