Medical Resources
Coming out, living and working in a heterosexist and sometimes hostile environment can be difficult for many LGBT people. We often receive requests for physicians and other medical professionals who approach their work with LGBT clients without any judgment or bias; in short, professionals who are "safe."
AFFA provides this list as
a service to our community.
Health Profession
Allergy, Asthma, Immunology:
Chiropractics
Gastroenterology:
Family Medicine:
David Albenberg, M.D.
Marshall Newton, M.D.
Leslie Pelzer, M.D.
Marty Player, M.D.
Gebhard Steuer, M.D.
Carolyn Thiedke, M.D.
Natural Medicine:
Pediatrics:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
David P. Klos ANP-BC (Nurse Practitioner)
Psychiatry:
Diane Augelli, M.D.
Noel Hunt, M.D.
Darlene Moak, M.D.
Rheumatology:
Sports Medicine:
Sexual and Reproductive Health:
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc.
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235 Calhoun Street Downtown Charleston, SC
29401
Phone: (843) 853-8870
Fax: (843) 853-8737
Email: drdave@letssimplify.com
Website:
www.letssimplify.com
Family Practice
Practice does not file health insurance,
although many of our patients have it.
We only have 300 patients with whom we have close
relationships. We
have three affordable plans in which our patients pay by the
month. For more
information please visit our website We have many gay and
lesbian patients who feel comfortable in our medical home.
Diane Augelli, M.D.
MUSC Psychiatry
169 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403
Medicine Clinic Phone: (843) 876-0888
Psychiatry Outpatient Phone: (843) 792-9162
e-Mail: augelli@musc.edu
Psychiatry. Office is handicap accessible.
Carlysle Barfield, M.D.
14 Farmfield Avenue
Phone: (843) 571-6067
Fax: (843) 769-4853
Rheumatology. Office is handicap accessible.
Todd E.
Dantzler, M.D
Fax: (843) 876-7232
e-Mail:
Gastroenterology. Actively involved with AFFA. Office is in
the Ashley River Tower at MUSC. Accepts all major insurance
plans, plus Medicare and Medicaid.
Evaline Delson, D.C., C.C.E.P.
Performance Chiropractic
1322 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843)556-0101
Fax: (843)556-8186
www.drdelson.com
Specializes in spinal and extremity injuries.
Thomas B.
Harper, III, M.D.
2270 Ashley Crossing Drive, Suite 150
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 556-9588
Fax: (843) 556-6855
Allergy, Asthma, Immunology. Sees many children of LGBT
parents. Office is handicap accessible
Phone: (843) 881-5776, Fax: (843) 881-7616
General Adult Psychiatry. Let gay men’s group for ten
years.
Insurance and Medicare not accepted.
David Klos, ANP-BC
VA Hospital
Phone: (843) 437-6728
Works as a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at
the VA hospital. Member of AFFA. Veteran patients may request to be assigned to
David if they would like.
Kerri Kolehma, M.D.
Coastal Physical Medicine
3185 Azalea Drive
Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 762-2274
Fax: (843) 762-2278
Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, also any
musculoskeletal injury and ack and neck pain. Physician is gay,
and thus comfortable with LGBT patients and understanding of
their concerns. Office is handicap accessible. Most insurance
plans accepted, self-pay also accepted
Darlene H. Moak, M.D.
St. Andrews Psychiatric Services
669 St. Andrews Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 367-2716
dhmoak@yahoo.com
Specialty Area: Adult and Addiction Psychiatry - experience in
treatment of mood disorders and anxiety disorders, adult ADD,
alcohol and drug use disorders. Accepting most insurances.
Marshall Newton, M.D.
Newton Family Medicine
1477 Tobias Gadson Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 766-7696
Fax: (843) 556-5882
e-Mail:
NewtonFamilyMedicine@lmamd.com
Family Medicine. Supportive of AFFA. Accepts most insurance plans, but not
Medicaid or Medicare. Office is handicap accessible.
Leslie Pelzer, M.D.
95 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 814-1138, Fax: (843) 787-1414
Website:
www.charlestonhousecalls.com
e-Mail:
lesliepelzermd@bellsouth.net
Family Medicine. Very supportive of the LGBT community, and would love to
increase her base of LGBT patients. Office is handicap
accessible, but Dr. Pelzer does house calls. Does not accept
insurance.
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc.
200 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: (843) 628-4380
Website:
www.plannedparenthood.org
Services Provided:
Birth Control and Contraceptive Services
Annual Gynelogical Examinations
Emergency Contraception
Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertions/removal
Pregnancy Testing and Options Information
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Services
HIV Testing
Gardasil Vaccinations (to prevent HPV)
Male Medical Services
Adoption Referral
Advanced Gynecological Surgeries
Hours of Operation:
Monday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday: closed
Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00 am-2:00pm
Marty Player, M.D., M.S
Charleston, SC 29425
e-Mail:
Family Medicine. Has several LGBT patients. Worked with a
Transgender group in Delaware to discuss their concerns about
various aspects of medical care. Has led and participated in
MUSC's Gay-Straight Alliance meetings. Has also presented lectures
to medical students concerning LGBT health issues. Office is
handicap accessible. Medicaid, Medicare, and most major
insurance plans accepted.
Anna Pruitt,
M.D.
3800 Faber Place Drive
North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 747-4647
Fax: (843) 745-0969
Pediatrics. Member of AFFA, active in Women in Medicine,
active in GLMA. Office is handicap accessible. Medicaid and most
major health insurances accepted.
Aimee Ratner
207 Simmons St
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 693-1054
e-Mail:
ratker1@comcast.net
Certified KMI practitioner and Certified Structural
Integrator
Gebhard Steuer, M.D.
Windermere Family Medicine
Phone: (
e-Mail:
steuergeb@aol.com
Family Medicine. Experienced in working with LGBT patients.
Office is handicap accessible.
Carolyn Theidke, M.D.
MUSC Department of Family Medicine
295 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-3451
Fax: (843) 792-3459
e-Mail:
carolyn.thiedke@gmail.com
Family Medicine. Has several LGBT patients. Office is
handicap accessible. All major insurances accepted.