Experienced in Thyroid Storm

Dr. Joan East

Family Medicine
Piedmont Health Services Inc
299 Lloyd St, 
Carrboro, NC 
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Thyroid Storm
Piedmont Health Services Inc
299 Lloyd St, 
Carrboro, NC 
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Overview

Joan East is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Carrboro, North Carolina. Dr. East is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Storm. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Specialties
Family Medicine
Licenses
Family Medicine in NC
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Alignment Health Plan
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Piedmont Health Services Inc
299 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510
Call: 919-933-8494
Other Locations
Piedmont Health Services Inc.
107 Conner Dr Ste 100, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Call: 919-951-7600

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Total Publications

Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Journal: Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
Published: August 31, 2021
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