Iatria Spa And Health Center Partners With Fearrington Plastic Surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. – Dave Mangrum, president and CEO of Iatria Spa and Health Center, has announced that Dr. Sandra Fearrington of Fearrington Plastic Surgery will be joining Iatria as the spa’s supervising physician. In this position, Dr. Fearrington will oversee all services provided by Iatria MedSpa, assisting nurse practitioners wherever necessary for maximum patient safety and comfort. Dr. Fearrington will relocate her practice to Iatria on Creedmoor, located at 8020 Creedmoor Rd., in early 2009.
Dr. Fearrington has lived in the Triangle area for most of her life and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in nursing before completing her medical education at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, N.H. In 1991, she completed her residency in plastic surgery at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. After working in group practices for three years, Dr. Fearrington opened Fearrington Plastic Surgery in Durham in 2000. She is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery.
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Grove Park Inn spa director named to international board Jaime Huffman, executive director of the spa at the Grove Park Inn, has been elected to the serve on the International SPA Association Board of Directors.
Huffman will begin her term in November during the 18th annual ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Huffman was selected for the ISPA Board of Directors following an extensive interview process. Founded in 1991, ISPA’s membership is comprised of more than 3,200 health and wellness facilities and providers from 80 countries. ISPA is recognized worldwide as the leading professional organization and voice of the spa industry.
Currently Executive Spa Director and member of the Senior Operations Team at The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, Huffman has been a member of ISPA since 2001 and was a contributing member of ISPA’s Spa Textbook Committee.
Craig Madison, President and CEO of the resort, said, “Since joining the resort in January of 2001 to assist in opening our $50-million, 43,000-square-foot subterranean spa, Jaime has led her staff to achieve a ranking of No. 5 in the US and No. 13 in the world of top resort spas. We continue to be very proud of Jaime and her team.”
Huffman holds a Master’s degree in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a B.S. degree in Psychology/Health Behavior from Appalachian State University, and certifications in programs at Cornell and the University Of Chicago School Of Business. She serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork and is a member of the International Resort Managers Association and several community organizations. A sought-after advisor, teacher, writer, and speaker in the hospitality industry, she is currently writing a text on the business spa.
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MetroBravo Reader favorites for 2008 in Spas, Wellness & Skin care
The ballots are counted and the results are in for the 2008 MetroBravo! Awards and, as usual, there are some surprises, repeat winners and some new faces garnering your favor as the best in the region. We thank you for voting, and we marvel at your creativity in choosing this year’s bumper crop of winners.
SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
Standing Ovation
Natural Body Spa and Shoppe, Raleigh
MetroBravo
Synergy Spa, Raleigh
Iatria, Raleigh and Cary
Honorable Mention
Skin Sense: A Day Spa, Raleigh and Cary
WELLNESS CENTER
Standing Ovation
UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont,
Chapel Hill
MetroBravo
Rex Wellness Centers, Triangle-wide
Honorable Mention
Wellness Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh
DAY SPA
Standing Ovation
Natural Body Spa & Shoppe, Raleigh
MetroBravo
Synergy Spa, Raleigh
Iatria, Raleigh and Cary
Honorable Mention
Skin Sense: A Day Spa, Raleigh and Cary
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