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Medical & Dental Directory 2025

Looking Ahead in Healthcare

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Looking Ahead in Healthcare

Your Trusted Guide to Quality Care Brought to you by

Elizabeth Sawyer, MD, Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Village Surgical

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Find providers like Dr. Sawyer inside.

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ADVERTISER INDE X Allergy Partners of Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cape Fear Valley Health System . . . . . . . . . 2, 9, 20-21 Carolina Vision Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Day & Night Family Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 H. Zack Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Kids First Pediatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Kim Pryzgoda, DDS, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Medical Arts Family Practice, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Methodist University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Richard H. Shereff, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Skin Specialists of Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Village Family Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FE ATURE INDE X Soaring to new heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Community paramedic program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fayetteville orthopedic care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Early breast cancer detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A transformational makeover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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SPECIALTIE S INDE X Aesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Allergy/Immunology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Behavioral Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cardiac Electrophysiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Cardiothoracic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . 16 Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Dermatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Emergency Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Endocrinology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Family Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 Fitness/Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Gastroenterology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 General Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Geriatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Infectious Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Internal Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Neonatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Nephrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Neurosurgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Obstetrics/Gynecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Ophthalmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Oral Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Orthopedics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Otolaryngology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Pain Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Palliative Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Pediatric Cardiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Critical Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Pediatric Emergency Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Endocrinology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric General Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Infectious Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pediatric Neurology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Perinatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation . . . . . . . 33 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery . . . . . . . . 33 Podiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34 Psychiatry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Pulmonary Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Radiation Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rheumatology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sleep Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Surgical Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Urgent Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Urology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Vascular Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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+ New, State-of-the-Art School of Medicine Methodist University has partnered with Cape Fear Valley Health and announced the intent to open a new school of medicine in 2026 on the Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Center campus.

The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley School of Medicine has received official candidacy designation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).*

To learn more about MU’s College of Health & Human Services and the new College of Medicine, visit methodist.edu/medicine or scan this QR code. *The new School of Medicine will not publish admission requirements nor consider any applicants to the program until after SACSCOC and LCME approval.

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Cape Fear Valley Health administrators, LifeLink flight and medical crews, and a Black Hawk crew member are present for the first landing of the United States Army Black Hawk helicopter on the top of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center’s Valley Pavilion expansion.

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Soaring to new heights Cape Fear Valley Health expands its specialty care network, doubles its ICU bed capacity and is looking forward to a new medical school in 2026.

BY JAMI MCLAUGHLIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY WOOTEN

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ape Fear Valley Health has focused on providing the best in community healthcare needs and has moved the needle — both with access to specialized care and a vertical expansion to its emergency department.

He also said that the expansion broke a record in Fayetteville.

“At 161 feet and 3 inches, we now have the tallest building at its highest point, beating out the Dogwood State Bank downtown, which stands at 158 inches,” Pearce said.

The new ICU tower has doubled the number of beds available for those in intensive and intermediate care.

He said that Cape Fear Valley Health has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a small community health center that started in 1956.

Vice President of Operations and Development Brian Pearce said the hospital was able to increase ICU beds from 41 to 85 and step-down beds, or intermediate care beds, from 58 to 106.

“When we are looking at the growth over the last 10 years,” Pearce said, “we have made it so that people can stay here, they can receive specialty care here.”

“The expansion adds two floors and 92 adult beds, which increases our ability to serve patients,” Pearce said. “That is not including the new beds we were able to add to the PICU and the NICU for pediatrics and infants. We also have two helipads with access to the emergency department and ICU.” 6 | 2025 Medical & Dental Directory

He attributes the growth to their new residency program being developed in an effort to increase the hospital physician network, which includes specialist coverage, primary care and facilities such as a new hybrid cardiac lab, two additional operating rooms, and the new Center for Medical Education & Neuroscience Institute.

In 2024 the hospital also introduced a new Health Pavilion in Lillington, a medical office building and cancer center in Harnett County, and in September broke ground on the new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine.

her career 25 years ago at Cape Fear Valley, she has been able to climb the ladder from a certified nursing assistant to licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, patient care manager, critical care service line director, and now to chief nurse officer.

A key player in the planning process of the expanded ICU tower was Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President Patronella “Pat” Blue, who is serving in a new position for the medical center, according to Pearce.

“Cape Fear Valley has invested in, not only me, but other staff members,” Blue said. “Cape Fear Valley Health offers staff many opportunities for educational advancement and career development.”

“She came from intensive care and was able to pinpoint what functioned best in the new space for patient care,” Pearce said.

Part of the hospital expansion is also creating a larger physician network, which is overseen by Stephen Fife, president of Cape Fear Valley Health Ambulatory Medical Group.

Blue said that in terms of designing the rooms and flow of spaces, nursing was at the table from conception.

“We were able to pull in the expertise of frontline nursing staff to ensure we maintained the correct workflow for the nurses in the new spaces while ensuring the patient is also kept at the forefront of everything,” Blue said.

She said she has observed intentional growth with the patient in center focus, innovation and dedication to staff growth over the last decade.

Blue has experienced that dedication herself. Since beginning

Fife, who has worked in the Cape Fear Valley Health system for 10 years, manages a roster of outpatient clinics, which have grown significantly during his tenure.

“Several practices have joined our network so we now have close to 90 clinics in our seven-county region, including Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett and Bladen counties,” Fife said. “We just had a new orthopedic clinic open in Sampson County.”

He said the goal is to limit the travel that any patient would need to endure to find specialty care.

Cape Fear Valley Health’s LifeLink helicopter sits on one of two new helipads on the roof of the newly expanded Valley Pavilion.

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Vice President of Operations and Development Brian Pearce and Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President Patronella “Pat” Blue

“We want to make sure they can get their care here, whether it is pulmonary, cardiovascular, oncology and so forth,” Fife said.

“Access to care is our mission.”

He said the health system is actively recruiting clinics and physicians to help alleviate the need to drive to another region.

For instance, Cape Fear Valley Health will have four full-time neurosurgeons in the coming months and also started an orthopedic trauma services program, according to Fife.

“There is an orthopedic trauma surgeon on call in the emergency department at all times to address trauma calls,” Fife said. “A second orthopedic traumatologist will join our team in July.”

Fife said the hope is that a person can be cared for without needing to transfer, and an orthopedic traumatologist can be vital in cases like a car crash with someone needing pelvic care. He said that is just one example of the level of care that the hospital has acquired.

“We want to grow those services throughout,” Fife said. “We are continuously bringing in new service lines so that those in the community can stay here for specialized services.”

Another benefit to hosting clinics within the health network — from surgical care and neurology to women’s health and heart and vascular services — is the EPIC electronic health record system, which patients mostly know as MyChart, according to Fife.

“Having medical records accessible to all within our system makes it easier for the care team,” Fife said. “Physicians and nurses can see complete health records throughout our clinics, the hospital and in our emergency department. We want to grow even more.”

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Stephen Fife, President of the Cape Fear Valley Medical Group

Pearce said there are even more ways that the health system is growing.

The new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine, which broke ground in September, is going through the accreditation process now and will start accepting students into the program in 2026.

“We started addressing a doctor desert in the region,” Pearce said, “and we are doing everything we can to expand our programs and capacity.”

He said they will have 480 medical students and over 300 residents by 2032.

“It is significant that we will have close to 800 residents training in our community at a time,” Pearce said. “We are developing a true academic medical center and it’s been said that over two-thirds of physicians who complete both medical school and residency in an area stay in that area for practice. We want to keep providers in our community.”

Along with Methodist University, Cape Fear Valley Health is also partnering with Fayetteville Technical Community College and Fayetteville State University.

“FTCC has doubled their nursing capacity already,” Pearce said. “We are fortunate to have these great universities in our community.”

More plans for expansion include renovations to operating rooms, a new Adolescent Behavioral Health unit in Harnett County, and parking improvements as the medical school is constructed, according to Cape Fear Valley Health.

For more information, visit capefearvalley.com.

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Blood donors are the foundation for providing safe blood products and meeting the medical needs of local patients.

Their donations can mean the difference between life and death.

Donating blood gives volunteers an opportunity to be of service both to themselves and their community.

With each donation, blood donors are the quiet heroes in our community.

Giving blood is a selfless act and the ultimate random act of kindness. If you live here, please give here – give blood.

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Community paramedic program Connecting with community resources is key to helping participants and enhancing their lives

BY JAMI MCLAUGHLIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY WOOTEN Tara Tucker, Jeff Stultz and Erica Lugo pose for a portrait beside the Broken Chains JC recovery program’s RV.

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t might start with a 911 call, but for the Behavioral Health Community Paramedic Program, they are on the ground to give more than a normal emergency response and transport.

She said first responders are trained to address traditional emergency medical issues. However, she has been able to have a different perspective to look not only at physical health, but also emotional, social, mental, and behavioral needs.

The team of four community paramedics, one social worker and one peer support specialist are trained to help fill in the gaps in care and reduce trips to Cape Fear Valley Health’s emergency department. Whether at home or through referrals to one of their vast community partners ranging from mental health agencies to county resources, the paramedics work outside the hospital, meeting patients where they are and giving proactive patient care.

The Community Paramedic Program includes medical teams to reach people with chronic health issues such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure, according to Tara, but her team works on the behavioral health side.

Community Paramedic Tara Tucker, 51, knows exactly what is needed as a behavioral health community paramedic, especially when it comes to at-risk patients who call emergency services.

According to the Cape Fear Valley Health website, the goal of the Community Paramedic Program is “to improve patient care by providing community paramedics to serve as an advocate for the patient at all times.”

“Sometimes it’s like we are connecting the dots of health and social services," Tara said.

Community Paramedics assist by helping patients schedule appointments, assessing any in-home risks, educating the patient on their condition, assisting in medication management, allowing for in-home care testing, and navigating community resources.

“Sometimes we just find people need someone to hold their hand and navigate them through our health system,” Tara said.

“Once we give the roadmaps, it makes it all so much easier to connect with the services they need and the relationships we build helps us figure out where they need to go.”

Tara said her path started after she graduated with an undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in recreation therapy in 1995. Her first job was working in a locked "psychiatric ward" at the Moses Cone Health System inpatient behavioral health department in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Lately, she has been speaking at health conferences all over the country including Ohio, Maine, Pennsylvania, and throughout North Carolina to share what she has learned as a subject matter expert. She has been invited to speak at audiences in Kentucky and New Jersey as well.

“My background is mental health and substance use,” Tara said.

“When I went back to school to get medical training, I was able to see the vast disconnect between mental health and first responders.”

The program focuses on what are known as “social determinants of health,” Tara said. These are non-medical factors that affect individuals’ health, for example, like “being unhoused, or being homeless, or having psychiatric issues without getting regular therapy or needed medicine,” she said.

Tara said that her team helps decipher if people are calling 911 for medical reasons, or if they need more resources like getting food or managing diabetes.

“We are able to have a different perspective with the ‘whole person’ approach,” Tara said. “Sometimes we find that they are calling 911 because they don’t have a primary care doctor or don’t know where or how to get help. We can assist with getting those who call with the resources they need.”

That “whole person” approach could include understanding that someone needing help managing diabetes might also need resources to get their prescriptions filled or transportation to appointments, she said. Or those dealing with addiction might not know the available resources, even without insurance, which leads to frustration, she added.

Getting to the root of an issue is important, Tara said.

“The behavioral health system is so vast and disconnected,” she said “We sometimes hear that someone wanted to get better, but they didn’t know how. That’s where we try to help.”

This “whole person” approach is something Tara said she learned in her first job at the inpatient behavioral health department in Greensboro.

“It was when case management was a new concept,” Tara said.

“We made sure things were lined up for patients before they left the hospital, giving them a list of resources with phone numbers to call. When I left, I started working with an ACT team (Assertive Community Treatment) and started seeing the actual resources in person.”

After 10 years working with ACT in Greensboro, which Tara said was “like a hospital without walls” with case workers, nurses, and other medical professionals, she went back to school at Lenoir Community College to become a paramedic in 2011.

Once we give the roadmaps, it makes it all so much easier to connect with the services they need and the relationships we build helps us figure out where they need to go.

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“I was able to take the training and experience I had, that most paramedics do not have, to build relationships and get all partners working together,” Tara said. “And when community partners come together, the impact grows exponentially.”

She said that the community partnerships and the relationships made are the most profound and important piece to the program.

“It’s all about relationships,” Tara said.

“Once we get that first situation, the medical crisis, resolved, we can then follow up and find out what the needs are to link them with the resources from the relationships we have built in the community.”

She said it is that first step, that first door, is imperative to helping the community paramedic team facilitate the hundreds of referrals they receive a month from police, fire, and emergency services departments so they can serve as many people as possible.

“We try to find those gatekeepers,” Tara said. “We had one man who we heard about through 911, and he went from hopeless and unhoused to getting a job within three weeks. He took the roadmap we laid out and did everything on it. This is why we do what we do. He was able to turn his life around.”

Fayetteville resident Erica Lugo, 37, is sober due to Tara’s efforts.

“I should not be here,” Erica said, as she spoke about her prior addiction to OxyContin and fentanyl.

She said she decided last September that she needed to live for her son and for herself. At that point, she tried to quit cold turkey and began to go through harsh withdrawal symptoms, she said.

“I felt like I was dying and my son called 911,” Erica said.

Erica Lugo, a beneficiary of Cape Fear Valley Health System’s Behavioral Health Paramedic Program, and Jeff Stultz are illuminated by the lights of the Behavioral Health Paramedic Program vehicle.

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There’s a segment of the population that responds to people like me.

People in suits, or even uniforms, can be perceived as scary or judgemental.

– Jeff Stultz

She recalled her first visit to the Cape Fear Valley Health’s emergency department being short, as her immediate symptoms were treated and she went back home. The next night, still feeling ill, she said she returned, but this time a paramedic contacted Tara, who was in the waiting room ready to meet with Erica when she arrived.

in suits, or even uniforms, can be perceived as scary or judgemental. You don’t even recognize they are trying to help you.”

“She was like an angel sent from heaven,” Erica recalled. “If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be here today.”

His road to recovery and sobriety is a long way from his days in the Army and riding with a motorcycle club in his early 20s “that took me down a dark place.” At that time, he also began using illicit substances, he said.

Erica said that Tara set up her first appointment to help her on the way to get clean, came to her house, drove her to it and still calls her monthly to see how she is doing.

“I have my nine months chip now and I know there is a purpose for me still to be here,” Erica said.

Tara said the paramedics help create safety nets through community partnerships and relationships, which help assist those who need them with resources to make their lives better.

“For instance, we may have a hundred calls of suicide ideation or attempts each month through 911, but when they go home, those problems still exist whether it’s addiction, an ended relationship, or financial issues,” Tara said. “We can’t stick our heads in the sand after they leave our care.”

One of the ways that Tara and her team are building those nets is by creating community partnerships, including suicide prevention and addiction recovery groups.

For example, Tara works with Broken Chains JC, a fellowship of bikers and motorcycle enthusiasts that has a mission to offer hope in healing through a Christ-centered recovery process.

The faith-based group is now in all 50 states and 15 countries, and has 6,000 members, according to Jeff Stultz, founder and national director.

He and Tara met at a community event a little over a year ago and realized they could work together to serve the community.

“No one across the nation has thought about pairing paramedics with bikers, but we did,” Tara said. “We found awesome partners. They reach those local recovery communities we serve with a support system and sober activities.”

Jeff, 61, is a motorcycle group member who speaks through experience and recovery.

He started Broken Chains JC in Cumberland County, he said.

Jeff is 17 years sober.

“There’s a segment of the population that responds to people like me,” Jeff said referring to his long hair and tattoos. “People

Jeff graduated from Seventy-First High School in 1981, and joined the U.S. Army shortly after, following in his father’s footsteps.

Jeff eventually went AWOL from the Army, turning himself in later. He recalled a period of experiencing homelessness and substance use addiction as among the lowest moments of his life, he said.

“We talk the talk and want to help keep people alive until they are ready to live,” Jeff said.

His group offers two recovery support groups, which Tara refers to often along with a fuller list, which participants can choose from.

One is Celebrate Recovery, which meets every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at 455 Rock Hill Road, Fayetteville at the Freedom Biker Church. The other is Recovery Alive, which meets at 5:30 p.m. every Monday at Arran Lake Baptist Church, 1130 Bingham Drive, Fayetteville. Recovery Alive’s sessions begin with a free dinner, worship, and group sessions and include free childcare.

Tara said that, according to research, most people start trying to get help through their church clergy so she has begun partnering with the faith community to train and partner.

She emphasizes recovery options, which can be faith-based or secular, she said, providing participants with agency of choice.

Another one of the ways that Tara and her team are helping is by hosting a Mobile Outreach event every third Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Impact Global Ministries Church at 2503 Murchison Road in Fayetteville. Resources with over 70 community partners are available with a free lunch, medical screenings, laundry services, free haircuts, HIV and hepatitis C testing, and more.

“Some take for granted what just a simple haircut can mean to someone,” Tara said. “It takes all of us working together and there are a lot of providers coming to serve.”

To learn more about the Cape Fear Valley Community Paramedic program including how to get involved or support, visit capefearvalley.com/emergency-services/communityparamedic.html.

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CHILD/ADOLESCENT PSYCH / COMMUNITY SVCS / CRITICAL CARE / DERMATOLOGY / DIABETES / EMERGENCY MED / ENDO

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Community Mental Health Center 711 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-615-3333 COMMUNITY SERVICES Better Health 1422 Bragg Blvd.

Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-483-7534 Cumberland County Dept of Public Health 1235 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-433-3600 CRITICAL CARE Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Emergency Department 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-4000 Central Harnett Hospital Emergency Department 215 Brightwater Drive Lillington, NC 27546 910-615-4000 Cape Fear Valley Pulmonary Medicine 1201 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-4733 Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital 800 Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1000 Maria Medical Center 13840 NC-210 Spring Lake, NC 28390 910-436-0648 Bladen Healthcare 501 S. Poplar St. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-5100 Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-6079

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Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center – Lillington 55 Bain St. Suite 101 Lillington, NC 27546 910-814-5885

Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100

Cape Fear Valley Diagnostic Center 524 Beaumont Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-4621

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Integrated Wound Specialists of NC – Healogics 6322 Fayetteville Road Raeford, NC 28376 910-715-5901

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Emergency Department 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-4000 Hoke Hospital Emergency Department 210 Medical Pavilion Drive Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8071

DERMATOLOGY Med One Dermatology 413 Owen Drive Suite 202 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-401-5688 Richard H. Shereff, M.D., P.A. 139 Hunter Circle Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-4888 DIABETES Cape Fear Valley Diabetes & Endocrine Center 101 Robeson St. Suite 405 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1623 Cape Fear Valley Diabetes & Endocrine Center – Dunn 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 400 Dunn, NC 28334 910-230-7920

ENDOCRINOLOGY Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic 1218 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3960 Cape Fear Valley Diabetes & Endocrine Center 101 Robeson St. Suite 405 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1623 Fayetteville Endocriology & Diabetes Clinic, P.A. 105 Roxie Ave. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-609-1880 Med One Endocrinology 1340 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-401-5425

Fayetteville Endocrinology & Diabetes Clinic, P.A. 105 Roxie Ave. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-609-1880 Med One Endocrinology 1340 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-401-5425

The listings in this directory are divided by medical specialty. Within the specialty category, you will find medical practices listed alphabetically, along with the address and phone number and the physicians affiliated with the practice. You will also see enhanced listings that include the insurance accepted, and some display ads that include much more information.

FAMILY MEDICINE Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Angier 185 Rawls Road Angier, NC 27501 919-331-2477 Bladen Medical Associates – Bladenboro 1106 W. Seaboard St. Bladenboro, NC 28320 910-863-3138 Bladen Medical Associates – Clarkton 88 E. Green St. Clarkton, NC 28433 910-862-1217 Bladen Medical Associates – Dublin 16 Third St. Dublin, NC 28332 910-862-3528 Bladen Medical Associates – Elizabethtown 300 E. McKay St. Suite A 910-862-5500

Bladen County Hospital Emergency Department 501 S. Poplar St. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 United States 910-862-5179 Cape Fear Family Medical Care 405 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-3183 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Dunn 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 100 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1091 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Erwin 518 E. H St. Erwin, NC 28339 910-897-5591 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Fayetteville Family 1307 Avon St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-1718

Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Lillington 7 E. Duncan St. Lillington, NC 27546 910-814-1212 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Lumberton 588 Bailey Road Lumberton, NC 28358 910-739-8899 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Robeson Family Practice 1002C E. Fourth Ave. Red Springs, NC 28377 910-843-3311 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Vineland Family Medicine 630 S. Madison St. Whiteville, NC 28472 910-914-6625 Carolina Family Practice Center 2500 Village Drive Suite 100 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-1700 Cumberland County Public Health Department 1235 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-433-3600 Health Pavilion North Family Care 6387 Ramsey St. Suite 210 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3920 Hoke Family Medical Center 405 S. Main St. Raeford, NC 28376 910-615-5800 Hoke Primary Care 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 150 Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8025 Hope Mills Family Care 5523 Waldos Beach Road Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-615-3120

Medical Arts Family Practice, PA Convenient, quality care.

Family practice, caring for infants, children and adults.

Catherine M. Kelly, MD Kelly Bullard, D.O. Amy Santangelo, MD Angela C. Jackson, PA-C Stacie A. Sidebotham, FNP-BC

(910) 323-9111

Owen Plaza 413 Owen Drive, Suite 201

Now accepting new patients.

Medical Arts Family Practice 413 Owen Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-9111 PolyMedic Primary Care 3077 N. Main St. Suite 202 Hope Mills, NC 28348 910-339-2018 Karen L. Smith, M.D., P.A. 929 W. Prospect Ave. Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-1695 Senior Health Services 101 Robeson St. Suite 202 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1630 Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100 Stedman Medical Care 114 Forte Road Stedman, NC 28391 910-485-6228 Three Rivers Medical Center 580 W. McLean St. St. Pauls, NC 28384 910-615-3570

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FAMILY MEDICINE

Bladen Medical Associates – White Lake 273 White Lake Drive Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-1265

Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Highland Family Practice 1248 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-323-0334

FAMILY MEDICINE / FITNESS/WELLNESS / GASTRO / GEN. SURGERY / GERIATRICS / INFECTIOUS DISEASE / INTERNAL MEDICINE

FAMILY MEDICINE Westside Medical Care 1463 Pamalee Drive Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-482-3000 Cape Fear Valley Family Medicine Continuity Clinic – Coats 25 Johnson St. Suite N Coats, NC 27521 910-897-6423 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Buffalo Lakes 1619 Buffalo Lake Road Sanford, NC 27332 919-343-3435 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – Clinton 606 Beaman St. Clinton, NC 28328 910-596-0061 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care – John Smith 2356 John Smith Road Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-339-2274 Hoke Family Medical Center 405 S. Main St. Raeford, NC 28376 910-615-5800 FITNESS/WELLNESS

Kurt Vernon Gastroenterology 904-D W. Broad St. Dunn, NC 28334 910-891-5808

Cape Fear Valley Senior Health Services 101 Robeson St. Suite 202 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1630

GENERAL SURGERY

Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic 1218 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3960

Bladen Surgical Specialists 300 E. McKay St. Suite A Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-1272 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Ferncreek 4140 Ferncreek Drive Suite 601 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-485-3880 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Village Surgical 1841 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2626 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Lillington 215 Brightwater Drive Lillington, NC 27546 910-615-4000 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Dunn 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 200 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1550

HealthPlex 1930 Skibo Road Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-615-7539

Paul M. Carter, M.D., P.A. 101 Robeson St. Suite 200 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-323-2696

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Cape Fear Valley – Harnett Surgical Associates 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 200 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1550

Cape Fear Center for Digestive Diseases, P.A. 1880 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2477 Premier Gastroenterology at Quiet Cove 1880 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2477 Premier Gastroenterology at Valleygate 2041 Valleygate Drive Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-223-7011 18 | 2025 Medical & Dental Directory

GERIATRICS Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot & Ankle Specialists - Lumberton 4850 Fayetteville Road Lumberton, NC 28358 910-738-4811

Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital 150 Robeson St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1003 Hoke Hospitalist Group 210 Medical Pavilion Drive Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8287 ID Care, P.A. 1319 Avon St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-729-6552 INFECTIOUS DISEASE Cape Fear Valley Infectious Disease Care 101 Robeson St. Suite 300A Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1282 Carolina Infectious Disease, P.A. 1774 Metromedical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-568-3903 ID Care, P.A. 1319 Avon St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-729-6552 INTERNAL MEDICINE Alpha Medical Center, P.A. 1815 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-221-3300 Cape Center Internal Medicine 3653 Cape Center Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-426-3332

INTERNAL MEDICINE Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine 101 Robeson St. Suite 300 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1617 Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic 1218 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3960 Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic – Erwin 133 Professional Park Erwin, NC 28339 910-230-7930

Cape Fear Valley Primary Care 2356 John Smith Road Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-339-2274

Southern Internal Medicine, P.C. 3514 Village Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-426-0091

Hope Mills Urgent Care/Medical Clinic 3758 S. Main St. Hope Mills, NC 28348 910-429-0647

Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100

Hoke Hospitalist Group 210 Medical Pavilion Drive Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8287 Hoke Primary Care 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 150 Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8025 Medics Primary and Urgent Care 504 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-221-3030 Naveed Aziz, M.D., P.A. 224 N. Main St. Spring Lake, NC 28390 910-436-0424

Cross Creek Medical Clinic, P.A. 1309 Medical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-437-5130

Lillington Medical Services 7 E. Duncan St. Lillington, NC 27546 910-814-1212

Cumberland Medical Associates 2125 Valleygate Drive Suite 101/102 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-864-0689

Ramesh V. Patel, M.D., P.A. 1220 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-5851

David Stewart, M.D., P.A. 114 Broadfoot Ave. Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-484-1156

Rapha Primary Care Center of Fayetteville 1905 Skibo Road Suite 100 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-864-4357

Fayetteville Internal Medicine 1766 Metromedical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-483-4680 Fayetteville Veteran Affairs Health Care Center 7300 S. Raeford Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-488-2120 Harnett Health Internal Medicine 133 Professional Park Erwin, NC 28339 910-230-7930

Rayconda Internal Medicine 6977 Nexus Court Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-864-7933

Valley Internal Medicine, Inc. 2149 Valleygate Drive Suite 102 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-5366 Village Internal Medicine 1843 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-483-8080 Bladen Medical Associates ExpressCare 107 E. Dunham St. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-2122 Lillington Medical Services – Duncan St. 7 E. Duncan St. Lillington, NC 27546 910-814-1212 Dunn Medical Services 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 100 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1091 NEONATOLOGY Cape Fear Neonatology Service, P.A. 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5490 Cape Fear Neonatology Service, P.A. 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5490

Sessoms Medical Associates 414 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-290-5000 STATCARE Urgent Care Center 9525 Cliffdale Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-826-7828 2025 Medical & Dental Directory | 19

INTERNAL MEDICINE / NEONATOLOGY

Cape Fear Valley Primary Care 606 Beaman St. Clinton, NC 28328 910-596-0061

Hope Medical Clinic, P.A. 3609 Cape Center Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-500-0909

Your health, our specialty.

Throughout the region, our primary and specialty care clinics are ready to meet your healthcare needs.

Spring Lake

Eastover

Fayetteville to Raeford

Stedman Hope Mills

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specialty care Cape Fear Valley Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2153 Valleygate Drive, Suite 101, Fayetteville : (910) 672-0350 Cape Fear Valley Diabetes and Endocrine Center 101 Robeson Street, Suite 405, Fayetteville : (910) 615-1623 Cape Fear Valley Ear, Nose and Throat 1565 Purdue Drive, Suite 301, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3060 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Village Surgical 1841 Quiet Cove Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 323-2626 Cape Fear Valley Infectious Disease 101 Robeson Street, Suite 300, Fayetteville : (910) 615-1282 Cape Fear Valley Lung Nodule Clinic 1638 Owen Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 615-5561 Cape Fear Valley Neurology 1638 Owen Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3350

primary care Cape Fear Valley Primary Care : Fayetteville Family 1307 Avon Street, Fayetteville : (910) 323-1718 Cape Fear Valley Primary Care : John Smith 2356 John Smith Road, Fayetteville : (910) 339-2274 Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine 101 Robeson Street, Suite 300, Fayetteville : (910) 615-1617 Cape Fear Valley Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic 1218 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3960 Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Care 1262 Oliver Street, Fayetteville : (910) 615-4801 Health Pavilion North Family Care 6387 Ramsey Street, Suite 210, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3920 Hoke Family Medical Center 405 S. Main Street, Raeford : (910) 615-5800 Hoke Primary Care 300 Medical Pavilion Drive, Suite 150, Raeford : (910) 904-8025 Hope Mills Family Care 5523 Waldos Beach Road, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3120 Senior Health Services 101 Robeson Street, Suite 202, Fayetteville : (910) 615-1630 Stedman Medical Care 114 Forte Road, Stedman : (910) 485-6228 Three Rivers Medical 580 West McLean Street, St. Pauls : (910)615-3570 Westside Medical Care 1463 Pamalee Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3012

Cape Fear Valley Neurosurgery 1638 Owen Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3350 Cape Fear Valley OB-GYN 1341 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3500 Cape Fear Valley Perinatology 2109 Valleygate Drive, Suite 103, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3590 Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Endocrinology 101 Robeson Street, Suite 410, Fayetteville : (910) 615-1885 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot & Ankle Specialists 1738 Metromedical Drive, Fayetteville : (910) 484-4191 Cape Fear Valley Pulmonary Medicine 1201 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville : (910) 323-4733 Cape Fear Valley Sleep Center 3308 Melrose Road, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3200 Cape Fear Valley Urology 2301 Robeson Street, Suite 203 : (910) 615-3220 Cape Fear Valley Urology – Owen Park 1537 Owen Park Lane, Fayetteville : (910) 485-8801 Community Mental Health Center 711 Executive Place, Fayetteville : (910) 615-3333 Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Ferncreek 4140 Ferncreek Drive, Suite 601, Fayetteville : (910) 485-3880 Cape Fear Valley Vascular Specialists 1251 Oliver Street, Fayetteville : (910) 822-6587 Cape Fear Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 1219 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville : (910) 609-5000 Hoke OB-GYN 300 Medical Pavilion Drive,2025 Ste. 250, Raeford : (910) 904-8035 Medical & Dental Directory | 21

ORTHOPEDICS

Fayetteville orthopedic care When bones break, healing is around the corner

BY JAMI MCLAUGHLIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY WOOTEN

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fter a lifetime of riding horses and no broken bones, Carol Ann Tally can now say she’s had her fair share of emergency room visits — with her children.

“Nisha came right over and said from the way it was swollen, that I needed to get him to the hospital,” Carol Ann recalls. “My husband Lockett was out of the country so she stayed with my other children while I took him over.”

“The joke is that when the Tally kids do anything, they do it all the way,” she said.

At age 38, she found herself going into the ER for the first time carrying her son on her shoulders piggyback-style through the metal detectors.

Carol Ann’s first trip to the Cape Fear Valley Health’s Pediatric Emergency Department was in October 2022.

She was watching her boys play in the backyard when her oldest son Locke, then 5, fell from a piece of playground equipment.

“He was just playing on the side and it wasn’t even four feet, but he came down right on his ankle, it started swelling immediately,” Carol Ann said.

She started the protocol of elevating, icing, and giving him Tylenol while also texting one of her closest friends, Nisha Patel, a local physician assistant at Cape Fear Valley Health with emergency department experience and three children of her own.

Brothers Locke (left) and Hudson Tally display the casts they wore following surgeries performed by Dr. Dan McBrayer to repair Locke’s broken ankle and Hudson’s broken elbow.

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“The staff confirmed the break and also said because it was across a growth plate, he would need surgery,” Carol Ann said.

Sometimes children who have growth plate fractures heal with no complications, but other factors — such as age, and severity and location of the injury — can “increase the risk of crooked, accelerated or stunted bone growth,” requiring surgery, according to the Mayo Clinic.

That was when she was first introduced to Dr. Dan McBrayer, an orthopedic surgeon with Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

Dr. McBrayer, who currently also serves as the chief of

Hudson (left), Olive, Lockett, Locke and Carol Ann Tally with their cat Otto and dog Bodie.

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orthopedics at Cape Fear Valley Health, said that children are amazing with how they heal, especially with common fractures.

“Kids … heal entirely differently than adults,” Dr. McBrayer said, adding that children do not always need physical therapy and heal faster because they are often smaller and more flexible.

Dr. McBrayer joined Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 2008 after a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic in Columbus, Georgia, and his residency at Duke University. He has worked with all ages of athletes throughout his years, particularly at the high school and collegiate levels.

“Most of the time when we see injuries, it’s non-operative and we can get a patient better with physical therapy and maybe medication,” Dr. McBrayer said.

“But when the situation arises where they need surgical intervention, that’s what we do.”

She said it was Dr. McBrayer’s reassurance and professionalism that gave her complete peace of mind as Locke prepared for surgery the following morning.

“One of my favorite things about Dr. McBrayer is how he turned to me and said, ‘If this was my child, I would do this,’ and told me what was needed,” Carol Ann said. “As a parent, that was all I wanted to hear.”

“He assured me that it was going to be OK,” she said.

Dr. Dan McBrayer is an orthopedic surgeon with Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, who currently also serves as the chief of orthopedics at Cape Fear Valley Health.

“I really can’t say enough about every doctor and our experience with Cape Fear Valley,” Carol Ann Tally said. “I was impressed with how kind and thorough everyone was across the board. I wasn’t just a mom bringing in a kid with a little hurt ankle.

They gave us every bit of concern and respect while giving us the best care.”

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Locke came out of surgery needing a cast and a wheelchair, which he got both in the color orange for October and Halloween. She said the staff at Alma Easom Elementary School, where Locke attended, worked to accommodate his wheelchair, doing everything they could to make him comfortable.

“Our house was under renovation, too, during this time so we just made it all work,” Carol Ann said. “After the cast came off in November and the wheelchair was not needed later that month, he had weekly physical therapy until January.”

She said his ankle had healed but his confidence level was not there yet,

making him apprehensive about taking those first few steps.

“He refused to walk,” Carol Ann laughed.

“He just said he wasn’t going to walk again and that was it. It was all very dramatic for Locke at age 5.”

Dr. McBrayer agreed with a chuckle that Locke was “thoughtful” and needed extra time to recover, so he prescribed physical therapy for a couple of months to help get him back on his feet. The extra time helped him process his recovery.

Last May, Dr. McBrayer removed a screw from Locke’s ankle, and Carol Ann breathed easy until, once again, October played a trick on the family.

In 2023, exactly 364 days after Locke broke his ankle, the family’s second child, Hudson, had his own turn.

“He was at school, the day after his 5th birthday and fell going down the slide,” Carol Ann said. “I got the call and knew as soon as I saw the swelling that he needed to be looked at more seriously.”

Sure enough, Hudson broke his left elbow across his growth plate, necessitating surgery.

Brothers Hudson (left) and Locke Tally play on their playset following past surgeries Dr. Dan McBrayer performed to repair Locke’s broken ankle and Hudson’s elbow.

Dr. McBrayer’s office set it in a splint that same day and told her to wait the weekend to see whether it would shift.

When it did not shift back into place naturally, Dr. McBrayer operated on Oct. 20 and set his arm in a first cast six days later.

Afterward on Nov. 16, Dr. McBrayer removed pins, which had been placed to help set the growth plate, then set in another cast. Hudson was finally given the all-clear on Jan. 4 this year.

“He was playing tennis two weeks later and has been playing every week since,” Carol Ann said.

Today, Locke and Hudson barely, and incorrectly, recall their young childhood memories: Locke, now 7, thought he injured his arm, while Hudson, 5, believed he hurt his hand.

As a mom with active children in sports, Carol Ann remembers everything; she said she might invest in bubble wrap in the near future.

Of course, Carol Ann knows where she can find help when she needs it with Dr. McBrayer and his team at Fayetteville Orthopaedics.

Fayetteville Orthopaedics has been providing quality care to the members of the Fayetteville community for more than 50 years and joined Cape Fear Valley Health in the spring of 2023.

W. Dickson Schaefer, MD; Christopher J. Barnes, MD; Deren Bagsby, MD; Michael Dilello, PA; and Jeb Cleveland, PA, work with Dr. McBrayer daily to provide orthopedic services, joint replacement surgeries and treatment for sports-related injuries.

“I really can’t say enough about every doctor and our experience with Cape Fear Valley,” Carol Ann said. “I was impressed with how kind and thorough everyone was across the board. I wasn’t just a mom bringing in a kid with a little hurt ankle. They gave us every bit of concern and respect while giving us the best care.”

Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is another clinic in the Cape Fear Valley System, and one that Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine works closely with since both clinics have similar specialties.

“We are essentially one group with two locations and we work well together,” Dr. McBrayer said. “I’ll refer to Dr. [Benjamin] Levine for wrist and hand issues, and, likewise, he will do the same for me with shoulders, knees, and hip surgeries.”

Fayetteville Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, including the physical therapy suite, is located at 1991 Fordham Drive, Fayetteville. They are open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. They can be reached at 910-484-3114.

Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.) Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Fridays, and is located at 1219 Walter Reed Road, Fayetteville. Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine can be reached at 910-615-3350.

For more information on both offices, visit capefearvalley.com/ ortho/.

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NEPHROLOGY / NEOROLOGY / NEUROSURGERY / OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY / ONCOLOGY

NEPHROLOGY

OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

Carolina Kidney Care, P.A. 557 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-8114

A Woman’s Place in Fayetteville 2053 Valleygate Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-9020

North Carolina Nephrology, P.A. 3700 Barrett Drive Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27609 877-626-6269 North Carolina Nephrology – Cary 790 SE Cary Pkwy.

Suite 101 Cary, NC 27511 919-235-0644 NEUROLOGY Cape Fear Valley Neurology 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3350 Cape Fear Valley Neurology – Dunn 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 500 Dunn, NC 28334 910-984-3770 Cross Creek Neurology 518 Beaumont Road Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-487-5574 Cumberland Neurology, P.A. 4140 Ferncreek Drive Suite 401 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-323-0179 Fayetteville Neurology Associates 1308 Medical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-222-2200 Harnett Health Neurology 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 500 Dunn, NC 28334 910-984-3770 NEUROSURGERY Cape Fear Valley Neurosurgery 1219 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3350 26 | 2025 Medical & Dental Directory

All American Obstetrics & Gynecology 413 Owen Drive Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-480-4880 Birth and Women’s Care, P.A. 3601 Cape Center Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-3101 Cape Center Obstetrics & Gynecology 3609 Cape Center Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-5322 Cape Fear Valley OB/GYN 1341 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3500 Health Pavilion North OB/GYN 6387 Ramsey St. Suite 210 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3943 Cape Fear Valley Perinatology 2109 Valleygate Drive Suite 103 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3590 Celia M. Mendes, M.D., P.A. 1357 Walter Reed Road Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-6400 Fayetteville Woman’s Care, P.A. 2029 Valleygate Drive Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2103 Ernesto J.F. Graham, M.D., P.A. 1521 Owen Park Lane Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-223-7420 Cape Fear Valley OB/GYN – Dunn 805C Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-4092

Hoke OB/GYN 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 250 Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8035 Jones Center for Women’s Health 1261 Oliver St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-1626 Sandhills Womancare, P.A. 1367 Walter Reed Road Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-7006 Cape Fear Valley – Women’s Health Specialists 300 E. McKay St. Suite F Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-6672 Bladen Women’s Health Specialists 300 East McKay St. Suite F Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-6672 Women’s Wellness Center, P.A. 2950 Village Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-3301 Professional Women’s Healthcare 103 Hunt Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-897-7711 Cape Fear Valley Breast Care Center 524 Beaumont Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 Cape Fear Valley Breast Care Center – Dunn 700 Tilghman Drive Suite 714 Dunn, NC 28334 910-766-7636 ONCOLOGY Cape Fear Valley Cancer Treatment & CyberKnife Center 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-6910

ONCOLOGY Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center – Lillington 215 Brightwater Drive Lillington, NC 27546 910-984-3080

Trinity Hematology & Oncology Center 1209 Cape Court Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-7003 OPHTHALMOLOGY Cape Fear Eye Associates, P.A. 1726 Metromedical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-2284 Carolina Eye Associates 1991 Fordham Drive Suite 301 & 203 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-2020 Carolina Cataract & Laser Center 404 Denim Drive Suite A Erwin, NC 28339 910-897-8600

Holly Springs Eye and Laser 201 S. McPherson Church Road Suite 106 Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-484-7139 ORTHOPEDICS Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 4140 Ferncreek Drive Suite 801 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-484-2171 Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Ramsey St. 6000 Ramsey St. Suite 108 Fayetteville , NC 28311 910-484-2171 Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Pinehurst 40 Aviemore Drive Pinehurst, NC 28374 910-484-2171 Cape Fear Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Lillington 225 Brightwater Drive Lillington, NC 27546 910-893-4041 Cape Fear Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Dunn 700 Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-984-3755

Fayetteville Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 1991 Fordham Drive Suite 100 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-3114 Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 1219 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-609-5000 OTOLARYNGOLOGY Cape Fear Aesthetics 2053 Valleygate Drive Suite 102B Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-3757 Cape Fear Valley Ear, Nose and Throat 1565 Purdue Drive Suite 301 Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-615-3060 Fayetteville Otolaryngology 1839 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-1463 PAIN MANAGEMENT National Spine & Pain Centers – Fayetteville 2153 Valleygate Drive Suite 102 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-321-7246

Cape Fear Valley Huff Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 417B Vance St. Clinton, NC 28328 910-596-5633 Industrial, Orthopedic & Sports Therapy Center 3403 Melrose Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3080 Carolina Vision Center 2047 Valleygate Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-3937

The listings in this directory are divided by medical specialty. Within the specialty category, you will find medical practices listed alphabetically, along with the address and phone number and the physicians affiliated with the practice. You will also see enhanced listings that include the insurance accepted, and some display ads that include much more information.

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ONCOLOGY / OPHTHALMOLOGY / ORTHOPEDICS / OTOLARYNGOLOGY / PAIN MANAGEMENT

Health Pavilion North Cancer Center 6387 Ramsey St. Suite 140 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3840

Phillips Eye 1212 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-930-0704

ONCOLOGY

Early breast cancer detection How Cape Fear Valley’s Breast Care Center, faith and family got one local teacher through her breast cancer journey

BY JAMI MCLAUGHLIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY WOOTEN

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hen Gina Autry was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023, she was shocked — Gina, 41, didn’t have a family history.

Though a surprise to Gina, her story is not unusual: According to research published in the American Journal of Public Health, 80 to 85% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease. Gina’s case highlights the importance of regular screenings and early detection.

Back in 2023, Gina had gone in for an annual mammogram that month because she just turned 40 and her gynecologist recommended she get one. According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, patients with average risk should start receiving mammogram screenings starting at 40.

The day after her mammogram, she received word from her doctor, Dr. Anessa Lewis of Women’s Wellness Center on Village Drive in Fayetteville, that there was an abnormality and she needed further imaging, which revealed yet another abnormality. She had biopsies taken of those two areas.

genetic predisposition to further develop the disease, Gina decided to undergo a double mastectomy after chemotherapy despite the cancer being contained to her right breast.

Dr. Sawyer performed the surgery to remove all her breast tissue in October along with plastic surgeon Dr. Leif Nordberg of Cape Fear Valley Plastic Surgery, who paired the removal with an immediate reconstruction of her breasts. Dr. Sawyer removed Gina’s tissue and the sentinel lymph nodes towards her right arm where the cancer would have been most likely to spread and sent it to pathology.

“The next step was waiting for pathology to come back to see if I required radiation or any further treatment,” Gina said.

Gina said it was explained to her that the cancer was like a lake and the lymph nodes were like rivers to different branches, which is why the lymph nodes were also removed. When the pathology came back, it was clear that she needed further treatment.

“Dr. Sawyer said that chemo had worked to shrink the tumor, but it did not eradicate all of the cancer,” Gina said.

The call came one day when she was teaching 4th grade at Mintz Christian Academy in Roseboro, North Carolina. She left the classroom to hear the words from her doctor: “invasive ductal carcinoma.”

With the news that she had residual disease left, plus one lymph node that came back positive for cancer, she was referred to an oncology radiation specialist and scheduled radiation treatment at the Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center.

On the phone, Dr. Lewis explained that the biopsy results showed the cancer had spread outside of her milk ducts into her breast tissue. Dr. Lewis also told Gina that she had taken the liberty of getting her a referral to see Dr. Elizabeth Sawyer, the medical director of Cape Fear Valley’s Breast Care Center.

In early 2024 after her radiation treatment was completed, Gina rang the bell for the second time. She rang the bell for the third time on Aug. 8. Ringing the bell is symbolic of finishing a treatment, marking it as a milestone and beginning anew as a cancer survivor, according to Penn Medicine.

“She told me I would be in very good hands,” Gina said.

Her journey so far had included 30 rounds of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy surgery, and 28 rounds of radiation.

When she met with Dr. Sawyer, Gina said she received a fairly detailed treatment plan, which included undergoing chemotherapy first and surgery second. She also had genetic testing done to see if there were any inherited genetic mutations.

“I was still fairly young at age 40 to receive the breast cancer diagnosis and sure enough I tested positive for BRCA2, which gave me a higher risk of having breast cancer,” Gina said.

Genetic mutations in the BRCA genes also cause individuals to be at higher risk for developing ovarian and breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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“I am technically cancer-free,” Gina said, with the radiation and additional chemo treatment she underwent being “the icing on the cake.”

“It added a layer of protection to hopefully make sure all cancer cells were killed and decrease the chance of reoccurrence,” she explained.

Dr. Sawyer said that Gina’s story is not uncommon and that annual mammograms are not anything to put off.

“Eighty percent of women do not have a family history,” Dr. Sawyer said. “The risks are not just related to family history.

Other types of cancer increase the risk of carrying a genetic mutation.”

Gina Autry on her family’s land in Clinton.

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawyer, the medical director of Cape Fear Valley’s Breast Care Center, in an operating room at the Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Dr. Sawyer said other factors include having dense breasts, starting your period early in life, or having a child late in life.

She also said that if a patient has increased risks of developing breast cancer, the Cape Fear Valley Breast Cancer Care Center has enhanced surveillance to try to catch the disease early.

“For average risk, women should start screening at age 40, do it every year, and not stop ever, according to the American College of Radiology,” Dr. Sawyer said. “But let’s say you have a family member like a mom, a sister or aunt who have had breast cancer — we will back up 10 years.”

She said if a family member was 45 when diagnosed, the provider would start a more intensive screening at age 35.

If a genetic mutation is discovered in a patient — which she said more and more women are being tested for early — the doctors recommend screening at age 25. According to Dr. Sawyer, the genetic mutation can be carried by men, who can also develop breast cancer, though the risk for men is far more rare than it is for women.

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hasn’t spread.”

She said her goal when she became the medical director of the Breast Care Center was to make it a program where women could feel confident that they were getting the best care.

“We’ve worked really hard to create a bubble for these women,” Dr. Sawyer said. “We work to make them feel protected and safe with the best treatment.”

To ensure that they create the best treatment plans, her team gets together twice a month to go over every single patient and have a multidisciplinary discussion regarding treatment.

“We all get all of the doctors and support staff together to talk about the treatment plan including new clinical trials and medicines,” Dr. Sawyer said.

She added that it is important to “know your lemons” and have an acute breast self-awareness. The “Know Your Lemons” campaign is a breast health education program that helps women recognize changes in their breasts such as hard lumps, dimples or anything else that may be a sign of breast cancer.

“It’s important to recognize changes in your breasts and know your risk factors,” Dr. Sawyer said.

Gina Autry, her kids Lia, Hollins and Cole, and husband Max on their family’s land in Clinton.

Gina said she was lucky to catch her breast cancer early. She was also grateful to have her family around and credits her faith.

“It was my relationship with the Lord that got me through this journey,” Gina said.

The beginning of Gina’s treatment was preceded by another major medical diagnosis within her own family. In the summer of 2022, her oldest son, Hollin, had a non-cancerous brain tumor removed at age 15. Gina was diagnosed with breast cancer that next April.

“He showed such strength and faith during that time,” Gina said. “I knew I needed to do the same. He set the example before me.”

“They offered support beyond belief,” Gina said. “From feeding my family to sending care packages, I was never alone.”

Her friends even gave out bracelets that said “She can, she will” and sold 450 T-shirts that helped support her medical journey with the same motto and “Praying for GG.” “When all I could see was the valley, the Lord could see what was on top of the mountain,” Gina said. “It was the Lord, my friends, my family, and my medical team who never left my side.”

She said that her doctors, including her oncologist Dr. Kenneth Manning, Dr. Sawyer, chemo nurse Jayme Arnette, and Dr. Nordberg, are some of the best around.

She said she saw her Christian faith play out in every step of her journey.

“They have been tremendous,” Gina said. “From the front desk receptionist to every doctor, I had peace knowing I was in good hands.”

“I have seen His fingerprints in my medical team, in the peace He gave, and even when my husband shaved my head and I went out in public for the first time with a bald head,” Gina said.

Gina completed her breast reconstruction in early September and will be undergoing a complete hysterectomy as a preventive measure for ovarian cancer at the beginning of 2025.

Her husband Max, son Hollin, and twins Lia and Cole along with her parents, extended family, and church friends kept her going.

To learn more about the Cape Fear Valley Breast Care Center, call 910-615-5655 or visit capefearvalley.com/woman-children/mammography/breastcare.html.

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PALLIATIVE CARE

PEDIATRIC GENERAL SURGERY

Cape Fear Valley Palliative Care 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5649

Cape Fear Valley General Surgery – Village Surgical 1841 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2626

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Duke Children’s Cardiology of Fayetteville 1991 Fordham Drive Suite 200 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-423-7400 Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100

PALLIATIVE CARE / PEDIATRICS

PEDIATRIC CHILD ABUSE Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE Owen Park Pediatrics, PA 1520 Owen Park Lane Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-860-3500 PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Carolina Child Neurology 1540 Purdue Drive Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-491-2437 PEDIATRICS

Developmental and Forensic Pediatrics P.O. Box 72929 Fort Bragg, NC 28310 910-488-9200 Fayetteville Children’s Clinic, P.A. 1606 Morganton Road Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-484-3121 First Adventures Child Development 1727 Roxie Ave. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-6656 Hoke Primary Care 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 150 Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8025 Kids First Pediatrics of Fayetteville 6415 Brookstone Lane Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-306-5437

PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE

Bladen Kids’ Care 300 E. McKay St. Suite A Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-8677

Kids First Pediatrics of Fayetteville at Village One 6415 Brookstone Lane Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-306-5437

Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Care 1262 Oliver St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-4801

Calvary Pediatrics 509 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-4233

Kids First Pediatrics of Raeford 4005 Fayetteville Road Raeford, NC 28376 910-848-5437

Cape Center Pediatrics 2109 Valleygate Drive Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-677-0007

Kidzcare Pediatrics – Bordeaux 3115 Bordeaux Park Drive Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-307-7337

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE Cape Fear Valley Children’s Emergency Department 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5090 PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Endocrinology 101 Robeson St. Suite 410 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1885

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Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Care 1262 Oliver St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-4801 Carolina Pediatric Group 538 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-321-7337 Children’s Health Fayetteville 1738 Owen Drive Suite 107 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-307-7330

Kidzcare Pediatrics – Hope Mills 3436 N. Main St. Hope Mills, NC 28348 910-426-7337 Kidzcare Pediatrics – Spring Lake 1022 N. Bragg Blvd.

Spring Lake, NC 28390 910-495-7337 Cape Fear Valley Legacy Pediatrics 556 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-483-2646

PERINATOLOGY

Cape Fear Valley Legacy Pediatrics North 1095 N. Bragg Blvd.

Suite 104 Spring Lake, NC 28390 910-339-6015

Cape Fear Valley Perinatology 2109 Valleygate Drive Suite 103 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3590

Owen Park Pediatrics, PA 1520 Owen Park Lane Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-860-3500

PHARMACY

Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Care – Dunn 802 Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-4248 Cape Fear Valley Pediatric Care – Lillington 716 S. 10th St. Lillington, NC 27546 910-892-4248 Rainbow Pediatrics of Fayetteville 1327 Robeson St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-5437 Southern Regional Area Health Education Center 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-0100 Womack Pediatrics 2817 Rock Merritt Ave. Fort Liberty, NC 28310 910-907-6000 Harnett Health Premiere Pediatrics 802 Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-4248 Cape Fear Valley Pediatric After Hours 556 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-920-2458 Dorothea Dix Adolescent Care 3429 Melrose Road Fayetteville, NC 28302 910-615-3720

Cape Fear Valley – Center Pharmacy 101 Robeson St. Suite 107 Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1800 Cape Fear Valley – Hoke Pharmacy 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 100 Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8700 Cape Fear Valley – Pavilion Pharmacy 6387 Ramsey St. Suite 130 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3900 Cape Fear Valley – Valley Pharmacy 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-7895 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 4140 Ferncreek Drive Suite 801 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-484-2171 Health Pavilion North Physical & Occupational Therapy 6387 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3885 Cape Fear Physical Medicine & Rehab Associates 1540 Purdue Drive Suite 200 Fayetteville, NC 28303 910-630-1112 Physicians Total Rehab 2930 Village Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-9010

RPK Center for Rehab, Spine and Pain Management 2109 Valleygate Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-8880 Cape Fear Valley Interventional Pain Specialists 1205 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-7246 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Herring Plastic Surgery 516 Beaumont Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-9093 Cape Fear Valley Plastic Surgery 1841 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-829-6588 Carolina Plastic Surgery 2356 John Smith Road Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-323-1234 Triangle Plastic Surgery Center 9104 Falls of the Neuse Road Suite 204 Raleigh, NC 27615 919-706-4900 PODIATRY Cape Fear Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 4140 Ferncreek Drive Suite 801 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-484-2171 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry Foot & Ankle Specialists – Angier 1535 N. Raleigh St. Angier, NC 27501 910-892-1107 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry-Foot & Ankle Specialists – Lumberton 588 Bailey Road Suite E Lumberton, NC 28358 910-738-4811

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PEDIATRICS / PERINATOLOGY / PHARMACY / PHYSICAL MEDICINE /REHABILITATION / PLASTIC /RECON. SURGERY / PODIATRY

PEDIATRICS

PODIATRY / PSYCHIATRY / PULMONARY MEDICINE / RADIATION ONCOLOGY / RADIOLOGY / RHEUMATOLOGY / SLEEP MEDICINE

PODIATRY Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot and Ankle Center – Bladen 300 E. McKay St. Suite E Elizabethtown, NC 28337 910-862-1263 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot & Ankle Specialists – Hoke 300 Medical Pavilion Drive Suite 150 Raeford, NC 28376 910-266-9900 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot and Ankle Specialists – Fayetteville 1738 Metromedical Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-4191 Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot & Ankle Specialists – Lillington 225 Brightwater Drive Suite 200 Lillington, NC 27546 910-892-1107

Carolina Psychiatry, P.C. 548 Sandhurst Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-484-3400 Carolina Behavioral Care of North Carolina 209 Millstone Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-245-5400 Community Mental Health Center at Cape Fear Valley 711 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-615-3333 Recon Psychiatry 1340 Walter Reed Road Suite 202 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-504-3506 The Carter Clinic, P.A. 2151 US-401 Fayetteville, NC 28314 910-689-5333

Cape Fear Valley Podiatry – Foot & Ankle Specialists – Dunn 145 Tilghman Drive Suite 400 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1107

PULMONARY MEDICINE

Mission Foot & Ankle 4140 Fayetteville Road Suite A Lumberton, NC 28358 910-280-9970

Fayetteville Pulmonology Critical Care 1205 Cape Court Suite A Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-8611

Piedmont Foot & Ankle Clinic 721 Tilghman Drive Suite 300 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-3338

Lung Nodule Clinic 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5561

Premier Foot and Ankle 821 S. Horner Blvd.

Sanford, NC 27330 919-292-1610 PSYCHIATRY Cape Fear Valley Behavioral Health Care 3425 Melrose Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3370

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Cape Fear Valley Pulmonary Medicine 1201 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-4733

Pulmonology Bronchology 8878 U.S. 70 W. Hwy. Suite 400A Clayton, NC 27520 919-550-5663 Ali Lung Clinic and Sleep Center 706 Wilkins St. Suite C Smithfield, NC 27577 919-205-1627

RADIATION ONCOLOGY Southeastern Radiation Oncology, P.A. 1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-5894 RADIOLOGY Valley Radiology 3186 Village Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-486-5700 Cape Fear Valley Interventional Radiology 101 Robeson St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1860 Health Pavilion North Imaging Services 6387 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28311 RHEUMATOLOGY Carolina Rheumatology & Internal Medicine, P.A. 2125 Valleygate Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-920-1450 LaFayette Clinic, P.A. 2125 Valleygate Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-1322 SLEEP MEDICINE Cape Fear Valley Sleep Center 3308 Melrose Road Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-615-3200 Hoke Hospital Sleep Lab 210 Medical Pavilion Drive Raeford, NC 28376 910-904-8909 Fayetteville Pulmonology Critical Care 1205 Cape Court Suite A Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-678-8611

SLEEP MEDICINE Henderson Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine 724 Tilghman Drive Dunn, NC 28334 910-292-2215 SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Cape Fear Valley General Surgery Village Surgical 1841 Quiet Cove Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-323-2626

Cape Fear Valley Wound Care Center 101 Robeson St. Suite 210A Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1826 Cape Fear Valley Wound Care Center – Dunn 803 Tilghman Drive Suite 300 Dunn, NC 28334 Health Pavilion North Express Care 6387 Ramsey St. Suite 100 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-615-3879

VASCULAR SURGERY Cape Fear Valley Vascular Specialists 1251 Oliver St. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-822-6587

The listings in this directory are divided by medical specialty. Within the specialty category, you will find medical practices listed alphabetically, along with the address and phone number and the physicians affiliated with the practice. You will also see enhanced listings that include the insurance accepted, and some display ads that include much more information.

Fayetteville Vascular and Vein Center, P.A. 3410 Village Drive Suite 200 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-401-0202

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY / URGENT CARE / UROLOGY / VASCULAR SURGERY

URGENT CARE

Associated Urologists of North Carolina 700 Tilghman Drive Suite 702 Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1068

Cape Fear Valley Heart & Vascular Specialists – Lillington 225 Brightwater Drive Lillington, NC 27546 Cape Fear Valley Heart & Vascular Specialists – Dunn 805 Tilghman Drive Suite B Dunn, NC 28334 910-304-1247

Highsmith-Rainey Express Care 150 Robeson St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-615-1220 Harnett Health Angier Medical Services 1535 N. Raleigh St. Angier, NC 27501 919-331-2477 Eastern Carolina Medical Center 1 Medical Drive Benson, NC 27504 919-894-5787 UROLOGY Cape Fear Valley Urology 2301 Robeson St. Suite 203 Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-615-3220

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PLASTIC SURGERY

A transformational makeover How Cape Fear Valley Plastic Surgery's "mommy makeover" procedure helped local hairdresser get rid of pain

BY JAMI MCLAUGHLIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY WOOTEN

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or hairdresser Patricia Bilal, years of repetitive movements — including lifting a hair dryer and cutting hair — had taken a toll on her body.

At age 56, Bilal also was spending hours of her day on her feet.

“The process of shampooing, standing up with my arms raised and constantly doing the same thing started to hurt,” she said.

The pain began across her shoulders and started to radiate through her neck.

“As I got older, being heavy in the chest creates pain,” Bilal said.

“I knew I wanted a breast reduction. I needed it. I was starting to develop bad pain across my shoulders.”

As a tall woman at 5’10” and with a triple-D bra cup size, Bilal said her need for plastic surgery was not as much for cosmetic purposes as it was to prevent pain.

Her insurance company approved the reduction without issue and referred her to Leif Nordberg, MD, at Cape Fear Valley Plastic Surgery. But when she went in to meet the doctor for her consultation, she ended up deciding to do a little more.

“I also wanted to lose weight and when I did, I had excess skin around my belly area,” Bilal said. “I thought I could look into a tummy tuck as well, and Dr. Nordberg said I was a great candidate for the mommy makeover.”

She ended up having a “mommy makeover” in April, which included a breast reduction and lift along with a tummy tuck.

“The mommy makeover is a comprehensive procedure that can include a tummy tuck, liposuction and a breast lift with implants,” Nordberg said. “In Patricia’s case, she was having a breast reduction, which insurance covered for her.”

Dr. Leif Nordberg

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Patricia Bilal said she knew that she had found the right physician after meeting Dr. Nordberg in person and reading his reviews online.

Nordberg said Bilal was a particularly good candidate for the mommy makeover because she was healthy and at an ideal weight for the surgery.

“She had a good anatomy with the appropriate skin excess that she needed for the abdominal work. It all came together,” Nordberg said.

One of his most popular procedures, the mommy makeover combines breastwork such as breast augmentation or implants along with abdominal contouring.

work full time.

“It is important to have these procedures done locally because of the aftercare,” Nordberg said. “Our office is here to make sure you properly heal and we are available for that extra care.”

For Bilal, she said most of her friends cannot believe she did not go out of town or even out of the country for the procedure.

“It’s really common especially after women have children or have lost a significant amount of weight,” Nordberg said.

“I got it all done here and I couldn’t be more pleased,” Bilal said. “I knew that I could count on the staff to answer my questions and see me if I needed them. I had several follow-up visits and they were fantastic each time.”

He said the benefit of doing everything at the same time is in the results.

As far as how she looks now, Bilal said her chest finally goes with her body.

“It is a whole body transformation,” Nordberg said.

“I’m very pleased with my results. I have a pair of full leather pants and I look so fabulous in them now,” Bilal said.

Bilal said she knew that she had found the right physician after meeting him in person and reading his reviews online.

“From the moment I met Dr. Nordberg and his staff, I knew he was good. He has an amazing bedside manner and I felt so safe every step of the way,” Bilal said, which confirmed the positive reviews she had read of Dr. Norberg and his staff. “It was solidified when I started reading about him online.”

After her surgery, she said that she took two months off from work to recover and was again glad she had found a local surgeon for the aftercare.

She said shopping for clothes is easier and less expensive.

“I used to have to buy really expensive bras and now I no longer have that tightness across my chest when I am wearing button-down shirts,” Bilal said.

Nordberg said that is why mommy makeovers are so popular.

“It helps our patients feel like themselves again,” Nordberg said.

For Bilal, it has been a game-changer for her and she no longer experiences pain. She said she gets compliments daily.

“Recovery was much better than I expected. I was able to get by with over-the-counter Tylenol and even though I was slow,” Bilal said. “By the 4th week, I was able to walk normally.”

“I’m thankful every day,” Bilal said. “I get a lot of compliments from clients who have known me for years and I tell them all that Dr. Nordberg is a gem in Fayetteville.”

Little by little, she started to get up more out of the recliner she rested in for the first few weeks and started to incorporate more exercise back into her routine before she went back to

For initial consultations and appointments, call 910-829-6588.

Cape Fear Valley Plastic Surgery is located at 1841 Quiet Cove in Fayetteville.

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SENIOR SERVICES Home Instead 555 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-679-6237

SENIOR SERVICES / DENTISTRY / ORAL SURGERY / ORTHODONTIST / PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Transitions LifeCare 250 Hospice Circle Raleigh, NC 27607 919-828-0890 Community Alternatives Program 1706 Cedar Creek Road Fayetteville, NC 28312 910-484-4297 Valley Hospice House 2431 Legion Road Fayetteville, NC 28306 910-609-3380

Lewis Family Dentistry 4140 Ramsey St. Suite 104 Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-488-0518

ORAL SURGERY

Carolina Orthodontics & Children’s Dentistry 2350 Bentridge Lane Suite 301 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-661-3386

Cape Fear Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2409 Robeson St. Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-483-9546

Highland Pediatric Dental 1367 Walter Reed Road Suite 103 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-8749

Sandhills Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Specialist 3011 Boone Trail Ext. Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-483-9216

Village Family Dental 2029 Valleygate Drive Suite 201 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-485-8884

ORTHODONTIST DENTISTRY Hedgecoe Dentistry 600 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-484-6145 Hilltop Family Dentistry 1417 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-323-1410

Pryzgoda Family Dental Care Kim Pryzgoda Kim Pryzgoda, DDSDDS, PA 653 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Ph: (910) 826-8900 www.kimpryzgodadds.com We file most dental insurances Specialties: Comprehensive, patient centered dental care for toddlers to senior citizens, using the latest technological advances: Cosmetic Dentistry, Preventative Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, and one appointment crowns. Helping phobic patients overcome their fears.

CARING FOR FAYETTEVILLE AREA FAMILIES FOR 20 YEARS 910.826.8900 653 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 www.kimpryzgodadds.com

Pryzgoda Family Dentistry is a patient-centered practice, which emphasizes patient comfort. The latest technological advances are used to provide Comprehensive care for patients of all ages, with a focus on Implant Dentistry, one appointment Cerec crowns, Cosmetic Dentistry and Preventative Dentistry.

Dr. Kim Pryzgoda and her staff strive to help phobic patients overcome their fears and seek regular dental care. They educate patients about all available treatment options, so that the patient is prepared to make their own informed treatment decisions. Every patient is valued as an individual, and Dr. Pryzgoda and her team pledge to always provide the highest quality dentistry in a compassionate environment. Their patients receive the customer service they deserve.

Kim Pryzgoda, DDS, PA 653 Hay St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-826-8900

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PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Carolina Orthodontics & Children’s Dentistry 2350 Bentridge Lane Suite 301 Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-661-3386

Orthodontics for Children and Adults Invisalign Speed System Insurance Accepted: MetLife Dental, United Concordia, Delta Dental and more

(910) 323-5821 573 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 www.bracesbyzack.com

H. Zack Smith, DDS MS PA 573 Executive Place Fayetteville, NC 28305 910-323-5821

Sandhills Pediatric and Family Dentistry 55 Amarillo Lane Sanford, NC 27332 919-499-9950 Southern Smiles Pediatric Dentistry 2305 N.C. Hwy. 24-87 Cameron, NC 28326 910-947-5433 Southeastern Dental Specialists 2028 Litho Place Fayetteville, NC 28304 910-689-1475 Gordon L. Townsend Jr. DDS 212 N. Wilson Ave. Dunn, NC 28334 910-892-1345

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Taking care of your teeth when it’s convenient for you… so you can enjoy EVERY bite out of life!

Emergency Dental Care Available Most Dental Insurance Pediatric & Family Dentistry Highly Trained Dentists Family Block Appointments Wisdom Teeth Extractions Root Canal Treatments

Quality Dentistry at your convenience OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Holidays: 8 a.m.-2 p.m

910.354.2680 1408 Skibo Road (Near Sam’s Club) Fayetteville, NC 28303 2025 Medical & Dental Directory | 39 www.dayandnightdental.com

Where Your Children Come First

www.kidsfirstpedsraeford.com Kids First Pediatrics of Raeford and Fayetteville has created a professional and caring medical environment for infants, children, adolescents and their families.

We provide complete pediatric and adolescent care.

Pediatric Services We Provide

Check Ups, Sick Child Visits & More in Raeford and Fayetteville

Jose Buenaseda, MD, FAAP Leamor Buenaseda, MD, FAAP Sreelekha Sashidhar, MD, FAAP Christine Arnold, CPNP-PC Melanie Pitts, DNP, NP-C Beverly de La Rosa, CPNP-PC Danielle Trigg, CPNP-PC Rachelle Olson, FNPC Ashley Monroe, PA-C Sarah Lewis, PA-C

• Well Child Visits

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Urinalysis

• Sick Child Visits

• Vaccines & Immunizations

• Strep and Mono Screen

• Vaccine & Immunization Schedule

• ADHD Testing & Treatment

• Vision and Hearing Tests

• 2023-2024 Guide to the Flu

• Asthma Symptoms & Treatment

• School, Sports, & Camp Physicals

• Breastfeeding Support

4005 Fayetteville Road Raeford, NC 28376 Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2035 Valleygate Dr., Ste. 101 Fayetteville, NC 28304 Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6415 Brookstone Lane, Ste. 101 Fayetteville, NC 28314 Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2694 NC 24-87 Cameron, NC 28326 Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

910.848.KIDS (5437)

910.677.0007

910.306.KIDS (5437)

910.500.KIDS (5437)

Brookstone office only 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturdays for sick/urgent appointments, established patients only.