Meet The Doc

Jairy Hunter, MD

When a patient enters the hospital, it is often because of a medical crisis. Dr. Jairy C. Hunter understands that and says it's a blessing to help.&I feel like that’s my calling.” Dr. Hunter started Coastal Inpatient Physicians in 2002 to fill the growing need for on-call physicians at Trident and Summerville medical centers. His group became part of a national trend that recognize ...

John McGue, MD

Since 2009, radiologist Dr. John McGue has served as the lead interpreting physician for theTrident Breast Care Center, which will celebrate the completion of a major renovation project on June 28. The center already offers comprehensive services including mammo- grams, breast ultrasound, MRI and minimally invasive biopsies. “We are very experienced, and that’s at every level of the te ...

Jeffrey Dietrich, MD

Seasonal allergies afflict many who live in the Lowcountry, but Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich, with  Allergy and Asthma Consultants in Summerville, says there are several ways to find relief. “We live in a beautiful place. A vast majority of the people who have seasonal allergies or asthma should be able to get out there and enjoy it.” Dr. Dietrich can help new patients pinpoint what cause ...

James Martin, MD

Dr. James Martin has 29 years of experience as an OB-GYN in North Charleston and over the past decade has helped advance minimally invasive surgical techniques for a full range of procedures from hysterectomy to bladder surgery to treatment for endometriosis and removal of ovarian cysts. His work using the da Vinci surgical system through the South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery has been e ...

Art Shepard, MD

As a Trident Health neonatologist, Dr. Arthur Shepard champions the most vulnerable of patients, newborns who arrive too soon or otherwise need extra medical attention. For more than a decade, Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center have offered Level 2 nursery care, and over the past year, they have made significant invest- ments in those nurseries. Yet Dr. Shepard talks to people ...

Neil McDevitt, MD

Dr. Neil McDevitt decided to specialize in bariatric sur- gery because of the grati- tude he received from his weight-loss patients, the happiness he found sharing in their victories and the potential he saw for improving the quality of their lives. He chose to establish Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center at Summerville Medical Center because of the hos- pital’s close-knit feel. Likewise, he ...

Molly Senokozlieff, MD

Dr. Molly Senokozlieff treats the patients in her practice at Seasons OB/GYN as she would want to be treated and takes time to share knowledge that will empower them to improve their health. “I believe education is an important part of providing patient care.” Over the past three years, Dr. Senokozlieff has helped lead the way in using the da Vinci system for minimally invasive hystere ...

Robert Teachman, MD

Before medical school, Dr.  Robert Teachman received  his undergraduate degree  in nutrition and spent five  years as a certified personal  trainer. “I enjoyed helping  people and keeping them  healthy, and I wanted to  take it to the next level.”  When he sees new patients  now at Coastal Family Care  Associates on James Island,& ...

Rya Kaplan MD

Dr. Rya Kaplan is proud of her Lowcountry roots. A graduate of Hilton Head High, she returned to the coast for her medical school, residency and fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina. She specializes in treating disorders of the digestive system, pancreas, liver and gallbladder, and it’s not unusual for her patients to have potentially embarrassing symptoms. “ ...

George Pappas, MD

While he started out as an aero-  space engineer for NASA, Dr.  George Pappas was drawn to bio-  mechanics and ultimately a career  in orthopedic surgery as a result of  his own athletic injuries. “I’ve  been through a lot of the surgeries  that my patients are going  through.” Altogether, he has gone  through five major procedures as ...

Jerry Back, MD

More than two decades since medical school graduation, Dr. Jerry Back still looks forward to going to work. “Not only do I enjoy the intellectual challenges that go along with practicing medicine, I also find it to be a very spiritual force on my life.” As an internist, Dr. Back treats a range of illnesses in adults. Plus, he specializes in the prevention and treatment of diabetes, cho ...

John Forney, MD

Some might think house calls are part of a bygone era, but Dr. John Forney started Doc at the Door in 2006 because he realized how many people in the Charleston area could benefit from the old-fashioned service. A lot of the patients he visits are old enough to share stories about the Great Depression, World War II and the Korean War. “It’s inspiring to me to treat these folks who have ...

Robbie H. Taha, MD

Coastal Carolina Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates

Like all gastroenterologists, Dr. Robbie Taha received additional training to treat digestive problems. But he went even further by doing a special fellowship in advanced endoscopy, learning from the country’s top experts. As a result, he can confidently navigate an endoscope – a flexible tube with a camera tip –from a patient’s mouth to the digestive tract, where he can id ...

Neil McDevitt, MD

Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center

Medical Degree University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Residency Medical College of Georgia, Administrative Chief Resident Dr. Neil McDevitt decided to specialize in bariatric surgery because of the gratitude he received from his weight-loss patients, the happiness he found sharing in their victories and the potential he saw for improving the quality of their lives. He chose to esta ...

Darren Sidney, MD

Charleston Heart Specialists

Medical Degree State University of New York at Brooklyn College of Medicine Residency Internal Medicine Residency at Georgetown Residency Hospital, Washington D.C. “There has been a great deal of advancement in the field of electrophysiology over the last 10 years.” - Darren Sidney, MD Dr. Darren Sidney, with Charleston Heart Specialists, likes the satisfaction of solving a puzzle ...