Ayaaz Habibullah, MD
Family Medicine, Boone Health Primary Care – Nifong I’m very local. I attended Rock Bridge High School and Mizzou for undergrad, and I plan to stay in Columbia for my entire career! I love what I do, where I work, and who I work for. When I was looking for a job out of residency,…
Read MoreMatters of the Heart
Shelly Weter’s nurse practitioner in Milan, Mo., was the first to tell her she had a heart murmur. In 2008, Shelly had an echocardiogram performed at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital and was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve, a common congenital heart defect affecting roughly 2% of the population. When the aortic valve doesn’t function properly,…
Read MoreBuilding a Path for the Next Generation
23-year-old Post Anesthesia Care Unit nurse Skylar Gooch, RN, BSN may be young, but she is a skilled and valued member of the Boone Health team. Skylar first began planning for her career in nursing during her junior year of high school. “I was thinking about what I wanted to do and where I wanted…
Read MoreBoone Babies Having Boone Babies
It was more than 100 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1921, when the first baby was born at the newly opened Boone County Hospital. David Etheridge, son of William and Fannie Etheridge, became the first Boone baby – and the babies have been arriving ever since. Four Boone babies entered the world in March 1987,…
Read MoreBack on Her Feet
21-year-old Sadie Hoyt of Mexico, Mo. was preparing for her job as a certified nurse assistant at the Missouri Veterans Home when pain in her foot nearly took her breath away. “It was so bad that I could barely walk,” says Sadie. Sadie immediately started worrying that it could be a bunion. She knew how…
Read MoreWhy is Skin Cancer Screening Important?
By Jenny L Workman, Boone Health Community Wellness Manager Skin cancer screenings are the best way to detect melanoma and other skin cancers early, when they are easier to treat. If you’re at increased risk for skin cancer, you may need an annual skin cancer screening exam. Even if you have never seen any suspicious…
Read MoreIndependence Day Closures
Boone Health is always here to improve the health of the people and communities we serve, but some of our clinics and services will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day. We wish you and your family a safe, health, and happy 4th of July. And thank you to our Boone Health employees…
Read MoreWELLNESS & PREVENTIVE CARE FOR ADOLESCENTS
BY NATHAN BECKETT, MD, TIGER PEDIATRICS As babies grow up, the frequency of their doctor visits slows down. By the time most kids are 3 years old, well child checks are recommended annually. Aside from influenza and COVID vaccines, the CDC-recommended immunization series pauses after 4 years old. But even if your child’s school-age development…
Read MoreMichael James Hauan, MD, MPH, MA, MTS
Emergency Department I worked my first shift at Boone Hospital’s Emergency Department in December 2003. Since then, my roles have included attending physician in the ER, IRB medical director, Ethics Committee chair, Emergency Department Chief and Facility Medical Director, EMS Medical Director, and I am currently Chief of Staff for Boone Health’s Medical Staff. I…
Read MoreThe Five Staples of Skincare & Antiaging
By Tiffany Carmichael, FNP, Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner If you’re anything like me, you look back on your lack of proper skin care and regret every minute of it. When we’re young, we think we’re invincible and won’t ever age — until we do. Fortunately, for those of us that are behind the ball, there are…
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