Kara Wallace, M.D.

Everyone gets sick from time to time. Whether you catch the latest bug from your children (who love to share with their friends) or just feel like something isn't right, it is our goal to make you well. 

• Diabetes

  Diabetes can cause various other problems, but it can also be managed with proper attention, diet, and exercise.

• Endocrinology

  Diabetes and thyroid disease (among other endocrinological issues) can cause a variety of symptoms that may appear as depression, anxiety, and gastrological disorders. With appropriate testing and treatment, we can help.

• High Blood Pressure

  High blood pressure is often called a "silent killer" because of its inconsistent or (or lack of) symptoms. However, the consequences of high blood pressure/hypertension over time can be quite serious. If you have a family or personal history of high blood pressure, let us help you get your blood pressure to a safer level.

• Heart Disease

   As the leading cause of death among men and women, heart disease (which consists of many different conditions) is a serious issue among all races and genders. 

• Physical Exams

  • Sports Physicals

  • School Physicals

• Preventive Health

   We provide many of the tests and screenings that fall under the preventative healthcare recommendations for adults and children.

• Skin Cancer Evaluation

• Well Child Exams

  All of our family physician/practitioner team have a good understanding of child-specific healthcare and wellness needs. Most are parents, ourselves!

• Depression & Anxiety

• Smoking Cessation

• Allergy/Asthma

While specialists are often necessary for particular conditions, we can reliably and skillfully perform many procedures in-office to save you time.

• Cryotherapy
• Lesions/Cysts/Warts
• Mole Biopsy & Excisions
• Laceration Repair/Sutures
• Injections
• Immunizations - adolescent to adult

Our team of physicians and practitioners are experienced in helping patients through gender specific healthcare needs.

• Prostate Exams
• Learn more:
  Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Understanding the Potential Benefits vs. Harms for Men 55–69
• Erectile Dysfunction

For many women, relying on their primary care provider to perform their annual gynecological checkups is not only a way to potentially save time, it also allows us to consider a patient's whole-health history.

• Pap Smears
• Menopause Care

Though bodies are beautiful in all sizes, not all bodies deal well with extra weight. Just a few additional pounds can mean bad news for anyone at risk for potentially serious health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease-- even some types of cancer.

How do you know when you're overweight?

It doesn't always boil down to how your clothes feel or how you look in a bathing suit. Apart from determining your body mass index (BMI) to know what your overall weight should be for your height, other factors, such as high blood pressure or elevated blood sugar levels, may indicate your weight could be part of the problem.

What can a doctor do about it?

Sometimes, correcting a few extra pounds requires no more than adding a 30 minute walk to your daily routine or making minor changes to your usual diet. But, sometimes, getting to a healthy weight requires some extra help. In either case, our team of practitioners can help you determine the best methods to realistically achieve a healthy weight.

If making some changes to daily routine and diet aren't enough, our practitioners will talk you through your options for using medication to assist with weight loss.

Common medications for this purpose (some of these websites make available excellent information for healthy weight management, as well):

• Belviq
• Contrave
• Qsymia

If you are an existing patient, and interested in discussing the use of any medication to help achieve your weight loss goals, contact us to schedule an appointment today.

(**Please note that some insurance plans do not cover the use of weight loss medications, so you may want to first check with your insurance provider.)

Other helpful information:

• A collection of helpful articles on weight and weight loss
• Healthy eating tips

Whether you're trying to look your best for a special occasion or are interested in making your outside look as youthful as you feel on the inside, BOTOX® and JUVÉDERM® cosmetic injections are the most popular and trusted non-surgical methods to reduce the signs of age.

BOTOX®

BOTOX® Cosmetic works works beneath the skin's surface and temporarily reduces the underlying muscle activity that causes moderate to severe frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines in adults. 

• Your first appointment may require up to 30 minutes to establish your health status and to ensure Botox is right for you. Subsequent visits usually only require 10-15 minutes.
• Results are noticeable within 1-5 days and last 3-6 months.
• The FDA classifies BOTOX® Cosmetic as a “non-interchangeable” product, which means its safety and effectiveness cannot be claimed by another product.

JUVÉDERM®

JUVÉDERM® is a collection of dermal fillers that delicately plumps and smooths in the wrinkles and crevices impacted by environment, age, or lifestyle. Areas of concentration usually include laugh lines and lips.

• During the first visit, Dr. Wallace will evaluate your medical history and establish the best procedure for your aesthetic areas of concern. Actual treatment with JUVÉDERM^® injectable gels can take 15 minutes to 60 minutes, depending on which area of your face is being treated.
• Results are visible immediately and last up to two years, depending on the formula used.