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Jessica Berry, APRN
GastroenterologyPhone
304-528-4660
Fax
304-697-2406

Eric Carter, D.O. - Gastroenterology
Endoscopy GastroenterologyPhone
(304) 528-4688
Fax
(304) 697-2406
Medical School
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
Marshall University
Fellowships
East Tennessee State University

Stephen Dawson, M.D.
Allergy Otolaryngology - ENT Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders Sinonasal Disease Thyroid DiseasePhone
304-399-2271
Fax
304-399-2272
Medical School
Marshall University - Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Residency
West Virginia University
Internship
West Virginia University

Jaime Dixon, FNP, BC
Cardiology Cardiology - InterventionalPhone
(304) 399-4641
Fax
(304) 399-4646

John Eastone, M.D.
Endoscopy GastroenterologyPhone
(304) 528-4626
Fax
(304) 697-2406
Medical School
University of Virginia School of Health Sciences
1995
Residency
National Naval Medical Center
Maryland
1998
Fellowships
National Capital Consortium
2002
Internship
National Naval Medical Center Maryland 1996
Biography
Dr. Eastone completed his undergraduate at the University of Kentucky in 1991. He continued his education at the University of Virginia School of Health Sciences where he received his medical degree in 1995. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Additionally, from 1999-2002 he completed a gastroenterology fellowship at the National Capital Consortium.

David George, PA-C
Allergy Otolaryngology - ENT Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders Sinonasal Disease Thyroid DiseasePhone
(304) 399-2271
Fax
(304) 399-2272

Charles Huh, M.D.
Endoscopy GastroenterologyPhone
(304) 528-4688
Fax
(304) 697-2406
Medical School
New Jersey Medical School
1988-1992
Residency
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
1992-1995
Fellowships
Lahey Clinic
1998-2000
University of Florida
1997-1998
Biography
Dr. Charles Huh is a board certified and experienced Gastroenterologist. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he completed his M.D. at the New Jersey Medical School. From there, he completed his residency and fellowship in the specialty of gastroenterology. Dr. Huh has been practicing gastroenterology for the past fifteen years.

Daniel Macias, M.D.
Diabetes Diabetic Management Endocrinology Thyroid DiseasePhone
(304) 399-2021
Fax
(304) 399-0133
Medical School
UTESA School of Medicine
1984
Residency
Jersey City Medical Center
1989-1991
Fellowships
Marshall University School of Medicine
1992-1993
Internship
Jersey City Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Macias received his medical degree from the UTESA School of Medicine in 1984. He completed his residency in 1991 at the Jersey City Medical Center. From 1992-1993, he completed a fellowship at the Marshall University School of Medicine. He joined HIMG in 2008. He specializes in the treatment of thyroid diseases and diabetes. Dr. Macias is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Mehrette Maru, M.D.
Cardiology Cardiology - InterventionalPhone
(304) 697-6000
Fax
(304) 399-2280
Medical School
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
2001
Residency
Marshall University School of Medicine
2006
Fellowships
Marshall University School of Medicine
2009
Internship
Marshall University School of Medicine 2004
Biography
Dr. Maru received his medical degree from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in 2001. He completed his residency and fellowships in general and interventional cardiology at Marshall University. He was Chief Cardiology Fellow from 2008-2009. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology. He is a fellow of the Juvenile College of Cardiology and is a member of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention.

Laura Mayer, ANP-BC
Cardiology Cardiology - InterventionalPhone
(304) 697-6000
Fax
(304) 399-4646

Bria McKee, FNP-BC
Diabetes Diabetic Management EndocrinologyPhone
1-304-528-4600
Fax
304-697-0856
Medical School
Walden University
WVU School of Nursing
Biography
Bria McKee is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience of working with patients in the Tri-State area.

David L. Patick, M.D.
Diabetic Management Diagnostic Treadmill Hypertension Internal MedicinePhone
(304) 528-4637
Fax
(304) 399-2383
Medical School
University of South Alabama
1981
Residency
University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences
1984
Biography
Dr. Patick received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1973 and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1976. He continued his education at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and received his medical degree in 1981. His Residency in Internal Medicine was completed in 1984 in Memphis at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Patick is certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of both the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association.

Matthew A. Rohrbach, M.D.
Endoscopy GastroenterologyPhone
(304) 528-4659
Fax
(304) 697-2406
Medical School
Marshall University School of Medicine
1984
Residency
University of Kentucky
Fellowships
East Tennessee State University
Internship
University of Tennessee School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Rohrbach graduated from Marshall University School of Medicine in 1984. His postgraduate training included internship at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine, residency at University of Kentucky and Gastroenterology Fellowship at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He holds board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine in the specialties of internal medicine and Gastro-enterology.

Daniel Snavely, M.D.
Cardiology Cardiology - InterventionalPhone
(304) 697-6000
Fax
(304) 399-2280
Medical School
West Virginia University School of Medicine
1990-1994
Residency
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
CAMC
1994-1997
Fellowships
University of Cincinnati
1998-2001
Biography
Dr. Snavely graduated from WVU School of Medicine in 1994. Residency was completed at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at the Charleston Division of the Charleston Area Medical Center. During this period, Dr. Snavely was the Chief Medical Resident as well as Teaching Resident of the Year. He completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati in 2000, followed by a Coronary and Peripheral Intervention Fellowship also at the University of Cincinnati in 2001. Dr. Snavely is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and holds sub-specialty certification in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American Medical Association.

B. Joseph Touma, M.D.
Audiology Balance Problems Ear Surgery Neurotology Otolaryngology - ENT OtologyPhone
(304) 529-2477
Fax
(304) 399-2272
Medical School
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Residency
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Fellowships
Neurotology-University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Biography
Appointments and Positions Academic Years Inclusive Location Rank / Title 2001 - Present Marshall University School of Medicine Huntington, WV Clinical Instructor 1999 - 2001 Department of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Instructor Non-Academic Years Inclusive Location Rank / Title 2003 - Present Cabell Huntington Hospital Balance Center Huntington, WV Director 2001 - Present St. Mary's Hospital Huntington, WV Active 2001 - Present Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV Otolaryngology Chief 2005 - 2006 Active 2001 - Present Cabell Huntington Surgery Center Huntington, WV Active 1999 - 2001 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburgh, PA 1999 - 2001 UPMC Southside Pittsburgh, PA Certificate and Licensure Medical or Other Professional Licensure West Virginia State Board of Medicine 2001 - Present Kentucky State Board of Medicine 2001 - Present State Board of Medicine/Pennsylvania 1999 - 2001 MD-068139-L Ohio Board of Medicine 2005 - Present Specialty Certification American Board of Otolaryngology Certificate April 24, 2000 Other Neurocom Clinical Integration Seminar June 12, 13, 14, 2003 Journal Review Committee for Journal of Otology & Neurotology 2005 - present Memberships In Professional and Scientific Societies Year Name of Society 1995 - Present American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1996 - 1999, 2001 - Present WV Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2003 - Present American Neurotologic Society 2007 - Present Balance & Equilibrium Committee Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology Honors and Awards Year Name of Society 1993 Whittlesey History of Medicine Award: History of Hearing Devices 1997 Fortunata Lim Award: West Virginia University Alumni Day Presentation Publications Published Articles Wax MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy: incidences and predisposing factors. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 113:242-247, 1995. Wax MK, Touma BJ, and Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy. Highlights of the Instructional Courses. I;205-215, 1995. Jackson CG, Schall DC, Glasscock ME, Macias JD, Widick MH, Touma BJ. A surgical solution for the difficult chronic ear. Am J Otology 17:7-14, 1996. Wax MK, Touma, BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis revision with simultaneous tracheoesophageal puncture. Laryngoscope 108(10):1509-13, 1998. Wax MK, Touma BJ. Management of the N0 neck during salvage laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 109(1):4-7, 1999. Wax, MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Management of tracheostomal stenosis. Laryngoscope 109(9):1397-401, 1999. Touma BJ, Ramadan HH, Bringman JJ, Rodman S. Maxillofacial injuries caused by all-terrain vehicle accidents. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 121(6):736-9, 1999. Touma BJ and Hirsch BE. Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Emergency 33(1):93-103, 2001, 1993. Wax MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy: incidences and predisposing factors. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg 113:242-247, 1995. Wax MK, Touma BJ, and Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis following laryngectomy. Highlights of the Instructional Courses. I;205-215, 1995. Jackson CG, Schall DC, Glasscock ME, Macias JD, Widick MH, Touma BJ. A surgical solution for the difficult chronic ear. Am J Otology 17:7-14, 1996. Wax MK, Touma, BJ, Ramadan HH. Tracheostomal stenosis revision with simultaneous tracheoesophageal puncture. Laryngoscope 108(10):1509-13, 1998. Wax MK, Touma BJ. Management of the N0 neck during salvage laryngectomy. Laryngoscope 109(1):4-7, 1999. Wax, MK, Touma BJ, Ramadan HH. Management of tracheostomal stenosis. Laryngoscope 109(9):1397-401, 1999. Touma BJ, Ramadan HH, Bringman JJ, Rodman S. Maxillofacial injuries caused by all-terrain vehicle accidents. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 121(6):736-9, 1999. Touma BJ and Hirsch BE. Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Emergency 33(1):93-103, 2001. Professional Activities Teaching Fellows and Post-doctoral Students Graduate Students Thesis Advisee Medical Students and Undergraduates Lecture series for Medical Students on Diagnosis and Management of Vertigo and Hearing Loss 1999-2000 at the University of Pittsburgh Courses, Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials Temporal Bone Course University of Pittsburgh, October 1999 Temporal bone Course University of Pittsburgh, October 2000 October 2000 Medical Management of Vertigo. University of Pittsburgh Otology Miniseminar, Pittsburgh, PA. October 2000 Surgical Approaches to the Petrous Apex. University of Pittsburgh Temporal Bone Course. Lectures April, 1997 The Role of Interleukin-I in Otitis Media. George C. Schein Resident Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA May 1997 Congenital Imperforate Submandibular Duct: a Case Report. COSM, Scottsdale, AZ June 1997 The Role of Interleukin-I in Otitis Media. Eighth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology, Morgantown, WV September, 1998 Maxillofacial Injuries Caused by All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio, TX. June, 1999 Maxillofacial Injuries Caused by All-Terrain Vehicles Accidents. Ninth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology, Morgantown, WV. June 2001 The role of intratympanic Gentamicin in the management of Meniere's disease. Pennsylvania State Academy of Otolaryngology, Philadelphia, PA. June 2001 The role of intratympanic Gentamicin in the management of Meniere's disease. Eleventh Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Morgantown, WV. November 2001 Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and acoustic neuroma, West Virginia Annual Family Practice Meeting, Huntington, WV November 2002 Common otologic problems in the elderly, Logan General Hospital, Logan, WV November 2002 Common otologic problems in the elderly, Marshall University Special Outreach, Huntington, WV September 2003 Balance Disorders, Tug Valley Medical Society, Williamson, WV September 2003 Pediatric Otology, Marshall University Department of Pediatrics, Teays Valley, WV June 2004 Current Use of BAHA, Fourteenth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Morgantown, WV. February 2005 Balance Disorders, Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa, KY November 2006 Balance Issues in the Athlete. Lecture. 20th Annual Family Medicine Weekend of Sports Medicine Conference. Huntington, WV. Nov. 12, 2006. November 2007 Balance Disorders, Neurocom Lecture, Buffalo, NY April 2010 Balance Disorder, Neurocom Lecture, Charlotte, NC November 2013, WV Annual Family Medicine Weekend Conference, Huntington WV Research Research Seminars and Invited Lectureships: April, 1993 History of Hearing Devices, Whittlesey History of Medicine competition, Morgantown, WV October, 1993 History of Hearing Devices, Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Minneapolis, MN. June, 1994 Tracheostomal Stenosis Following Total Laryngectomy, Fifth Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology. September, 1994 Tracheostomal Stenosis Following Total Laryngectomoy. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, San Diego, CA. June, 1996 Frontal Sinus Fractures: WVU Experience and New Trends in Management. Seventh Annual Otolaryngology Alumni Conference, West Virginia University Department of Otolaryngology. September, 1996 Joseph Toynbee: An Historical Perspective. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Washington, DC. Services 1989-90 House Council Member of Dormitory, Duke University 1993-94 Student AMA President of West Virginia University - Charleston, WV 1993 National Student AMA Delegate at Annual AMA Meeting-Chicago, IL 1993-94 WVSMA-MSS Long Range Planning Committee 1993-94 WVSMA-MSS Executive Council Member 2006-13 American Academy of Otolaryngology Equilibrium Committee

Daniel E. Vilchez, M.D.
Cardiology Cardiology - InterventionalPhone
304.697.6000
Fax
304.399.2280
Medical School
Universidad del Zulia School of Medicine, Venezuela, 2012
Residency
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, 2018
Fellowships
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, 2022

Heather Whittington, MSN, FNP-BC
Endoscopy GastroenterologyPhone
(304) 528-4660
Fax
(304) 697-2406