Berlin, Md.
– Atlantic General Hospital and Health System is pleased to announce that
pediatrician Laura M. Stokes, D.O., has joined the medical staff to provide
care at Atlantic General Pediatrics in west Ocean City and will begin
seeing patients on June 4th.
Stokes will occupy Suite 2 at Atlantic General Medical Center, along with
pediatrician Anita Pascucci, M.D., who will be relocating from the Atlantic
Health Center to join her. The new practice is located next door to Atlantic
Primary Care and Pediatrics, the office of internal medicine/pediatrics
physician, Munna Garg, M.D. and family physician Danielle Orr, M.D.
The proximity of the two practices will allow the pediatricians to work
closely to ensure their patients receive prompt appointments for sudden
sick visit needs.
“We’re very excited that Dr. Stokes will be joining us,”
said James Brannon, vice president of professional services at Atlantic
General Hospital. “With her recruitment and the construction of
Atlantic General Medical Center, we are able to bring a team of pediatricians
to west Ocean City to care for the area’s growing population of
young children.”
Stokes comes to Atlantic General from University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake
Medical Center in Bel Air Md. She has been a member of the American Academy
of Pediatrics since 2004 and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
She obtained her medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Stokes was Pediatric Chief Resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville,
Pa., and Pediatric Hospitalist at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake
Medical Center in Bel Air, Md. She is passionate about the health and
wellbeing of children and has participated in several medical mission
trips to Honduras and China.
Appointments with Drs. Stokes and Pascucci can be made now by calling 410-390-3341.
About Atlantic General Hospital
Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the
residents of Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset (Md.) and Sussex (Del.) Counties
since May 1993. Built by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated
community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin, Md.
combines old-fashioned personal attention with the latest in technology
and services. Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than
25 primary care provider and specialist offices, care for residents and
visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General
Hospital, visit
www.atlanticgeneral.org.