Hampton Roads Physician

A comprehensive publication for and about he local medical community

Summer 2016

William L. Coker, Jr, MD, Leslie R. Coker, MD

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Associates in Dermatology, Inc. Forty-six years ago, a dermatology practice was established on the Virginia Peninsula by Dr. William L. Coker, Jr.  He hadn’t planned to be a dermatologist, nor even a physician – he just wanted a career that would take him far away from the South Carolina tobacco farm on which he grew up.  “My dad was also a school teacher, but I didn’t … [Read more...] about William L. Coker, Jr, MD, Leslie R. Coker, MD

Brian L. Johnson, MD

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Virginia Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center Dr. Brian L. Johnson began his medical training at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.  His Navy medical career included service aboard the USS Yellowstone, the Kearsarge and the Iwo Jima.  He participated in major deployments and field assignments with the Seabees and Special … [Read more...] about Brian L. Johnson, MD

Abby S. Van Voorhees, MD

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Chair, Department of Dermatology Eastern Virginia Medical School Physicians go into medicine for as many diverse reasons as there are specialties to choose from.  In the case of Dr. Abby Van Voorhees, Chair of the Department of Dermatology at EVMS, it was because her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was in college.  She wasn’t planning to go into medicine, … [Read more...] about Abby S. Van Voorhees, MD

Thinking BIG

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By Ken Morris, PT, DPT, CMTPT LSVT-Big and Sarah Zeisler, PT, DPT, LSVT-Big  Tidewater Physical Therapy- Hidenwood Imagine what it would be like to go from being an active person to someone who now takes 10 slow, deliberate steps just to get out of the car, or five minutes to put a jacket on. And while navigating the aisles of the grocery store used to be easy, these days … [Read more...] about Thinking BIG

Dominion Pathology

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      Dermatopathology is our Specialty PROMOTIONAL FEATURE It can be an excruciatingly long wait: for anyone having undergone a biopsy, the time between the procedure and the results can seem like an eternity – whether it’s two days or two weeks.  It’s not unusual for patients to experience physical and emotional symptoms like lack of sleep, … [Read more...] about Dominion Pathology