BOLIVIA, N.C. – On Aug. 21, Novant Health opened its first pediatric clinic in Brunswick County. Novant Health Pediatrics Brunswick is located at 20 Medical Campus Drive NW, Suite 205, in Supply and will be staffed by Dr. Kaylan Edwards and Dr. Lori Tackman.
Edwards received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and biology from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, and completed medical school at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She completed her internal medicine and pediatrics residency at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina.
Tackman received a Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and completed medical school at Michigan State University in East Lansing. She completed her pediatric residency at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
At Novant Health Pediatrics Brunswick, Edwards and Tackman will provide preventive health care and comprehensive medical diagnosis and treatment to infants, children and adolescents. Pediatricians specialize in pediatric primary care, following young patients from birth through college age.
The clinic is open Monday through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information about Novant Health Pediatrics Brunswick, visit nhpediatricsbrunswick.org or call 910-721-4400.
An open house will be held Thursday, Oct. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Novant Health Pediatrics Brunswick. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the doctors and team, tour the office and enjoy refreshments. There will be a meet and greet with a princess and superhero for children, who are encouraged to dress up as their favorite princess or superhero for the event.