Standing left to right: Sherrington, Kent, Diasio, Ivy, Stewart, Carlton
Seated left to right: Clarke-Pearson, Boals, Mason, Andrews
Dr. Brian Sherrington is from Glasgow, Scotland. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California-Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Florida School of Medicine and completed his Pediatric Residency at Sacred Heart Children's Hospital. Dr. Sherrington in Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Sherrington is married with 3 grown children and is the proud grandfather of 3. He is particularly interested in acute care pediatrics. He joined the practice in 1976.
Dr. Bill Stewart is from Concord, NC. He graduated from North Carolina State University with high Honors in Chemistry and received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill. After completing his Pediatric residency at the University of Alabama Childrens Hospital in Birmingham, AL, he joined Sandhills Pediatrics in 1982. Dr. Stewart is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Stewart and his wife Ellen have three daughters. Dr. Stewart is on the Board of Trustees for First Health and chairs the Moore County Child Protection Team. He has special interest in the area of Attention Deficit Disorder and Child Abuse and Neglect.
Dr. Joe Boals is originally from Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and the University of Tennessee- Memphis School of Medicine. Dr. Boals completed his Pediatric Residency in Memphis at the University of Tennesee Health Sciences Center and LeBonheur Children's Hospital/ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The Med. He is board-certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and joined the practice in 1996. His areas of interest include asthma, infectious disease, well infant care and cooking up the best ribs this side of Memphis.
Dr. Cate Mason was a Morehead scholar at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at UNC and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society at Wake Forest. Dr. Mason completed her Pediatric Residency at The Childrens Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Mason returned to North Carolina for real barbeque, basketball, and additional training in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Mason is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She particularly enjoys caring for children with hematologic and oncologic problems and providing well child care for all children, especially premature infants. Dr. Mason joined the practice in 1999 and became a partner in 2003.
Dr. Karin Kent was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated cum laude from Duke University in Durham, N.C. and received her medical degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in 1995. She completed her pediatric internship and residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kent was a practicing pediatrician in the metro D.C. area until her family's relocation to Pinehurst, NC in 2006. Dr. Kent is board certified in pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Kent and her husband, Dr. Steven Kent, cardiologist, have two sons
Dr. Kathleen Clarke-Pearson is from Chapel Hill, NC. She is a graduate of the University of NC School of Medicine (Chapel Hill). She completed her Pediatric residency at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Clarke-Pearson is married and has 4 grown children. She has a strong interest in children's development and behavior, obesity and nutrition, and teen issues.
Dr. Christoph Diasio is from Birmingham, AL. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with Honors in Biology and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham). He completed his Pediatric Internship and Residency at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis at LeBonheur Children's Hospital/St Jude Children's Research Hospital/The Med. Dr Diasio received his Board Certification in Pediatrics in Oct 2001.
Dr. Diasio is married and has a three children- 6, 4, and 1 year old. He is a big proponent of breastfeeding and correcting misinformation regarding vaccine safety. Dr Diasio joined the practice in August 2001 and became a partner in the practice in 2003.
Dr. Wendi Carlton was born in Miami, Florida. She completed undergraduate studies at East Carolina University where she received the Outstanding Senior Award. She received her MD degree with honors and completed residency requirements at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.
Dr. Carlton is Board certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has a special interest in adolescent pediatrics and joined Sandhills Pediatrics in the spring of 2007. Dr. Carlton has one daughter and enjoys running and horseback riding.
Melissa Andrews is from Ohio and obtained her Bacheolor's of Science in Nursing with Distinction from the University of Rochester. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practioner training from Case Western Reserve University. She is certified by NAPNAP, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practioners
Melissa is married and has 2 grown children. She joined the practice in 1995. Melissa is particularly intersted in childhood behavioral issues.
Amy Ivy is from the Sandhills area. Amy graduated from UNC-Wilmington with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She received her Master of Science in Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner degree from Duke University. Amy is certified by NAPNAP, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and joined the practice in 1996. Amy is married and has 3 children. She is an advocate of breastfeeding and has a particular interest in infectious diseases and metabolic diseases.