By Anne Toole For Dr. Kay Durst, MD, family and the medical community are true passions in her life, and throughout her career she has always strived to help others such as like Thailand, Chicago, France, Puerto Rico, Atlanta and Florida, though she has been happily settled back in Charleston for nearly 20 years. She … Read more
By Brian Sherman Lissa Lara is on a decades-long journey to free physicians from the everyday constraints of running a business so they can spend their time providing their patients with top-of-the-line medical care. Along the way, she hopes to finish the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care reimbursement that will lower health care costs … Read more
By Anne Toole Charleston ENT & Allergy has become a household name in the Lowcountry, and while Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Donahue is not keen on being in the spotlight herself, her work behind the scenes in this leadership position has helped propel the company to be the community mainstay that it is today. When … Read more
Describe the person and provider you are striving to be. My mission is to connect with patients and provide them support, healing, positive energy, confidence and love. I do this by helping them to feel ‘seen’ as an individual with unique needs and goals. This takes time and communication, which is why we schedule two … Read more
What or who inspires you? (Jenny) I am continuously inspired by those whose quality of life has suffered and are in search of someone who cares, listens and validates their experiences. As a massage therapist, my cup is filled leaving people feeling better than when they arrived. I don’t take for granted that my hands … Read more
How would you describe your journey to becoming the doctor you are today? I have been a general and cosmetic dentist for over 30 years. However, 10 years ago, I attended my first training course in the etiology and treatment of sleep apnea. Seeing the difference that an oral appliance can make in a patient’s … Read more