BERTIE COUNTY

RICKY BROOKS, MD

Medical Director & Obstetrics - Gynecology

Dr. Ricky Brooks was born in Richmond, Va. He received a BA in Biology from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He attended the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and received his MD in 1982. He completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology from the Medical College of Virginia in 1987.

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Paul Ziomek, MD

Doctor of Medicine

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Dr. Paul Ziomek is board certified in Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American college of Physicians. He has been practicing since 1992. He grew up in Athens, Ga. and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1984 with a BS in Biochemistry. He has been practicing in North Carolina since 2005, specializing in Hypertension, Diabetes, Lipid Abnormalities, Cancer Screenings, Congestive Heart Failure, Stroke and Heart Disease.

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Kareen M. Binion-Brown, PA

Physician Assistant

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Kareen M. Binion-Brown is a Board Certified Physician Assistant and has been employed at Bertie County Rural Health for over two decades. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree as a Physician Assistant in 1986. She graduated from the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. In 2002, Mrs. Binion-Brown received her Master's Degree in Physician Studies from the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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Tim Umphlett

Family Nurse Practitioner

Mr. Tim Umphlett is a resident of Greenville, NC.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from East Carolina University in 2001. Mr. Umphlett graduated in 2019 with a Master of Science Degree in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Walden University. He earned his FNP certification with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2020. Mr. Umphlett is happily married with four children.

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Deanna Moore

Family Nurse Practitioner

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Ms. Deanna Moore is a former resident of Ahoskie, NC and a 2004 graduate of Hertford County High School. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from East Carolina University in May 2008. Ms. Moore recently received her Master of Science Degree in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in December 2018 and received her FNP certification with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2019.

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