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Welcome to the MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka!

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.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

  • Spanish-speaking team members and care providers
  • Family-centered care through all ages and life stages
  • Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic medical problems
  • Preventive care including Pap smears, pediatric and adult immunizations, and wellness visits
  • Family-centered obstetrics including prenatal care, delivery services, and newborn care
  • Integrated clinical pharmacy support
  • Integrated Behavioral Health
  • On-site Laboratory services and X-rays
  • DOT / CDL physicals
  • Medication for opioid use disorder (sometimes called MAT)
  • A variety of minor procedures including skin biopsies and joint/soft tissue injections
  • Birth control options including nexplanon, IUDs, and depo-provera
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship-trained physician
  • 24-hour on-call doctor availability

Telehealth Appointments

Depending on whether you join from a computer or a mobile device, you may need to download the FollowMyHealth app.

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MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715

Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
(closed from 12-1pm each day for lunch)

  • (828) 418-0040 phone
  • (828) 418-0040 after-hours phone
  • (828) 667-9515 fax
  • (828) 407-2637 medical records fax
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Susan Alexander, MD Susan Alexander, MD
Family Medicine Faculty Physician
Family Medicine Residency Assistant Program Director

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (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.


Jeanine Cunningham, DNP, FNP-C Jeanine Cunningham, DNP, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040


Bill Hitch, PharmD, BCPS, CPP Bill Hitch, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Vice 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 map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (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 Sylvia Kauffman, MD
Family Medicine Faculty Physician

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040


Marina MacNamara, MD, MPH Marina MacNamara, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Faculty Physician

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040


Matt Ransom, PharmD, MPH Matt Ransom, PharmD, MPH
Chief Pharmacist

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040


Eric Smith, MD Eric Smith, MD
Family Medicine Faculty Physician

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040


Miryam Wilson, MD, MPH Miryam Wilson, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Faculty Physician

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040

Dr. Wilson is a board-certified Family Medicine physician at the MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler. She attended the University of Connecticut for her undergraduate education, public health degree, and medical school. She finished her family medicine residency here at MAHEC and is currently working to complete a fellowship in maternal and child health through MAHEC.

Dr. Wilson practices full-scope family medicine including primary care throughout the lifespan and for all genders, as well as prenatal care and deliveries at Mission Hospital. She has special interest in reproductive healthcare as well as LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming healthcare. She performs a variety of in-office procedures such as IUDs and contraceptive implants, and offers office-based treatment for substance use disorders including medication-assisted treatment for opioid use. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors with her partner Mike, her plott hound Balsam, and her chihuahua Mo.


Anja Woody, PA-C Anja Woody, PA-C
Physician Assistant

MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler map
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
phone (828) 418-0040

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