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.
Depending on whether you join from a computer or a mobile device, you may need to download the FollowMyHealth app.
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
(closed from 12-1pm each day for lunch)
Jeanine Cunningham, DNP, FNP-C
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Julia Draper, MD, MPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Hey all, my name is Julia Draper. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work at MAHEC after spending my clinical years of medical school as a UNC student at the Asheville campus. I was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida but I spent many holidays falling in love with the Carolina mountains. I moved to North Carolina as soon as I could and went to school at a small liberal arts college nestled in the woods of Greensboro, Guilford College. I designed my own major in Integrative Healthcare so I could examine the bio-psycho-socio-political-cultural drivers of health. I entered medicine with this perspective and continued to study how sociocultural forces shape personal and community health and disparities. My interests in medicine include (but are certainly not limited to) building social justice healthcare curricula with an antiracism lens, Adverse Childhood Experiences, reproductive justice, and best practices in rural primary care.
I enjoy living close to the land and learning about the ecological and social histories of the communities I live in. When I'm not at work you can find me in my garden, studying Spanish, off for a walk in the woods, or dreaming up affordable off-grid housing solutions.
I truly look forward to working with each and every one of you.
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 Hospital and MAHEC. Bill serves as the Assistant Director of the Pharmacy Practice Residency Program at Mission Hospital practicing 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 Hospital. 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, MSPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency Program: MAHEC Family Medicine
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Dr. Sylvia Kauffman enjoys caring for patients of all ages and providing them with the information they need to make decisions about their own health. She particularly enjoys prenatal and obstetrical care, women’s health, chronic disease management, and caring for Spanish-speaking patients. She believes strongly in physical activity, nutrition, and other lifestyle strategies to prevent and manage illness.
Marina MacNamara, MD, MPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency Program:MAHEC Asheville Family Medicine Residency Program
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Dr. Marina MacNamara is a dedicated family physician who enjoys providing care to folks at all stages of life, including newborn, pediatric, and prenatal care. With experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings, she emphasizes a patient-centered approach to care, aiming to empower her patients to take charge of their health. Her interests include maternal and child health, complex medical needs, and mental health integration in primary care.
Matt Ransom, PharmD, MPHChief Pharmacist
Director of 340B Pharmacy Services
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Matt Ransom is a pharmacist who manages the 340B program at MAHEC. He believes this work improves the health of the patients we care for in our community. Matt has worked his 17-year pharmacy career in health systems and clinics committed to meeting the medication access and pharmacy services needs of uninsured, underinsured, and insured patients. He enjoys teaching and learning with students, residents, and colleagues. Currently, he is expanding the use of Health Center-based community pharmacies at MAHEC and contract pharmacy networks in our region. Matt is trained as a 340B Apexus Certified Expert (ACE). He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and a Master of Public Health from UNC Gillings School of Public Health. He is a Certified Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP) in North Carolina. When he is not working, Matt enjoys landscaping, traveling with his family, and exploring trails and forests in Western North Carolina.
Eric Smith, MD
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Miryam Wilson, MD, MPH
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(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
MAHEC Family Health Center at Enka/Candler
25 Westridge Market Place
Candler, NC 28715
(828) 418-0040
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education: Lenoir-Rhyne University/Wake Forest School of Medicine PA Program
Certification: National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants
Anja has 40 years of experience as a PA, ranging from correctional medicine and occupational medicine to adult primary care. Anja is passionate about educating patients about their medical conditions and helping them understand medical management. She focuses on meeting patient needs and building long-term, trusting relationships. She has a special interest in assisting patients with substance use recovery and mental health issues.
