North Charlotte Today

Atrium Health issued the following announcement on Aug. 7. 

A record-breaking number of Atrium Health doctors – 204 physicians, to be exact–have been recognized as “Top Doctors” in Charlotte magazine’s annual Top Doctors issue. These doctors, representing an array of specialties, were nominated by their peers as physicians who exemplify excellence in their fields. Then, a research team evaluated each nominated doctor according to criteria that included qualifications, education, hospital appointments, research leadership, professional reputation and patient outcomes.

In addition, this health-focused issue of Charlotte magazine features two stories about Atrium Health:

• How a New Medical School Aims to Change Charlotte explores the transformative potential of Atrium Health’s upcoming medical school to the physical and economic health of the region. Wake Forest School of Medicine - Charlotte, created in partnership with Wake Forest Baptist Health, will “build a Silicon Valley for health care innovation spanning from Winston-Salem to Charlotte,” according to Eugene Woods, Atrium Health president and CEO. 
• The Dumbledore of CMC explores a series of children’s books written by Dr. Maria Baimas-George, an Atrium Health surgical resident, that helps sick kids and their caregivers in powerful (and data-proven) ways.

“Treating patients’ fear and stress and anxiety is part of being a doctor—it’s not just treating a ruptured appendix,” Baimas-George, who also illustrated the issue’s cover, said in the story. “It’s about acknowledging, ‘this is scary,’ and helping them feel comfort and hope. That’s a form of medicine we need to practice as well.” 

Top Doctors List

Original source can be found here.

Source: Atrium Health