Branson Newsmakers

Internal medicine physicians Cody Hoeflicker, D.O., Meenu Sharma, M.D., and Shant Parseghian, M.D., have joined the medical staff at Skaggs Community Health Center in Branson. Hoeflicker and Sharma specialize in adult patients with acute or chronic health concerns and share a practice in Skaggs Outpatient Center. Board certified in internal medicine, Sharma graduated from Indira Ghandi Medical College in India, with additional training in the United Kingdom and a residency at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa. Her husband, Dr. Naginder Sharma, practices at Skaggs Cardiology Associates. Board eligible in internal medicine, Branson native Hoeflicker earned his medical degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his internship and residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Parseghian specializes in glandular disorders such as diabetes and metabolism management and bone diseases including osteoporosis. Board certified in internal medicine, he earned his medical degree from Damascus University in Syria, and completed his residency at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a fellowship at St. Louis University Medical School.

Brian D. Dieterle, M.D., Ph.D., was certified as a fellow with high distinction of the American Academy of Cardiology. A specialist in internal medicine, Dieterle has been on the Skaggs Community Health Center medical staff since 1992.