MEET THE FACES OF
OPTIMED
OptiMed Hospitalists’ Providers
We put all our dreams together to build something that is bigger than all of us. Something that we are happy to be part of.
Mahdi Ajjan, MD
Physician
Founded OptiMed in 2010
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: University of Tichreen – Medical School
Internship & Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 2006
Obioma Anukwuem, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2011
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 2004
Nasib Ayoubi, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2014
Specialty: Internal Medicine & Rheumatology
Education: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine
Internship: Aria Health Frankford Campus
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowship: Metro Health Medical Center
Locations: Cleveland Pines Nursing Center & Stanly Manor
Practicing physician since 1993
Phyllis Averett
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2019
Education: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Adult Nurse Practitioner
Location: Granville Medical Center
Practicing NP since 2010
Alisha Bolton
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2019
Education: Gardner-Webb University – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner
Locations: Iredell Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
Practicing NP since 2016
Melissa Deal
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2013
Education: University of Phoenix – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Adult Nurse Practitioner
Location: Autumn Care of Statesville
Practicing NP since 1988
Soraya DeVose
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2020
Education: University of Miami – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner
Location: Granville Medical Center
Practicing NP since 2014
Christopher Haynes
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2016
Education: University of Minnesota – Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of North Carolina at Greensboro – PhD in Educational Statistics and Research Methods
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 2002 (DNP since 2009)
Alicia Ibanez
Physician Assistant
Joined OptiMed in 2015
Education: Wingate University – Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing PA since 2013
Rayleen Jones
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2020
Education: University of Pennsylvania – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Location: Granville Medical Center
Practicing NP since 2013
Serena Kaylor
Physician Assistant
Joined OptiMed in 2020
Education: Duke University – Master of Health Science
Location: Granville Medical Center
Practicing PA since 2016
Omodele Masha, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2016
Specialty: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Education: University of Minnesota Medical School
Internship & Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine
Locations: Accordius Health at Statesville, Autumn Care of Statesville & The Citadel Mooresville
Practicing physician since 2009
Candy McCall
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2017
Education: Winston-Salem State University – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 2007
Hilana Nashad, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2020
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: Benghazi University Faculty of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 2019
Benson Okeiyi, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2021
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine
Location: Iredell Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility
Practicing physician since 2017
Michelle Ong, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2013
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Integrative Medicine – Nutrition, alternative therapies and herbs
Education: Emory School of Medicine
Internship: University of Maryland
Residency: John Hopkins Bayview
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 1998
Penney Parker
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2018
Education: Alcorn State University – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 1999
Smitha Pasula, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2014
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: Sri Venkata Sai (SVS) Medical College
Residency: Jersey City Medical Center
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 2011
Trivia Sharpe
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2011
Education: Winston-Salem State University – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 2008
Madhavi Peechara, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2020
Specialty: Family Medicine
Education: Osmania Medical College
Residency: Texas Tech University
Location: Granville Medical Center
Practicing physician since 2011
Carla Pence, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2015
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Internship & Residency: NC Baptist Hospital
Locations: Maple Leaf Health Care & Rosewood Assisted Living Facility
Practicing physician since 1988
Heather Richardson
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2021
Education: University of Cincinnati– Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 2021
Patrick Williams
Nurse Practitioner
Joined OptiMed in 2019
Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham – Master of Science in Nursing
Certification: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing NP since 2016
Devina Talwar, MD
Physician
Joined OptiMed in 2014
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Education: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Residency: Rochester General Hospital
Location: Iredell Memorial Hospital
Practicing physician since 2011
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Email Address
Care@OptiMedDoctors.com
Phone Number
980-259-2498
FAX
704-997-5525
Office Address
108 S MAIN ST,
STE C
DAVIDSON, NC 28036-8096
Mailing Address
PO BOX 2530,
DAVIDSON, NC 28036-2530