Dosher Chief of Staff Dr. Domenic Palagruto welcomes Dr. Alex Newsom as the newest primary care physician on staff at the hospital.

A message from the Board

Welcome Dr. Alex Newsom.

Here in Brunswick County, as in most rural communities, there is a desperate shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs). There are fewer PCPs in Smithville Township today than 10 years ago, and with the changing landscape of medicine, the arrival of a talented, young PCP to our community is a big deal.

Dr. Newsom earned his Medical Diploma at Tulane University School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and was in practice with his father in Cheraw, S.C. for six years. When his father retired last year, Dr. Newsom began looking to move closer to his wife's family here in North Carolina. Learning that Dosher was recruiting primary care physicians, he met with CEO Tom Siemers and Dr. Andre' Minor several times before deciding to make the move to practice here in Southport.

Dr. Newsom is joining the dynamic Dr. Minor at the Dosher Medical-North Howe Street clinic, making it a powerhouse internal medicine practice just across the street from a recently renovated, state-of-the-art Dosher Memorial Hospital. Dr. Newsom and his wife arrived this summer and he begins seeing patients on July 9. Call now for an appointment, 910-457-5657, as I know his schedule will fill up rapidly. Check out all of the Dosher PCPs at Dosher.org/Doctors.

Please join me in extending a warm, Southport welcome to Dr. Newsom and his wife. - Domenic A. Palagruto, II, DO, Dosher Chief of Staff