Health&Wellness Magazine August 2015 | Page 17

August 2015 Cancer Can Be Caused By Chemical Soup Lexington Clinic Announces Addition of New Physicians Lexington Clinic is pleased to announce the addition of three new physicians, Melissa V. Avery, M.D., M.M.M., C.P.E., F.A.A.F.P., F.A.C.P.E., Matthew Bailey, M.D. and Shuya Wu, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Avery trained in family medicine at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine and Greenville Hospital System’s Center for Family Medicine in Greenville, South Carolina and received her medical degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She is dually certified and fellowed in family practice and medical management and brings an extensive background of family medicine practice to Jessamine Medical and Diagnostics Center. Dr. Bailey received his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Kentucky and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Ochsner Medical Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and board-eligible in colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Bailey will be a colon and rectal surgery specialist, and will be the only surgeon specializing in colorectal surgery at Lexington Clinic. Dr. Wu completed fellowship training in allergy and immunology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, received her medical degree from Peking University Health Science Center and completed a pediatric residency at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wu is board-eligible in allergy and immunology and board-certified in pediatrics. Her board-certification in pediatrics allows Lexington Clinic Allergy and Asthma to treat patients of all ages. In the past, patients ages 18 years or younger were only seen for allergy injections. For more information about any of these physicians and their services, or to schedule an appointment, contact Lexington Clinic at 859.258.4DOC (4362), or visit LexingtonClinic.com. About Lexington Clinic: Lexington Clinic, accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) is Central Kentucky’s oldest and largest group practice, with more than 225 providers offering primary and specialty care services. Founded in 1920, Lexington Clinic offers more than 30 specialties and operates offices in more than 30 locations throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky. For more information about Lexington Clinic, visit LexingtonClinic.com. To follow Lexington Clinic on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/LexingtonClinicky. Dr. Avery Dr. Bailey Dr. Wu A new study suggests the combination of seemingly harmless products is mo ɔ)ݽ