General Practitioners

• Pediatric Care
  Blue Ridge Cardiology and Internal Medicine, P.A., founded in 1994, specializes in Family Medicine, including pediatric services, Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Cardiology and Sleep Medicine. We have offices in Elkin, Mt. Airy, North Wilkesboro, Sparta and Yadkinville.
• Primary Care
  Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called Internists. Our doctors care for ambulatory patients (out-patients) acting as their primary care physician. In addition to preventive medicine, internists are trained to manage serious and complex illnesses for all ages of adult patients.
• Sleep Disorders
  Dr. Kriska specializes in Sleep Medicine and is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
 He is accepting new patients in all locations.
 After consultation, testing may be recommended in the Sleep Center. Once a sleep disorder is diagnosed, a treatment plan will be designed specifically for each patient.
• Family Practice
  Family Medicine provides comprehensive and continuing health care for families and individuals of all ages. It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of family and the community, emphasizing health promotion and prevention of disease.
• Emergency Care
  Cristine Hamlin Andrews, Registered Nurse, is Office Manager for Blue Ridge Cardiology and Internal Medicine Sparta Office location. Before joining Blue Ridge, Cristine specialized in caring for critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit at Forsyth Medical Center and for emergent and critical patients in the Emergency Room at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. When Cristine is not advocating for and caring for her patients, she is on the lake spending time with her husband and two children.
• Colonoscopy
• Electrocardiogram
  Stress Echocardiograms involve a resting Echocardiogram, Excercise Stress testing on a treadmill combined with an EKG test, and then a Post Exercise Echocardiogram. Patients with coronary artery blockages may have minimal or no symptoms during rest, however symptoms and signs of heart disease may be unmasked by exposing the heart to the stress of exercise. If a patient is unable to walk on a treadmill a chemical stress test may be done instead.
• Immunizations
  The purpose of preventive medicine is to avoid the development of disease. It is the proactive approach to medical care. Examinations, treatments and advice are performed/given in order to prevent illness or discover it before it becomes more serious. Examples include screening mammograms, pap smears, vaccinations, PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) testing, blood pressure checks, cholesterol screening, colonoscopy and other types of screenings.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Blue Ridge Cardiology and Internal Medicine provides Geriatric Medicine to nursing home practices in Elkin and Yadkinville. Dr. Soosis an experienced, caring provider.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  EchoCardiogram is a test in which Ultrasound technology is used to examine the heart. This test gives a picture of a beating heart and will show chambers, valves and major blood vessels that exit the heart.
• Nuclear Medicine
  Kelly Sale is a certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist who works in Blue Ridge Cardiology and Internal Medicine offices in Mt. Airy, Elkn and North Wilkesboro. Kelly obtained her degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology from UNC Chapel Hill. She enjoys music,cooking, hiking and shopping in her spare time.

Surgeons

• Wound Care
  Increasingly many geriatricians and internal medicine physicians are called upon to provide care for patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Our Blue Ridge physicians provide care to nursing home patients in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin Counties. This includes attending physician services, consultation on wound care management, wound care procedures and palliative care.

Physical Therapists

• Geriatrics