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Urologist joins Lumberton Urology Clinic

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Urologist Christian T. deBeck, MD, has joined Lumberton Urology Clinic and the medical staff of UNC
Health Southeastern. He specializes in robotic, minimally-invasive and laser surgery, as well as the treatment
of prostate cancer, kidney stones and kidney cancer.

Dr. deBeck completed his medical degree at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in 2000. He
completed a research fellowship at Duke University in 2003 and completed a urology residency at George-
town University in 2007. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is credentialed on the da
Vinci robotic surgery system.

Before joining UNC Health Southeastern, he practiced at Womack Army Medical Center in Ft. Bragg, NC.

Dr. deBeck is a native of Roanoke, Va., and currently resides in Fayetteville, although he plans to relocate to
the Lumberton area in the near future.
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r To schedule an appointment with Dr. deBeck at Lumberton Urology Clinic located at 815 Oakridge Boulevard, Lumberton, call (910)
. 738-7166.
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M Orthopedic Surgeon Michael J. Maggitti, M.D., has re-joined Southeastern Orthopedics M By Roxana Ross
u and the medical staff of UNC Health Southeastern.
s C The field of neonatal
s Dr. Maggitti earned his medical degree from Temple University Medical School in Phila- therapy is relatively
e delphia, Pa. He completed an orthopedic residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center/ NI new, and Southeastern
l Columbia University in New York, NY. He is certified by the American Board of Orthope- Health’s Southeastern
w dic Surgery and is a Fellow of both the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and CU Regional Medical
h the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. His areas of special interest include Center is very proud to
i total joint replacement, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, as well as trauma and adult off have two therapists
t fracture care. who can work in the
specialized
highly
e ers environment of the
Prior to his return, Dr. Maggitti was employed as a staff orthopedic surgeon with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Neonatal Intensive
VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C. Before originally joining Southeastern Orthopedics in 2017, he was in pri- Care Unit (NICU).
vate practice in suburban Philadelphia, Pa., for 28 years. He served two terms as chief of staff at Brandywine Hospital rar Since 2016,
Trauma Center and was elected vice president of the Chester County Medical Society. More recently, he was employed e Occupational Therapist
by Hospital Corporation of American in North Florida before relocating to Robeson County. and Inpatient Rehab
ne Services Coordinator
Dr. Maggitti and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of three children. Jyutika Zope and
Therapist
Physical
on William Hunt have
Southeastern Orthopedics is located on the second floor of Southeastern Health Park, 4901 Dawn Drive, Suite 2300, in
breat Lumberton. To schedule an appointment, call (910) 738-1065. been working with
he ata full-term and
bette premature babies at
r in l SRMC. Their work is
his aided by upgrades
slee the made in 2017 to the
p. unit, which can care
for babies born up to
rap 10 weeks early.

work y “Not a lot of therapists
in the go into the NICU,”
highly
special Hunt said. “It requires
additional training and
ized mentorship, and
enviro
nment because it’s so
specialized, it can be
of the hard to find people to
Neona
tal mentor you in this
Intensi area. We conduct
evaluations,
develop
ve
Care treatment plans, and
Unit as they gress to go
home, we integrate the
(NICU SeHe
). Since family into that plan.”
2016, alth
Occup
ational anno
Thera
pist unce
and
Inpatie s new
nt
Rehab walk-
Service
s in
Coordi
nator
Jyutika clin
Zope
and
Physic
al
Thera
pist
Willia
m
Hunt
have
been
workin
g with
full-
term
and
premat
ure
babies
at
SRMC.
Their
work is
aided
by
upgrad
es
made
in
2017
to the
unit,
which
can
care
for
babies
born
up to
10
weeks
early.

“Not a
lot of
therapi
sts go
into
the
NICU,
” Hunt
said.
“It
require
s
additio
nal
trainin
g and
mentor
ship,
and
becaus
e it’s so
special
ized, it
can be
hard
to find
people
to
mentor
you in
this
area.
We
conduc
t
evalua
tions,
develo
p
treatm
ent
plans,
and as
they
progre
ss to go
home,
we
integra
te the
family
into
that
plan.”

Kayla
White,
of
Lumbe
rton, is
a nurse
at
SRMC
who is
also a
parent
of a
child
who
went
throug
h the
NICU.
Her
son,
Harris
on,
who
turns 1
this
weeken
d, was
born
six
weeks
early
but is
now
thrivin
g.