CAROLINA THERMASCAN - Key Persons

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• at Family Functional Medicine

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• Medical Director and Certified Thermologist

Dr. Pittman has had a long-standing interest in women's health and innovative strategies for cancer prevention and treatment. He received his B.S. in biology in 1980 then completed classwork for a Master's degree in biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Georgia in 1981. He received his M.D. degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 1986 and attended the Pediatric Residency Program at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with an emphasis in Preventive Medicine. Later, while serving as Emergency Department Director at hospitals in Rocky Mount and Southport, NC, he began exploring ways to combine conventional medicine with nutrition, botanicals, and other natural therapies as an integral part of clinical medical practice. Soon after Dr. Pittman founded the Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine in 1994, he became interested in thermography to assist with breast cancer screening in women who were considering bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. It was then that he began working with Dr. Lewis Stocks, purchasing the business in 2007 with Dr. Stocks remaining on staff, continuing to read all scans until his retirement in July 2012. That year, Dr. Pittman joined the American Academy of Thermology undergoing certification training with a focus on newly established AAT breast guidelines. In 2015, Dr. Pittman underwent re-certification training by AAT focusing on new guidelines for other applications of thermal imaging, expanding the services that Carolina Thermascan now provides.

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• Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage Therapist

Kelly joined Carolina Thermascan in the Fall of 2021. Originally from Asheville, now living in Raleigh since 2012, she comes with 10+ years of social work and education experience working with populations with special needs, chronic disability, and rehabilitation service coordination. Her personal experience with a connective tissue disorder, co-infections of Lyme Disease and lymphedema have led to a natural holistic mindset to health and wellness. Kelly is also a local Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage Therapist.

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• Certified Thermographic Technician

Sharon joined the staff of Carolina Thermascan as our first thermographer in 2010, performing all procedures and preparing reports after interpretation by Dr. Pittman. Sharon received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (minoring in Composite Science). In addition, she completed Harvard University's Health Careers Program and the Medical Billers Program at Allied Schools, Laguna Hills, CA. In 2013, Sharon completed the Thermography Technicians Training Course and was certified by the American Academy of Thermology.