Charleston Women in Wellness

CW: What do you all love about working together? Dr. Ryan: “We love having the ability to discuss cases together to come up with the best treatment options for our patients. Two brains are better than one. We also are able to divide and conquer, so some days of the week, one of us is focusing […]

With an all-female staff, Daniel Island Dentistry is led by Drs. Dana Blalock and Lauren Fowler. These women have specialized experience and training in cosmetic, neuro-muscular, sleep medicine and endodontic dentistry. Dr. Blalock began her dental career in the U.S. Navy and has continued living her passion since. Dr. Fowler hails from Virginia and came […]

Sue Lindstrom, director of marketing and communications for Children and Women Services at MUSC Children’s Health, said that marketing was never actually a career that she saw herself doing. Her background happens to be in speech pathology. “I worked for many years as a speech pathologist in St. Louis and Atlanta,” she said. “But, I […]

When 5-year-old Amelia was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, life became a series of waiting rooms, cold doctors’ offices and scary medical procedures — not the way an active kindergartner wants to spend her days. She longed to play with her friends, […]

Dr. Cynthia Garner is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Creighton University Dental School. After she completed an Advanced Degree in General Dentistry (ADGD) at Temple University, she met and married her husband, Alan Garner, an Air Force officer from Isle of Palms. After her husband’s Air Force retirement, they moved to Mount Pleasant […]

Growing up in a household with medical professionals, Ellesse Boiwka’s interest in the health sciences started at a young age. “My passion for helping others grew in my high school and college years, as internships allowed me more firsthand experience in patient care,” said Dr. Boiwka. “Optometry has been the ideal profession. It has allowed […]

CW: How do you find your passion?  “I’m always looking to challenge myself and learn new things. I continuously work on self-development in my personal life and work life. I read a lot and listen to podcasts on a variety of topics. I love my patients and what I do. I love my family and […]

Optometrist Dr. Emily Curry likes interacting with her patients — listening and taking time to understand the real issues, while also identifying and finding solutions to any visual problems. Dr. Curry opened Sweetgrass Eyecare in 2014 and has since been caring for individuals from all stages of life. “We get to know the patients and […]

Dr. Margarita Murphy is a highly specialized doctor of a disorder that is unfortunately quite common but also quite embarrassing. “Many people just live with the problem because they don’t think there is a doctor out there who can help,” she said. The disorder, which affects daily life to a debilitating degree, is known as […]

She is a believer in the body’s ability to heal itself naturally. She believes that eating the right foods and taking the right supplements can heal a person’s ailing body before prescription medications can. She is chiropractor Dr. Gina Courson of Accurate Chiropractic in Mount Pleasant. And, what, you may ask, has brought her to […]