Dr. Henry Emery Jr, MD is a family medicine specialist in Weddington, NC and has been practicing for 15 years. He graduated from University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in 2000 and specializes in family medicine, sports medicine, and more.Read his story
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- AvMed
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- EmblemHealth
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Dr. Emery Jr's Experience
Dr. Emery Jr's experience matches your search based on the following criteria:
- Based on total number of patients treated over the last 12 months
- Specializes in Family Medicine
- Board certified in Family Practice
- No malpractice claims found
- No sanctions found
- No board actions found
Dr. Emery Jr's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Emery Jr "Dr. Henry "Hank" Emery, Jr., MD opened his medical practice, Liberty Family Physicians, on November 13, 2014. He believes doctors should have the ability to spend time with their patients and provide service to them without unnecessary referrals as his primary reason for choosing to open an independent office. Dr. Emery is a Board Certified Family Practice physician. Dr. Emery feels that by being an independent medical physician in an area dominated by two Healthcare powerhouses, Carolina's Healthcare and Novant, he is able to offer his patients flexibility to travel between the two healthcare systems. "If we are unable to provide the level of care a patient needs to address a health issue, by being an independent, I will no longer be restricted on which specialist I can send them to. I can pick the best of both systems." Dr. Emery has been practicing medicine for 17 years and during that time has worked for both Novant Health (8 years) and Carolina's Healthcare System (3 years) and has long been popular with his patients, earning the "Top Provider" award for highest Patient Satisfaction for three years with Carolina's Healthcare. Many patients admire the level of care he is willing to give them. He says, "I was as frustrated as my patients by my limit of time. The new corporate system of a "5 Minute Model of Medicine" is, in my opinion, going to force a physician to hurry through an assessment, possibly leading to a misdiagnosis and/or patient dissatisfaction. I will not support that system as I did not go into medicine for that type of care system." Dr. Emery also provides in-home health visits on a case by case basis for critically fragile, home-bound patients. Dr. Emery cites, in his opinion, that the decrease in available time that most medical corporate businesses allow their medical providers as the reason why most Family Practice centers are no longer able to offer extensive services to their patients. "By being on my own and having my own practice, I am able to decide what services I can offer my patients. Being able to assist them in finding an answer quickly, instead of their being sent on a circuit of physician offices, is very satisfying to me." In addition to being a Board Certified Family Practice physician, Dr. Emery is also a licensed Emergency Management Specialist and Vice President of the North Carolina State Guard. The North Carolina State Guard Association is a volunteer emergency and disaster response unit. Dr. Emery is ranked a Captain in the South Carolina State Guard and works with them extensively in a co-leadership role for SC State Guard's Urban Search and Rescue Team. He leads and assists with various disaster drill scenarios across the state. Dr. Emery has also worked with several humanitarian groups to prepare them to go into medically compromised areas through medical education preparedness as well as by offering necessary immunizations at-cost. Dr. Emery and his wife, April, have adopted a child from an international country and through that experience, Dr. Emery became interested in assisting families with consultation for medical questions for a child's dossier, a service he provides. Liberty Family Physicians, PLLC is a practice that has four providers and a friendly, energetic support staff. Dr. Emery says, "Patients do want convenience, that's true. But in my time as a doctor, I found that patients appreciate a relationship with their doctor. The qualities of a "small town doctor" are in fact what most want when they are choosing their personal physician. Unfortunately, with modern health care structure, those qualities are hard to meet because primary care physicians are too often strongly encouraged to limit their care to utilize specialists and physicians are overscheduled. That is why we opened as an independent medical office and how we came to realize Liberty Family Physicians, PLLC motto: "Freedom to practice medicine as it was meant to be practiced.""
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Emery Jr ""Why are you an independent medical practice? Doesn't it mean you can't do as much as if you were with one of the big companies?" We explain that we have the freedom to do much MORE with our patients than most FP offices that are a part of those "big companies." Due to the fact that we're not being pressured to send our patients to secondary offices, we are able to manage and treat many issues in our office. This prevents the "hand off" to multiple doctors that end up with patients on a carousel of doctor offices. With our being an independent medical office, we can manage our own immunizations, minor surgeries, lab work, x-rays and much more - on site. Also, if we do feel that we need to send you to a specialist, we are not mandated to only send you within a specific system. And the # 1 quality to being an independent Doctor? The ability to spend TIME with our patients. Read our reviews! They speak volumes on why an independent Family Physician office is the way to go!! "
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7 Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Adult Medicine
- General Medical Practice
- Home Health Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Sports Medicine
- Women's Health Medicine
1 Board Certifications
- Family PracticeAccredited by: American Board of Family Medicine*
243 Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Disorders
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- ADHD and-or ADD
- ADHD Comorbidity
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Adult Panic Anxiety Syndrome
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Allergic Arthritis
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease With Early-Onset
- Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
- Alzheimer's Disease Without Neurofibrillary Tangles
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Arthritis of the Ankle
- Arthritis of the Elbow
- Arthritis of the Finger
- Arthritis of the Foot
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Midfoot
- Arthritis of the Neck
- Arthritis of the Shoulder
- Arthritis of the Spine
- Arthritis of the Toe
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Asthma
- Asthma in Children
- Ataxia
- Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
- Back Pain
- Back Sprain
- Bedsores
- Bladder Diseases
- Blepharitis
- Blood Disorders
- Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
- Boil
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Loss
- Breast Diseases
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Cancer Treatment Complications
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Diseases
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
- Common Cold
- Common Migraine
- Concussion
- Confusion
- Constipation
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Cough
- Cyst
- Dementia
- Depressive Disorders
- Dermatitis
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Type 1
- Diabetes Type 2
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetes-Like Foot Weakness
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty With Walking
- Diseases Contagious from Blood
- Diverticulosis, Intestinal
- Dizziness
- Dropfoot
- Drug Allergy
- Elbow Injuries
- Elevated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Esophageal Diseases
- Esophagitis
- Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease
- Fear of Vaccines
- Female Pattern Hair Loss
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger Joint Sprain
- Fluid Volume Disorders
- Foot Conditions
- Fracture
- Fractured Lower Leg
- Frequent Heartburn
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Nail Infection
- Fungus Allergy
- Gait Abnormality
- Ganglion Cyst
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Glomerulonephritis - Sparse Hair - Telangiectases
- Gout
- Growth Delay
- Gynecologic Disorders
- Hammer Toe
- Head Bone Trauma
- Head Lice
- Headache
- Headache-Free Migraine
- Heart Disease
- Heart Palpitations
- Hemorrhoids
- Herpes Simplex Infection
- Herpes Zoster Without Complication
- High Cholesterol
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
- Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
- Hypothyroidism
- Infectious Diseases
- Infertility
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Influenza (Flu)
- Injuries
- Insomnia
- International Travel Diseases
- Joint Clicking
- Joint Pain
- Joint Stiffness
- Joint Swelling
- Knee Arthritis
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Injuries
- Knee Pain
- Knee Sprain
- Knee Tendinitis
- Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
- Limb Pain
- Limb Swelling
- Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
- Lipid Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Malaise and Fatigue
- Male Pattern Hair Loss
- Menopausal and Postmenopausal Disorders
- Migraine
- Mineral Metabolism Disorders
- Mole
- Moles (Benign Skin Lesions)
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Nausea
- Nicotine Addiction
- Night Sweats
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Non-Allergic Asthma
- Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
- Noninfectious Chronic Diarrhea
- Noninfectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis
- Nosebleed
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
- Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Painful Urination (Dysuria)
- Panic Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pediatric Diseases
- Pediatric Hypertension
- Pediatric Obesity
- Pediatric Sleep Disorders
- Pediatric Trauma
- Peptic Ulcer
- Perimenopause
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
- Pneumonia
- Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, or Poison Sumac Poisoning
- Pollen Allergy
- Polyneuropathy
- Pulmonary Disease
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rash
- Reflux Esophagitis
- Residual ADHD
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Ringworm
- Sarcoidosis
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Shingles
- Shoulder Disorders
- Shoulder Injuries
- Shoulder Pain
- Sinus Infections
- Sinusitis
- Skin Diseases
- Skin Infections
- Spondylosis
- Sports-Related Concussion
- Sprain
- Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
- Stomach Diseases
- Symptomatic Menopause
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Testosterone Deficiency
- Thrombosis
- Thyroid Disease
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Ulcer
- Unexplained Weight Loss
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Urinary Disorders
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Stones
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Vertigo
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
- Weight-Related Conditions
- Yellow Fever
- Yellow Nails
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51 Procedures
- Abscess Incision and Drainage
- Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
- Acne Treatment
- Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening
- Bone and Joint Repair
- Cardiovascular Stress Test
- Casting
- CDL Physical Examination
- Cholesterol Screening
- Circumcision, Infant
- Cyst Aspiration
- Cystectomy
- Cystoscopy
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
- Gynecologic Cancer Screening
- Hepatitis Screening
- Herpes Simplex Screening
- HIV Screening
- Immunization
- Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
- Joint Injection
- Liver Function Test
- Mole Evaluation
- Mole Removal
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Treatment
- Pap Smear
- Physical Examination
- Physical Exams for Sports, School and Summer Camp
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Function Test
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Screening
- Simple Fracture Care and Casting
- Skin Biopsy
- Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Spine and Sports Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine Related Procedures
- Sports Physical Examination
- Sports Rehabilitation
- Stitches
- Suture Removal
- Suture Soft Tissue Wound
- Suture Uncomplicated Lacerations
- Thyroid Screening
- Urinalysis
- Wart Removal
- Well Baby Care
- Wellness Examination
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
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Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for North Carolina.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- University of South Carolina At ColumbiaUndergraduate School | Graduated 1996
- University Of South Carolina School Of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 2000
- University of South Alabama Children's and Women's HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 2001
- University of South Alabama Knollwood HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 2001
- University of South Alabama Medical CenterInternship Hospital | Completed 2001
- University of South Alabama, Family Medicine ProgramInternship Hospital | Completed 2001
- University of South Alabama Children's and Women's HospitalResidency Hospital | Completed 2003
- University of South Alabama Knollwood HospitalResidency Hospital | Completed 2003
- University of South Alabama Medical CenterResidency Hospital | Completed 2003
- University of South Alabama, Family Medicine ProgramResidency Hospital | Completed 2003
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
- NCQA- Diabetes, 2008
- NCQA- Heart/Stroke, 2008
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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