Other services, such as echocardiograms are also available in the office, as well as a Lipid Clinic for patients on Fridays, directed by Mary Weiss, ARNP. “Honestly, our doctors are some of the nicest people you ever want to meet,” Twalla continued. “They’re down to earth, wonderful people to talk to, very caring, very understanding, very compassionate. I admire that in them. I know Dr. Willson is the perfect addition to our staff, and I’m excited for Plant City to get to know him!”
The Doctors who practice at Plant City Internal Medicine Specialists, PA, from left to right: Dr. Sheyla Hopkins, Dr. Christopher Berchelmann, Dr. Tony Willson and Dr. Steve Smith
a jack of all trades, but I wanted to master a couple. I found a lot of interest in Dermatology, mainly because of the procedural aspect of it. I’m an avid sports fan, so that was the attraction to Sports Medicine.” Dr. Willson believes that he practices medicine as a team composed of himself and his patient. His goals for his time at Plant City Internal Medicine are to be an adjunct to the practice, adding to the skills already in play. He will be doing procedures in the office, and hopes to round out the practice as a whole. Married with a four-year-old daughter, Dr. Willson is excited to be in Plant City with his in-laws here in town and his own family living in Jacksonville. “We really feel that we’re back home,” he commented. Twalla Mange is the Office Manager for the practice, and has been with them since Drs. Berchelmann and Smith partnered together. “All of these doctors just have a passion for medicine,” she commented. “They love their patients! I have patients tell me every day how
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comfortable they are in this office. Patients come, and they really become family.” Keeping things professional, as well as personal, is what these doctors do best, treating ages 16 and up mainly in specific areas such as cardiology, diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and various conditions that relate to those issues. Even though the practice is slated as Internal Medicine, the doctors still see the common cold, the earaches, the sinus infections, and other somewhat generic conditions. To many patients, they are primary care doctors, also able to perform other procedures such as women’s PAPs. Over the years, conveniences such as in-office stress tests have been made available to patients. “There’s something about the secure feeling in going to a familiar place to have something done that can be very scary,” Twalla commented. “With their doctor actually performing their stress test, our patients can come to an office where they’re familiar with the people. It gives them a little peace of mind and a little more security.”
Dr. Tony Lewis Willson
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