Health care providers in western NC have drafted a joint letter encouraging patients and residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The letter is being published on social media and in print newspapers across our region 8/29/21 – 9/2/21.
| Jennifer | Abbott, MD | WNC Community Health Services | (Buncombe) |
| Maroun | Aboutayeh, DO | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Julia | Abraham, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Lisa | Abraham, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Buncombe/Hendersonville) |
| Shannon | Alejandro, MD | EmergeOrtho | (Buncombe) |
| Michael | Aley, FNP | Vista Family Health | (Buncombe) |
| Alisa | Alker, MD PhD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Anson | Alvis MD MSc | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Sarah | Asman Peiffer, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Elizabeth | Averill, FNP | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Steven H | Baker, MD | MAHEC | (WNC) |
| David S. | Bate, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Rutherford) |
| Evan | Beasley, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Tracy | Bell, PA-C | Pavillon Addiction Treatment Center | (Polk) |
| Jonathan | Bentley, FNP | Blue Ridge Health | (Swain, Jackson) |
| John C. | Brandt, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (WNC) |
| Rhoda | Brosnan, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Andy P | Brown MD | ARA Health Specialists | (Buncombe) |
| Richard | Bunio, MD | Cherokee Indian Hospital | (Swain) |
| Quinton | Cancel, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Samantha | Carson, FNP-C | Asheville Orthopedic Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Sarah | Cash, MD | Advent Health Hendersonville | (Henderson) |
| Mariah | Cassum, PA-C | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Audra | Cave, FNP-BC | Blue Ridge Health | (Rutherford) |
| Nicholas S | Chappelear, CCMA | MAHEC | (Buncombe, Madison) |
| John | Clark, PharmD | Asheville Compounding Pharmacy | (Buncombe) |
| Thomas | Clayton, MD Chief of Staff | Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital | (Cherokee) |
| Amelia | Cline, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe, Macon) |
| Alison | Cochran, REHS, MHS | Swain County Health Director | (Swain) |
| Toby | Cole MD | ARA Health Specialists | (Buncombe) |
| Carol | Coulson, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Aneela | Cox, MD | Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville | (Buncombe) |
| Ben | Cozart, DDS | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Michael | Crooks, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Ann | Davis, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Macon, Jackson) |
| Jerald | DeLaGarza, MD | Mission Health | (McDowell, Rutherford) |
| Pam | Della Valle, MD | Pardee Hospital UNC Healthcare | (Henderson) |
| Juana | Diaz-Perez, PA-C | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Michael | Dowling, MD | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Buncombe) |
| Laila Souto | Dunham, PhD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Katie | Dunlap, MD | Cherokee Indian Hospital | (Swain) |
| Julie | Duval, PA-C | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Emily | Eichhorn, DO | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| David | Ellis, MD, VPMA/CMO | Pardee Hospital UNC Healthcare | (Henderson) |
| Sonja | Emerson, RN | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Trace | Fender, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Mira | Ferland, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Teresa A | Fralix MD, PhD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Daniel J. | Frayne, MD President | MAHEC | (WNC) |
| Yaron | Fridman, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Elizabeth | Frost, PA-C | Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville | (Buncombe) |
| Amanda | Gambill, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Polk) |
| Rus | Garcia, MD | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Cherokee, Clay) |
| Kelly | Garcia, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Haywood) |
| Jeffrey | Garris, MD | Advent Health Hendersonville | (Henderson) |
| Brian | Garvin, MD | Digestive Health Partners | (Buncombe) |
| Bill | Gist, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Gabrielle | Gonzalez Gray, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Kate | Graeme, DO | North Buncombe Family Medicine | (Buncombe) |
| Matthew | Greene, MD | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Nansi | Greger-Holt | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Gordon I | Groh MD, MBA | Asheville Orthopedic Associates | (Buncombe, Henderson, Yancy, McDowell, Macon) |
| Kristin | Gruner, PA-C | Blue Ridge Health | (Haywood) |
| J.D. | Hales III, MD, CAQSM | Asheville Orthopaedic Associates | (Buncombe, Macon) |
| Joanna | Hales, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Jacquelyn | Hallum | MAHEC & BCHHS | (WNC) |
| Stan | Hamaker, MD | Leicester Community Health Center | (Buncombe) |
| Jessica | Hancock, NP-C | Asheville Orthopedic Associates | (Buncombe) |
| William R. | Hathaway, MD, FACC | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Maggie S. | Hayes, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Steve | Heatherly, CEO | Harris Regional/ Swain Community Hospitals | (Haywood, Jackson, Swain) |
| Jeffery E. | Heck, MD, CEO | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Amber | Henson, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Charlotte | Heppner, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Teresa | Herbert, MD, CMO | Advent Health Hendersonville | (Henderson) |
| Trent | Hester | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| J. Richard | Hill, DNP, FNP-C | Blue Ridge Health | (Transylvania) |
| Brittany | Hipkins, MD | Blue Ridge Health | Haywood, Jackson, and Swain |
| Bryan | Hodge, DO | MAHEC | (Henderson) |
| Kristina | Hornsby, FNP | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson, Polk) |
| Nathan | Hruska, MD | Carolina Internal Medicine Associates | (WNC) |
| Richard | Hudspeth, MD CEO | Blue Ridge Health | (WNC) |
| Ben | Hulkower, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Bruce | Israel, MD | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Brett | Izzo, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (Buncombe) |
| David | Jarrett, MD | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Oscar | Jenkins MD FACC | Mission Health | (Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell) |
| Brian L | Johnson, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Kristine E. | Johnson, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Jennifer | Jones | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Christian | Kaufman, NP | (Polk, Rutherford) | |
| Rachel | Keever, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (Rutherford) |
| Xan | Kellogg, DO | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson, Rutherford) |
| Tabitha | Kinney, RMA | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Susanna | Kivette, PA-C | Leicester Community Health Center | (Buncombe) |
| Mari | Klausner, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Jess | Knapp, DO | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Heidi | Knoll, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| John | Kogoy MD | Pardee UNC Healthcare | (Henderson) |
| Chad | Krisel, MD | Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville | (Buncombe) |
| Nick | Ladd, DO | MAHEC | (Henderson) |
| Suzette | LaRoche, MD | University of North Carolina | (NC) |
| James Ryan | Macdonell, MD | Asheville Orthopedic Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Michael | Manning, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Amy | Marietta, MD MPH | Blue Ridge Health | (Polk) |
| Joseph | Maxwell, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| David | May, MD | Digestive Health Partners | (Buncombe) |
| Susan | McDowell, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Melissa | McKay, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| William | McLean, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Rachael | McLean, PA-C | Tapestry Treatment Centers | (Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania) |
| Mark | McNeill, MD | Trillium Family Medicine | (Buncombe) |
| Ansley | Miller, MD, FAAP | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Ansley | Miller, MD, FAAP | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Susan | Mims, MD MPH | Dogwood Health Trust | (WNC) |
| Brian | Mitchell MD | Erlanger Western Carolina Peachtree | (Cherokee, Clay) |
| Eric | Monaco, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Caroline | Mueller, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Jennifer | Mullendore, MD | Buncombe County Health & Human Services | (Buncombe) |
| Kimberly | Neiheisel, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Jackson, Swain) |
| Michael | Newman, RT, MHA | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Steven | Nguyen, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Buncombe) |
| John C. | Nicholls, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Jeff | Nienaber | (Buncombe) | |
| Juhsien Jodi | Nienaber, MD | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Julia | Oat-Judge, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Bryan | Overcarsh, MD MPH | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Katey | Perry FNP | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Jessica | Pior, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Haywood) |
| Timothy | Plaut, MD | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Buncombe, Jackson, Cherokee and Graham |
| Christopher | Port, PA-C | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Graham) |
| Casey | Prenger, MD | Jackson County Health Department | (Jackson) |
| David | Price, MD | Pardee Hospital | (Henderson) |
| Rebecca | Putnam, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| J. Aimee | Queng, MD | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Graham) |
| Jill | Raymer DNP | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Graham) |
| Aimee | Riley, DO | Emerge Ortho | (Buncombe) |
| Melissa | Robinson, MD | Family Medicine at Hot Springs Health Program | (Madison) |
| Matthew | Roe, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson, Rutherford) |
| Candie | Ross-Moore APRN, GNP, BC | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Amy | Russell MD Medical Director | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Lisa | Ryan PMH NP | Blue Ridge Health | (Buncombe) |
| Sarah | Schopbach, FNP | (Buncombe) | |
| Korah | Schwab FNP-C | Mission Health | (WNC) |
| Judy | Seago, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Jackson) |
| Anne | Sheppard, LCSW | Blue Ridge Health | (Polk) |
| Stephen | Strock, MD | Asheville Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Susan | Taunton, DMD | Blue Ridge Health | (Rutherford) |
| Shawn | Taylor, PharmD | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Buncombe) |
| Raymond | Thertulien, MD | Asheville Hematology & Oncology | (Buncombe) |
| Luke | Thompson, PA-C | Blue Ridge Health | (Jackson) |
| Julie | Todd, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Eric | Tran, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Emily | Tully, FNP | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| D. Michael | Unks, MD | Asheville Cardiology Associates | (Buncombe) |
| Casey | Ward, PA-C | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers | (Buncombe) |
| Rosalyn | Wasserman, PT, DPT | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Jana | Watts MD | Vista Family Health | (Buncombe) |
| Jan | Westphal, MD | MAHEC | (Buncombe) |
| Heather | Whisnant, FNP | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| James D | Whitehouse, MD, MHS | Mission Health | (Buncombe) |
| Bobbie | Williamson, PharmD, CPP | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Rivers | Woodward, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Rutherford) |
| Anja | Woody, PA-C | MAHEC | (Buncombe, Haywood) |
| Daniel E | Yoder, Jr. MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
| Ari | Zadel, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson, Polk) |
| MaryShell | Zaffino, MD | Blue Ridge Health | (Henderson) |
