Northwoods

Richard Rhodes, DO

• Board-certified in Family Practice
• Charleston area Doctors Care Medical Director
• Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Des Moines University College of Health Sciences
• Family Practice Residency at Warren General Hospital, Warren, Ohio
• Undergraduate Degree from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
• Director of Emergency Medicine at Warren General Hospital 1972-1990. Also on Board of Trustees and Chief of Staff.
• Listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest.
• Founder of the Orwell Medical Center in Orwell, Ohio and the Saybrook Medical Center in Ashtubula, Ohio
• Former Ashtubula County coroner and interim sheriff
• Member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, South Carolina Osteopathic Association, and Sigma Sigma Phi (Honor Society)
• Former radio and television announcer
• Sports Medicine Physician to Don King’s fighters, 1974-1990: Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Leon Spinks, Michael Dokes, Tim Weatherspoon and others

Mary Decker, PA-C

• Board Certified Physician Assistant
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
• Bachelor Degree, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Clinical rotations in OB/GYN, emergency medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, internal medicine and surgery
• Member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Volunteer experience includes Susan G. Komen Foundation speaker
• Hobbies include: fishing, cooking and kayaking

Cindy L. Fiacco, PA-C

• Board Certified Physician Assistant
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
• Member South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (SCAPA)
• Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Volunteer experience includes: Support Parent for Family Connection of South Carolina (support group for parents of children with special needs), Board Member of the Purchase Area Spouse Abuse Center and Member of Education Committee for Komen Foundation
• Hobbies include: fishing, quilting, sewing, cooking and gemology

Paula Siefken, PA

• Bachelor of Science in Physician Assisting from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Minnesota Medical License
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Comprehensive Advanced Life Support
• Current DEA Licensure

Curtis Franke, MD

• BS in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University
• M.D. from University Of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Family Practice Residency at MUSC in Charleston, SC
• Affiliated with American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, and Texas A&M University Association of Former Students
• Medical License in South Carolina and Texas

Amanda Thomasson, PA-C

• BS in Biology from Converse College
• Master of Science in Epidemiology and Physician Assistant
• Studies from the Colleges of Health Professions and Graduate Studies at MUSC

Kara D. Larson, PA-C

• Board Certified Physician Assistant
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
• Member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), South Carolina Association of Physician Assistants (SCAPA), Society of Physician Assistants in Pediatrics and Smoke-Free Lowcountry Association
• Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)