Family Health
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka is located in the heart of the Enka community and near the neighboring Haywood County communities . Our team offers full primary care for all ages and life stages and would welcome the opportunity to care for you and your family as patients!
If you are an established patient and have a true emergency after hours, please go to your nearest Emergency Department. Please note that we do not prescribe controlled substances on the first visit or after hours.
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
(closed from 12-1pm each day for lunch)
Masks: All patients and visitors are asked to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status, while in the office. Please bring a mask with you.
Visitors: Two (2) visitors per patient will be permitted to enter in support of their loved one. In a continued effort to keep our patients and staff safe due to ongoing COVID-19 community spread:
Virtual support continues to be welcomed at all MAHEC locations. If you would prefer to call your support person from the exam room so they can participate in your visit, we encourage you to do so.
A telemedicine visit is conducted using a computer or smartphone so you and your provider can see and hear each other. If you're not familiar with telemedicine, don't worry. This is new for all of us, and we're learning together! Many of our patients appreciate the convenience of telemedicine.
When it's time for your appointment, we will email and/or text you a link to click to start your appointment.
Susan Alexander, MD
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Susan Alexander, MD, is a family physician at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville. She is board-certified in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She is a clinical assistant professor with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Dr. Alexander practices full-scope family medicine at the MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler. She provides primary care for newborns, children, and adults, and she provides pregnancy care. Dr. Alexander also provides inpatient care at Mission Hospital, including some obstetrics and deliveries. She also offers a wide array of in-office procedures. Additionally, Dr. Alexander provides office-based opioid medication-assisted treatment services. She speaks Spanish, and interpreter services are available as needed.
Dr. Alexander completed her undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and her family medicine residency at MAHEC in Asheville.
Bill Hitch, PharmD, BCPS, CPPVice Chair, Department of Pharmacotherapy, MAHEC
Assistant Professor of Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Special Interests: Infectious disease and transitions of care
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Bill Hitch is the Director of Pharmacotherapy at MAHEC in Asheville, NC and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Education at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He received his PharmD degree from the University Of North Carolina Eshelmen School of Pharmacy and completed a specialty residency in Ambulatory Care through Mission Hospitals and MAHEC. Dr. Hitch serves as the Assistant Director of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program at Mission Hospital practiced in the Ambulatory Care setting and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students as well as PGY1 and PGY2 residents. His practice is in inpatient family medicine where he rounds with physicians on the Family Practice Service at Mission Hospitals. He is a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at MAHEC Family Health Center, which has been recognized as a Level III Patient Centered Medical Home. Areas of interest include interdisciplinary education, transitions of care, infectious disease, and global health.
Sylvia Kauffman, MD
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Marina MacNamara, MD, MPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Charley Messenger, PA-C, MMS, MS
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Julia Oat-Judge, MD
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Dr. Oat-Judge is the Assistant Program Director and OB Curricular Director at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Family Medicine Residency program in Asheville, North Carolina. She received her medical degree from The John Hopkins School of Medicine in 2010 and completed an OB/GYN internship at Brown Medical School in 2011, a Family Medicine residency at MAHEC in 2014, and a Maternal Child Health Fellowship at Brown Medical School in 2015. Dr. Oat-Judge provides comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages (newborn through geriatric) and all genders. She performs a variety of procedures such as skin biopsies, joint injections, ultrasound, and management of pregnancy loss/miscarriage. She has a special interest in reproductive health care and provides prenatal care for pregnant patients, hormonal treatment for transgender patients, and all forms of contraception including vasectomies, IUDs and contraceptive implants. Dr. Oat-Judge speaks Spanish and welcomes Spanish-speaking patients. Sehabla español!
Matt Ransom, PharmD, MPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Eric Smith, MD
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Anja Woody, PA-C
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Click below to download our new patient packet. It contains forms you will need to print out, complete, and bring with you to your first visit.
Click below to download our new patient packet. It contains forms you will need to print out, complete, and bring with you to your first visit.
Click below to read our privacy policy, patient bill of rights, and patient centered medical home brochure.
Click below to download our medical records release forms. Use page 1 to have your records SENT to another facility; use page 2 to request that MAHEC receive your records from another office. Note that a fee will be charged if you are requesting the records for yourself. There is no charge for sending records to another facility.
You will sign these forms electronically at the beginning of your telemedicine visit. If you would like a copy for your records, please click below.
