There aren’t many people who can say they did their fellowship training in infectious diseases during a pandemic, but Dr. Veronica Bandres Urbina can. During that fellowship, she faced the challenges of COVID and learned from it. “We’ve learned that we are vulnerable to any new infections. It’s taken us awhile to learn about this […]
Dr. Michael Odle grew up in the mountains of southern West Virginia. He spent a lot of time outdoors hunting and fishing. His father and grandfathers were hard-working coal miners. When it came time for him to choose a career, he said the fast-paced atmosphere and technology led him to medicine. Now, it’s something else […]
Imagine this scenario: You’re enjoying a leisurely evening working in your flower garden. As you’re planting seeds, you suddenly have difficulty breathing and start to wheeze and cough. This is all too familiar for those who face the challenge of dealing with asthma. This pulmonary (lung) disease affects 8.3 percent of Americans—which equates to roughly 26.5 […]
If you are looking for a last-minute gift for dad, the Conway Medical Center Foundation has a suggestion for you. Forget the tie or another gadget for the grill. Why not think outside the box this year and focus on your dad’s health? With 1 in 23 men being at risk of developing colorectal cancer, give […]
Conway Medical Center (CMC) will hold an open vaccination clinic with no appointment necessary on Monday, April 19th from 9am-3pm. The walk-in clinic will be at the main campus on Conway Medical Center, 300 Singleton Ridge Road Conway, SC 29526, in the Administrative Services Building. That building is to the left of the main hospital building. […]
In accordance with the governor’s announcement today to expand vaccine eligibility to Phase 1B and include those age 55 and up, Conway Medical Center will begin accepting appointment requests for that newly eligible population on Monday, March 8, 2021. At that time, those eligible can go to ConwayMedicalCenter.com to be placed on a waiting list […]
Dr. Vivek Choksi always knew he wanted to be a doctor, even though his parents, who are both physicians, actually encouraged him to look into other careers because of the sometimes-hectic lifestyle. But he says, “It was always medicine for me.” While in medical school in India, he was able to complete a couple of […]
Conway Medical Center is eager to announce the expansion of their award winning specialty care services to the Socastee area of Myrtle Beach. CMC Health Plaza South is now home to 9 new specialty services giving the community local access to 30 new physicians honoring CMC’s commitment to make outstanding medical care more accessible to […]
Conway Medical Center (CMC) has received two grants totaling $1,115,000 from The Duke Endowment to fund the expansion of a community network of care for the low-income, uninsured in Horry County and the advancement of serious illness care at CMC. A $500,000 grant will be used to expand a community network of care for the […]
When it came to choosing his specialty in medicine, there was never any doubt for Dr. Jason Andersen. He went to medical school planning to be an orthopaedic surgeon, and that is exactly what he did. As a soccer player throughout his childhood and high school years just north of Atlanta, Georgia, he had become […]
