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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 31 He recently recruited neurosurgeon Dr. Melissa Stamates, giving Fayetteville two critically needed neurosurgeons for the first time in years. Stamates comes to Fayetteville from Chicago, where she completed her residency at the University of Chicago. She did a fellowship at North Shore University Health System in Evanston, Illinois, in endoscopic and skull base surgery. Her husband, Nick, is Director of Outdoor Programs at Camp Rockfish. "Dr. Stamates has been a fantastic addition," Haworth said. "Just as Fayetteville is growing, we plan to grow and expand with the town and the whole area. We're not going to have to send patients up the road anymore; we'll be taking care of them here." e two are busy, and Stamates likes it that way. She specializes in tumors of the brain and spine. "I'm young and I want to be busy," she said. "And I want other physicians to know I'm a resource. Our vision for the program is to modernize it. We're really trying to bring a modern take on it." Matthew Banks, who is board certi- fied in neurology, rounds out the neuroscience team. A native of Green- ville, South Carolina, he completed a fellowship in neuromuscular neurology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, so while he does Dr. Melissa Stamates Matthew Banks, who is board certified in neurology, rounds out the neuroscience team. with being able to build a program and start from scratch. It's got its challenges, but it's also very rewarding and fulfilling." All three said they are looking forward to the Center for Graduate Medical Education and Research that will house Cape Fear Valley's Neuroscience Institute on its fih floor. When the building is completed, projected for 2021, the neuroscience program will have its own dedicated space. Haworth said the addition will help the program continue to attract the best and brightest in the field. It will also showcase their skills to the community. "Part of it is that if you have a good group, then you want to project that to the community," he said. "It's another step up, a nice facility right there beside the hospital. It's exciting. People getting out of medical school will see that we're getting bigger and better and think, maybe I'd like to come to Fayetteville." general neurology, he has special training in neuromuscular diseases. He brought with him the ability to perform in-office electromyography, a diagnostic tool for evaluating the health of muscles and nerves. "I like the West Coast and the North, but having grown up in the South, this feels like home to me," he said. "I really like this program and I got a very good feeling about being here. And then it turns out I was the only neurologist here, which is good Haworth, Medical Director of Neurosurgery at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, is working to build the center's neuroscience program so that local patients can get the care they need without having to drive for an hour or more. Dr. Haworth, his wife Christel and their three sons, Connor, Christian and Curran.

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