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KATHERINE THAMES, M.S.N., F.N.P.
Board certifications: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Areas of expertise: family practice; same day appointments for acute illnesses such as sinus and ear infections. Ear wax removal and follow-up care for patients with hearing loss, sleep apnea, thyroid disorder and chronic sinusitis.
Why do you enjoy what you do? I love combining my fascination with medicine and the human body with my desire to nurture and care for people.
What general advice do you have for South Mississippians to improve their health? Try to cut out sugar sweetened beverages and drink more water. Get out and enjoy our beautiful beaches and climate. Set a goal of 10,000 steps a day.
VINCENT J. PISCIOTTA, M.D.
Board certifications: Otolaryncology/head and neck surgery, sleep medicine, Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Areas of expertise: Advanced sinus surgery; treatment of allergies; sleep medicine
Why do you enjoy what you do? I enjoy the wide variety of patients we are privileged to treat from infants to the elderly. We are surgeons and also get to treat a lot of primary care patients for things such as ear infections and sore throats.
Have you had an interesting or unusual case you can tell us about? I actually had a patient who refused sedation and underwent a balloon sinuplasty using self-hypnosis. She did great, and I was amazed!
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