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Northern Regional Hospital has a group of hospital based physicians referred to as Hospitalists who will direct your care.

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Rachel Baldi, MD

Rachel Baldi, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Medical College of Ohio at Toledo

  • Internship

    MetroHealth Hospital

  • Residency

    Metrohealth Hospital

  • Board Certification

    The American Board of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

+1 (336) 719-7000

Tamas Bathory, MD

Tamas Bathory, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Semmelweis Unversity School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

  • Internship

    Huron Hospital – Cleveland Clnic Health System, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Residency

    Huron Hospital – Cleveland Clnic Health System, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Board Certification

    Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

+1 (336) 719-7000

Catalin M. Burciu, MD

Catalin M. Burciu, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    University of Medicine & Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila’

  • Internship

    University of Medicine & Pharmacy ‘Carol Davila’

  • Residency

    Coltea Clinical Hospital
    Case Western Univ School of Medicine
    St. Vincent Charity Hospital

  • Board Certification

    The American Board of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Bryce Hamilton, MD

Bryce Hamilton, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Internal Medicine Resident, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

    Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas as San Antonio Health Science Center

    Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an Emphasis in Biochemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO

  • Board Certification

    The American Board of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Brandon W. Johnson, FNP-C

Brandon W. Johnson, FNP-C

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Master Science Nursing, Family Nursing Practitioner, Purdue University Global

    Bachelor of Science Nursing, Kaplan University

    Associate Degree Nursing, Wytheville Community College

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Eric Melvin, MD

Eric Melvin, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  • Internship

    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  • Residency

    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  • Board Certification

    The American Board of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Sheila Peterson, FNP-C

Sheila Peterson, FNP-C

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Master of Science in Nursing, University of South Florida

    Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Arizona State University

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Josue Sanchez, MD

Josue Sanchez, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Medical Degree
    New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

    Master of Science: Basic Medical Sciences
    New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

    Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry
    Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois

  • Residency

    Internal Medicine and Pediatric
    East Carolina University, Greenville, SC

Northern Regional Hospital
830 Rockford Street

+1 336-719-7000

Matthew S. Sechler,  MD

Matthew S. Sechler, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Doctor of Medicine
    Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

     

    Bachelor of Science – Biology
    Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Internship

    Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    Dept. of Internal Medicine

  • Residency

    Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    Dept. of Internal Medicine

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Albert Shih, MD

Albert Shih, MD

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine – Ohio

  • Internship

    University of Louisville – Kentucky

  • Board Certification

    Board Certified – Internal Medicine – Certified

Northern Hospitalists
830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-7000

Christian Hope Schlitt, DO

Christian Hope Schlitt, DO

Specialty: Hospitalist

  • Education

    Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine- Dothan, Alabama
    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

    Jacksonville State University- Jacksonville, Alabama
    Bachelors in Biology, Minor in Chemistry

  • Residency

    McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing Michigan
    Internal Medicine Resident

Northern Regional Hospital
830 Rockford Street

+1 336-719-7000

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