| June
27, 2005
Child
and adolescent psychiatrist joins Marquette General
Dr. Norris Newton now accepting patients
Upper Michigan
Behavioral Health Service, a service of Marquette General Health
System, welcomes the addition of a new child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Dr. Norris Newton
Dr. Norris Newton, board eligible in child and adolescent psychiatry,
as well as general psychiatry, comes to Marquette General from
South Bend, Ind., where he was the Medical Director of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry at the Madison Center Children’s Hospital.
Previously, he was the Chairman of Psychiatry at the Samaritan
Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y. In that capacity, he served
as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Mental Health Unit and
Outpatient Child Psychiatry.
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Dr. Newton treats children and
teen-agers with behavioral problems; changes in personality, mood
or academic performance; and social withdrawal symptoms or concerns
about drug and alcohol abuse.
“I pride myself on maintaining excellent relationships with
patients, staff and colleagues,” Dr. Newton said.
Dr.
Anthony Holzgang, Director of Upper Michigan Behavioral Health
Service, said he’s excited about the addition of Dr. Newton
to the BHS team.
“Child psychiatrists are very difficult to recruit,”
Dr. Holzgang said. “We are delighted to have someone of
the caliber of Dr. Newton join our staff.”
Dr. Newton completed a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship
and a general psychiatry fellowship at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tenn. He earned his medical degree from the University
of Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark.
Before pursuing child psychiatry as a second career, Dr. Newton
was an accomplished ophthalmologist, having worked as the medical
director and founding partner of Newton Eye Center, LLP, in Texarkana,
Texas.
Dr. Newton accepts patients upon referrals from primary care providers,
therapists or school nurses. Dr. Newton is available to accept
patients within 72 hours and, by appointment, will schedule evening
hours.
For more information, call Upper
Michigan Behavioral Health Service at 906-225-3985 or
1-800-562-9753, 3985.
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