Frenesa K. Hall, MD is an internal medicine physician and received her BA from Harvard University, her MD from UNC-Chapel Hill and completed her internal medicine internship and residency from Franklin Square Hospital Center in Baltimore.
Between 1992-2002, Dr. Hall managed her own, solo primary care practice in Lawrenceville, GA where she effectively incorporated complementary medicine in the care of her patients. Her passion is to help people with chronic pain and disease with natural products avoiding medications.
Dr. Hall lives in Greensboro with her partner of 32 years and plays bass in a cover band, Big Betty and the Punchbowl.
Jackie Wait has worked in a variety of areas since she first started her medical career as an RN in 1994 including pediatrics, surgical, labor and delivery, and cancer services. But her true passion lies in functional medicine and nutrition and helping others obtain their personal goals for optimal function and wellness. She believes a holistic approach is central to success by treating the whole person: body, mind and spirit. She believes that God gave our bodies great abilities to heal itself and that her job is to help the process along.
Jackie went on to complete a master's degree in nursing graduating from Gardener-Webb University and obtained national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Fueled by the sudden and unexpected loss of her mother to leukemia in 2006, she has independently studied extensively on the subjects of nutrition, physical fitness, and functional and lifestyle medicine for the past 12 years.
In her spare time she enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, reading and spending time with her husband and four kids, trail running with her dog, and riding her equine best friend, Ruby, lovingly named after her Mom.
Victoria got Her start in medicine working as a respiratory therapist in 2004. In 2017, she would complete her certification in her journey to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Victoria is married and is the proud mother of her son, Carter. In her free time, Victoria enjoys spending time with family, going to the movies, and traveling. She spent three years working in addiction and is happy that her position at Carolina Pain Relief Center allows her to help patients get relief from pain without using addictive pain medications.
After seeing first-hand how addictive medications can affect people, she loves being a part of the healing process and seeing our patients get back to happier, healthier lives without pain.
Kelly, our patient coordinator, is originally from Michigan but very proud to now be called a Southerner. She is married with three children and has always worked in the health field, with a focus on geriatric care and the health and well-being of the aging community.
Having had several health issues, Kelly started to search for the cause of her problems instead of finding the quick fixes. She believes with a healthy mind and body, you are capable of doing anything. She wants to help others live the best, healthiest, pain-free life possible.
In her spare time, Kelly enjoys being with family and friends, spending time outdoors, running, biking and hiking.