Hampton Roads Physician

A comprehensive publication for and about he local medical community

Winter 2019

Western Tidewater Free Clinic

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Anthony J. DiStasio, II, MD, Board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center – Suffolk   The patients who Dr. Anthony DiStasio treats during his volunteer hours at the Western Tidewater Free Clinic often work multiple jobs yet struggle to support their families. They cannot afford commercial health insurance and many do not qualify for … [Read more...] about Western Tidewater Free Clinic

John W. Boyd, MD

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Riverside Gastroenterology Specialists - Newport News   Ask Dr. John Boyd about the most rewarding aspects of his specialty and longtime community practice, and you’ll get two very different answers.  One covers the innovative technology and medicines that have allowed him to save and change so many more lives, such as emergency endoscopic interventions for … [Read more...] about John W. Boyd, MD

Pramod Malik, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, CPI

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President and Lead Physician, Virginia Gastroenterology Institute, Suffolk   Dr. Pramod Malik has never hesitated to think outside the box. He’s not afraid of taking risks that he and his patients decide on together, as a team.  In his years of training as a surgeon before he decided to go into gastroenterology, Dr. Malik developed unique insights and innovative … [Read more...] about Pramod Malik, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, CPI

Michael J. Ryan, MD, FACP

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Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist and Co-Director of Research, Digestive & Liver Disease Specialists, Norfolk; Professor of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School   For more than three decades, Dr. Michael Ryan has been a fixture in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology in Hampton Roads, as a dedicated physician, leading professor and nationally … [Read more...] about Michael J. Ryan, MD, FACP

Shannon D. Burris, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

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Congratulations, it is an Honor to Feature Shannon D. Burris, RN, MSN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner, Sentara Family Medicine Physicians, Gloucester   For 21 years, Shannon Burris has cared for families in Gloucester and Mathews counties. She now sometimes treats the children of patients she first met as children. An advanced nursing student completing a rotation … [Read more...] about Shannon D. Burris, RN, MSN, FNP-BC