SouthCoast Health Pooler Family Medicine - Primary Care - Diabetic Care SouthCoast Health is here for you and your family’s medical needs in one convenient location. Their kind and caring professional medical staff will address your health care issues with you while also practicing preventative medicine. Their goal for you is total wellness for life. Primary Care is the level of health care that provides an individual entry into the system for all needs and conditions, ensuring the patient is provided with the right care and attention. The three medical services that fall under SouthCoast Health’s primary care include: family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. If necessary, a primary care doctor within the SouthCoast care network will be able to refer you to the best specialist to meet your personal needs. Family Medicine is the branch of medicine dealing with holistic and comprehensive care for individuals and families. SouthCoast Health’s Family Medicine provides a variety of quality care services for patients of all ages – from infants to seniors. Every family practice specialist at SouthCoast Health combines extensive training in adult medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and geriatrics, enabling them to diagnose and treat a wide range of illnesses and conditions. Internal Medicine refers to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of illnesses within adult patients. Internal medicine physicians specialize in long-term care and can handle a variety of simple and complex diseases. They practice preventive medicine and the promotion of health. In addition, they treat puzzling diagnostic complications and are trained to deal with severe chronic illnesses and manage several other illnesses at the same time. Pooler Medical Staff Dr. Michael R. Cohen is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Lake Eerie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania and completed his residency at the North Broward Hospital District/NSUCOM Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Richard R. Hightower, Jr. is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia and completed his residency at the Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Leslie Sizemore is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, Aruba and completed her residency in Family Medicine at University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Russell L. Sliker is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia and completed his residency at the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Michelle L. Wilson is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and earned her Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

Dawn Mace, BSN, FNP-C is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and earned her Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner Program degree from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. Make an appointment to see one of SouthCoast’s medical providers and start your journey to total wellness today! Total wellness for life is our goal for you at SouthCoast Health.

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