MCNT welcomes Antonio Asis, M.D. (OBGYN in Denton); Jennifer Arnouville, M.D. (Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Fort Worth), and Natalie Moore, M.D. (OBGYN in Mansfield). Click on each of the doctor's names to learn more. (Aug. 2010)

Some MCNT physicians offered FREE Skin Cancer Screenings in Frisco, Fort Worth, Keller and Lake Worth.
• Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.
•More than 3.5 million cases in 2 million people are diagnosed annually.
• Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon.
• One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
• Up to 90 percent of the visible changes commonly attributed to aging are caused by the sun. FREE skin Cancer screenings were offered by:
Virginia Gonzalez, M.D. – Internal Medicine in Frisco,
Yvonne Vargas, M.D. – Internal Medicine in Fort Worth,
R. Kendra Dabelic , M.D. – Family Medicine in Lake Worth, and Christopher Cooper, M.D. – Family & Sports Medicine in Keller (July 2010)

MCNT welcomes Ryan Fiedler Jones, M.D., Internist, to our Las Colinas office. Dr. Jones attended the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and completed her Residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. To learn more, CLICK HERE. (July 12, 2010)

MCNT welcomes Prasanthi Tondapu, M.D. and Parisa Ann Suthun, M.D. to our new office in Las Colinas. Dr. Tondapu is an endocrinologist, and Dr. Suthun practices both Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. Both physicians have earned Board Certifications in their fields. For more information about Dr. Tondapu, CLICK HERE; for more information about Dr. Suthun, CLICK HERE. (June 1, 2010)

Our OBGYN doctors in Las Colinas have moved into a new, beautiful office also inside the Las Colinas Medical Center Professional Plaza. Dr. Theodore Krum, Dr. Cynthia Mace-Motta, and Dr. Kristen Carmichael are now in Suite 304 at 6750 N. MacArthur Blvd. in Las Colinas. For more information about the physicians or the office, please CLICK HERE. (July 2010)

The Las Colinas Medical Group has moved its office to the professional building of the Las Colinas Medical Center. For a map and driving directions, please CLICK HERE. Dr. Richard Johnston, Dr. Bryan Demarie, Dr. Edwin Matthews and Dr. L. Brad Hays began seeing patients at their new location on May 17. The state-of-the art clinic offers convenient parking and is easily accessible using the 161, 114 and 635 freeways. It is at the corner of the George Bush tollway (freeway 161) and MacArthur Blvd. (May 2010)

A Family Medicine and Sports Medicine office has opened in Keller. Christopher Cooper, M.D. is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a Cerfitication in Sports Medicine. The office opened on May 3rd at 721 Keller Parkway, Suite 107B in Keller. It serves the surrounding communities in Alliance (Fort Worth) as well. To learn more about Dr. Cooper and the office, including New Patient forms, maps and directions, please CLICK HERE. (May 2010)

April is Foot Health Awareness Month, so don't let the aches and pains, particularly heel pain, ruin your quality of life. To learn about foot pain and our Podiatric services, CLICK HERE.

TODAY, March 23rd, is the 22nd annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day. "It's the day to ask if your loved ones could be part of the 57 million Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes," states the ADA Web site. To learn about your risk, CLICK HERE. (March 2010)

MCNT announces its latest additions to our family of doctors: Raza A. Jafry, M.D., Internal Medicine in Denton; Ralph F. Cox, Jr., M.D., Family Medicine in Las Colinas/Irving; Steven L. Smith, M.D., Internist in Fort Worth, NhuNha Tran-Lee, M.D., Pediatrician in Denton; Yvonne Vargas, M.D., Internist in Fort Worth; and Cynthia Mace-Motta, M.D., OB/GYN in Las Colinas/Irving. WELCOME! (Nov. 2009)

MCNT is using TWITTER to alert its FOLLOWERS about when the Novel H1N1 "swine flu" vaccine becomes available at their doctors' offices. Just click on the TWITTER icon to sign up to receive the TWEET alerts. (Oct. 2009)

MCNT welcomes Dr. Ashley So, Family Medicine, and Dr. Linda K. Phan, Pediatrics, to our physician group. Dr. So is in the Las Colinas/Irving area; Dr. Phan is in the Mansfield and Arlington neighborhoods. (Sept. 2009)

Endocrinologist Madhavi Gaddam, M.D. will join the Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Neurology office in Denton on September 1st. Dr. Gaddam, who has a fellowship in Endocrinology and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, will join the office of Endocrinologist Dr. Seema Haq, Rheumalogists Dr. Ader and Dr. Luciano, and Neurologist Dr. Summakia. For more information about the doctors' office, CLICK HERE.
(Sept. 2009)

MCNT welcomes Virginia Gonzalez, M.D. (Internal Medicine) to our Frisco location. Dr. Gonzalez is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. For more information about Dr. Gonzalez, please CLICK HERE. (July 2009)

CONGRATULATIONS to our MCNT physicians who were recognized as TOP DOCTORS in the April 2009 edition of Fort Worth, Texas Magazine. Listed among the "BEST DOCTORS" were MCNT physicians: Kendra Belfi, M.D., Geriatrics (Internal Medicine); Kevin Eldridge, M.D., Internist; Roger Eppstein, M.D., Internist; Teresa Godbey, M.D., Internist; Steve Johnson, M.D., Internist; Robert Machos, M.D., Internal Medicine; Jung Cheng, M.D., Neurologist; Chimene W. Fikkert, D.O., Pediatrics; Emily Isaacs, M.D., Rheumatologist; and Claudio Lehman, M.D., Rheumatologist.

Will your FRIENDS lead to a LONGER LIFE? Yes! That's according to an article in the New York Times; read MORE BY CLICKING HERE.

MCNT opened its first NEUROLOGY office in Las Colinas (Irving) in March, welcoming Mohamed Summakia, M.D. Dr. Summakia is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. For more information about Dr. Summakia and the practice, CLICK HERE.

Rheumatologist Ho Patrick Oei, M.D. has joined the MacArthur Office in Las Colinas(Irving). The doctors' office also houses Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Dr. Oei is Board Certified in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. CLICK HERE for more info.

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MCNT announces that Brent Wallace, M.D. and Sean Dalley, M.D. have joined our physicians' group. Dr. Wallace and Dr. Dalley have their Internal Medicine practice in Cleburne, Texas. Both Dr. Dalley and Dr. Wallace are Board Certified by the American Board of Internal medicine. For more information, please CLICK HERE.

The Medical Clinic of North Texas now has a location in Lake Worth. The office, which opened March 30 includes both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Family Medicine. The physicians are Kristina Carnevale, M.D. (OBGYN) and R. Kendra Dabelic, M.D. (Family Medicine). To learn more about the doctors' office, CLICK HERE.

Announcing the OPENING of our Rheumatology and Endocrinology office in Denton, Texas. The physicians at the clinic are: John Ader, D.O., rheumatologist; A. Michelle Luciano, M.D., rheumatologist; and Seema Haq, M.D., endocrinologist. For more information about the doctors' practice, please CLICK HERE.

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MCNT would like to congratulate Khang Tran, M.D. (Internal Medicine) on being elected Chief of Staff at Medical Center of Plano for 2009. As Chief of Staff, he will be working closely with Medical Center of Plano's CEO and his leadership team to ensure that patients are receiving quality healthcare. For more information on Dr. Tran, please click here.

Rheumatologist Carlos Kier, M.D. has joined the Medical Clinic of North Texas, P.A. Dr. Kier, whose office is in Arlington, is Board Certified in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. CLICK HERE for more information about Dr. Kier.

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MCNT welcomes Erin Steidl, D.O. (Obstetrics & Gynecology) to our Arlington Obstetrics and Gynecology location. For more information on Dr. Steidl, please click here.

Family Physicians of the Mid-Cities proudly announces the addition of Melinda Harrell, M.D. to their practice in Bedford. Dr. Harrell is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine & Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. To learn more about Dr. Harrell, CLICK HERE.

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Heather Shelton, M.D. has joined MCNT's Fort Worth Clinic location. Dr. Shelton is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. CLICK HERE for more information.

MCNT welcomes Christiana Jones, M.D., M.P.H. (Family Medicine) to our Saginaw location. For more information on Dr. Jones, please click here.

Erin Wallace, M.D. has joined the Medical Clinic of North Texas and is practicing at both the Mansfield and South Arlington Pediatrics office. Dr. Wallace is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. To learn more about Dr. Wallace, please CLICK HERE.

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Robert Smitherman, M.D. has joined MCNT's Internal Medicine office in Sourth Arlington. Dr. Smitherman is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine; CLICK HERE to learn more about Dr. Smitherman.

MCNT congratulates Dr. Lowell Phipps for being named Best Family Doctor by Dallas Morning News readers in their Neighbors Go edition that serves the Flower Mound (Southern Denton) neighborhoods, CLICK HERE to see the news item.

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MCNT proudly announces that The Fort Worth Clinic has joined our physicians' group. This is the 36th location for MCNT. For more information about the physicians, specialties and clinic, CLICK HERE.

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MCNT welcomes Dr. Kristin Carmichael and Dr. Theodore Krum, who have OB/GYN offices in Las Colinas and Coppell. MCNT also welcomes Melinda Harrell, M.D. (Internal Medicine & Pediatrics) to our Family Physicians of the MidCities office and Dipali Kapoor, M.D. (Rheumatalogy) to our office in Frisco. For more information, click on physician names.

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Diet lowers women's heart attack rate by 24%, according to an article in MSNBC. Click here to read the article.

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5 Surprising Reasons You're Gaining Weight , as reported by WebMD. Click here.

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MCNT's Billing, Collecting, and Discounting Policies are now online. Click here.

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Traveling to a Foreign Country? Click on this link for information on vaccines and other health-related topics: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
faq.htm#vaccines

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Information about your Children's Immunizations: click here.

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The Medical Clinic of North Texas was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in Tarrant County by the Fort Worth Business Press. The ranking, which was published in a special supplement of the journal in March 2008, ranks companies based on revenue growth. MCNT's Chief Administrator is Karen Kennedy.