
Dr. Mark Barnett Stephens MD
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
171 Dockside Dr Jacksonville NC, 28546About
Dr. Mark Stephens is an adolescent specialist practicing in Jacksonville, NC. Dr. Stephens works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Stephens treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical inquiries. Does ambulatory blood pressure monitoring aid in the management of patients with hypertension?
- Behavioral risks associated with tattooing.
- Selective aldosterone blockade reduces mortality after MI.
- Clinical inquiries. What is the best treatment for plantar fasciitis?
- Clinical inquiries. Does a high-fiber diet prevent colon cancer in at-risk patients?
- Clinical inquiries. What is the best way to treat patients with white-coat hypertension?
- Preventive health counseling for adolescents.
- Principles to help prevent youth sports-related injuries.
- The grapefruit-drug interaction debate: role of statins.
- AHLTA: teaching medical students without falling behind (or, another take on the five microskills of precepting).
- Body composition and physical fitness in a cohort of US military medical students.
- Lost in translation: the confusing lexicon of the "new" NIH.
- New toxic lead hazards for clinicians.
- The role of industry in brand or generic drug recognition.
- Sports and nutritional supplement use in USMC recruits: a pilot study.
Dr. Mark Barnett Stephens MD's Practice location
Dr. Mark Stephens, MD
171 Dockside Dr -Jacksonville, NC 28546Get Direction
Dr. Mark Barnett Stephens MD's reviews
Write ReviewRecommended Articles
- Stem Cell Infusion as Possible Crohn's Fistula Therapy
The most common type of fistula associated with Crohn’s are anal fistulas which create “narrow tears that extend from the muscles that control the anus (anal sphincters) up into the anal canal.”Fistulas are just one of many Crohn’s-related issues which are grouped into the category of...
- Understanding Intellectual Disability in Children
What is Intellectual Disability?Intellectual disability is characterized by the lack of skills or mental ability needed for everyday living. Individuals with intellectual disabilities are able to learn new skills but at a slower pace. The degrees of intellectual disability may vary from mild to...
- Psychotherapy vs. Counselling
What is psychotherapy?When a therapist assists his patient in understanding who they are, the process is called psychotherapy. The therapist will take you through a journey that will reorganize your personality. Your insights can then be integrated with your day to day behaviour. Psychotherapy will...
- How Is Head Lice Diagnosed?
The surest way to identify head lice is to spot a live louse. Realizing the presence of head lice in your hair can really be difficult, so it’s good to try combing them out using a detection comb. Detection combing is quick and can be performed on wet or dry hair. Both methods are accurate and...
- Why Social Implications of Rheumatoid Arthritis Should Be Addressed
When patients are first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the main things they think about are the physical implications of the condition. It is true that these physical effects can be particularly troublesome and take up most of the patient's attention. However, rheumatoid arthritis effects...
- Treatments for Mononucleosis
There exist many symptoms that make the mononucleosis disease similar to other diseases, which makes it very difficult to distinguish it from other infections. Doctors administer treatment of the patient by giving him or her a physical test. This annual test checks out the patient's medical history....
Nearest Hospitals
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
317 WESTERN BOULEVARD JACKSONVILLE NC 28540CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTERl
2000 NEUSE BLVD NEW BERN NC 28560CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITALl
3500 ARENDELL ST MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITALl
503 NORTH 21ST STREET CAMP HILL PA 17011PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALSl
409 SOUTH SECOND STREET HARRISBURG PA 17105MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTERl
500 UNIVERSITY DRIVE HERSHEY PA 17033