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MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Terrell Jones, MD

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended medical school at Duke University in Durham, NC. Duke's medical school is top-notch, and the location was great because it wasn’t too far from home....

MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Elzada Sercus, MD

Please share with us where you attended medical school and where you completed your residency. I attended medical school at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ. I grew up in Arizona and wanted to stay close to family so this made...

MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Dakota C. Johnson, MD, MBA

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended East Carolina University (ECU) for both undergraduate and medical school. During high school, I applied all over the place and was fortunate to have...

ACEP Geriatric ED Accreditation

This July, Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) earned the Bronze Level (or Level 3) Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (PMC). PMC is the first emergency...

MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Eric Sabatini Regueira, MD

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina for medical school. It is a well-known and recognized university in Brazil and located in the city where I grew...

MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Margaret Hauck, MD

Tell us more about how you came to choose the field of medicine. I’m not sure exactly when I decided that I wanted to go into medicine, but I have always liked science. I was a biomedical engineering major in college, and I enjoyed how those classes taught me how to...

MEMA Clinician Spotlight: Barry Kang, MD

Tell us more about how you came to choose the field of medicine. I enjoy the camaraderie of the emergency department and broad nature of patients and complaints that I get to treat on a day-to-day basis. What led you to choose Vanderbilt for medical school? How did...

MEMA Clinician Ryan McBeth Awarded HMC’s Doc You Rock

In March, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center (NHHMC) awarded Emergency Department and MEMA physician, Ryan McBeth, M.D., the Doc You Rock award. The Doc You Rock Award recognizes a doctor who consistently contributes to the remarkable patient experience by...

MEMA Physician Assistant Spotlight: Natalie Hoidal, PA-C, CAQ-EM

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies? Why did this program make the top of your list? After completing my undergrad education in Biology at East Carolina University, I chose Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL for...

Clinician Spotlight: Joseph Cruz, DO

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ. I was born in North Jersey, grew up in...

MEMA Recognized in 2023 Charlotte Magazine’s Top Doctors

(CHARLOTTE, NC) – January 2023. SouthPark Magazine published its annual list of Top Doctors of North Carolina: Charlotte Region for 2023 and features 6 emergency medicine physicians, with 5 from Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA). The following MEMA...

MEMA Celebrates ER Nurse Appreciation Week

(CHARLOTTE, NC) – October 9 through October 15, 2022, was Emergency Room (ER) Nurse Appreciation Week. Celebrated nationally, this is a time to recognize ER nurses for their dedicated work to providing quality patient care. Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates...

Clinician Spotlight: Mohamed El-Kara, MD

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I went to medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill. The education at UNC Medical School is unrivaled and the program is dedicated to training physicians to serve North...

Physician Assistant Spotlight: Todd Harrington, PA-C

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list? I studied at D'Youville College, which is now a university located in Buffalo, NY. At the time, there were only 2 programs in the area, and...

Clinician Spotlight: Mikayla Freeman, PA-C

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list? I am a proud graduate of A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. A.T. Still is known for its strong emphasis on skills, in addition to its...

Clinician Spotlight: Edward Parker Hays, Jr. MD FACEP

For medical school, you attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Tell us about why it made the top of your list: My parents met at Cook County Hospital in the 1940s when my dad was an intern and my mother an OR nurse. The school was...

Provider Spotlight: Elizabeth G. Rossitch, MD

For Medical school, you attended the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Tell us about why it made the top of your list: I grew up in Concord and knew I wanted to stay in North Carolina once I finished school.  Brody’s program provided a variety of...

Provider Spotlight: Bryon Ladd, Jr., PA-C

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies? Why did this program make the top of your list? For my PA studies, I attended The University of Tampa (UT) where I graduated from my undergraduate studies. UT had just started their PA...

Provider Spotlight: Ryan McBeth, MD

An average day at work as an emergency physician for Dr. McBeth may include unscheduled trauma patients, difficult procedures, and quick thinking. In a role that is frequently demanding and highly complex, he relies on his clinical experience and instinct to make...

Clinician Spotlight: William (Billy) Malone, PA-C, CAQ-EM

The role of a physician assistant (PA) is demanding, but the variety and challenge of the job is exactly what drew Billy Malone to his profession. “Every day I go to work hoping to make a difference, even if for just one person,” Billy says. “It keeps me wanting to...

Clinician Spotlight: Milap Mehta, MD, MBA

For Dr. Mehta, one of the best parts of being a MEMA physician is working alongside one of the most renowned groups of clinicians in the region at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center – the very hospital in which he was born. An even greater reward comes through...