CRESTVIEW — Sacred Heart Medical Group Pediatrics in Crestview will host an open-house reception 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at 332 Medcrest Drive in Crestview. Lunch will be provided.
The office — which includes Dr. Joseph Peter and advanced nurse practitioner Lindsey Mann-Badyrka — recently joined Sacred Heart Medical Group’s regional network. Two pediatricians — Dr. Jennifer Heegard and Dr. Lisa Currier — have also joined the practice.
Peter has more than 25 years' pediatrics experience, spanning nearly three continents. He has served the Crestview community since 1998 and is known for his community service, particularly annual mission trips to Belize.
•Lindsey Mann-Badyrka is a nurse practitioner with experience working in intensive care and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
•Jennifer Heegard is a board-certified pediatrician who previously practiced in San Antonio, Texas, and worked in the pediatric emergency room at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.
•Lisa Currier is a board-certified pediatrician who has served as chair of pediatrics and a member of the medical executive committee at Vail Valley Medical Center in Colorado.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview pediatrics office sets open house