Hampton Roads Physician

A comprehensive publication for and about he local medical community

Spring 2014 Issue

Elise French, NP

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Recognizing Outstanding Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Hampton Roads Elise French, NP Riverside Medical Group, Partners for Women’s Health Care In a scrapbook at the home of Elise French’s parents is a photograph of her as an 8-year old, ready for trick-or-treat, dressed in the traditional red cape and white cap of a nurse. It was much more than just a … [Read more...] about Elise French, NP

“Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman…”

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So begins a certain country music song that unwittingly turned out to be an anthem of both the pro– and anti–feminism movements alike. Although the song itself dealt with broken hearts rather than unhealthy ones, the sentiment expressed in those seven words has a significant basis in medical fact. There’s the obvious; that is, conditions and their sequelae that apply only to … [Read more...] about “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman…”

Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD

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Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School Mason C. Andrews Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program; Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs As a high school student in Lebanon, Alfred Abuhamad had to make a decision: “We had to choose between three different tracks: science, math or … [Read more...] about Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD

Robert C. Squatrito, MD

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Robert C. Squatrito, MD Gynecologic Oncologist, Virginia Oncology Associates Division Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Eastern Virginia Medical School Had it not been for a kind word from one patient during his medical school rotation in OB/GYN, Dr. Robert Squatrito might have chosen another surgical discipline. “This is a very distinct memory,” he says. “As a med student, … [Read more...] about Robert C. Squatrito, MD

J. Craig Merrell, MD, FACS

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J. Craig Merrell, MD, FACS Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon  Plastic Surgery Associates of Tidewater In 1966, on a baseball diamond in Arlington, Virginia, 15-year old Craig Merrell took a hard swing at a curveball and missed. He didn’t know it, but that strike was about to change his life. “I broke my back,” he says, “and I had to have a spinal fusion. I was in the … [Read more...] about J. Craig Merrell, MD, FACS