Meet Our Team
Dr. Samuel Bowen founded BPUC with the belief that seniors residing in Assisted Living Communities deserve access to better medical care. His focus on quality, compassionate, and convenient care, has helped to make BPUC a premier choice in Assisted Living's across North Carolina and Virginia.
Our experienced team of physicians work under the supervision of our medical director to produce care plans that serve to enhance the quality of life for our patients, as well as providing many benefits to our partnering communities.
Our Family of qualified providers
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Dr. Bowen is a seasoned physician with over 30 years of practice experience. In addition to his medical expertise, Dr. Bowen is skilled in software development, painting, photography, furniture making, carpentry, black smithing, and genealogy.
Connie Kurth PA-C
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Connie graduated from Rice University in 1979 with a BA in Biology. She went on to complete the Physician Assistant Program at Baylor College of Medicine where she received a Bachelor of Science in 1984.
Amy Espinoza, FNP
Dr. Samuel Bowen, Medical Director
Joy Ciaccio, FNP-C
Amy is a knowledgeable medical provider, proficient in both English and Spanish, with over 10 years in the medical field and humanitarian arena. Her diverse background includes Family Practice, Intensive Care, Orthopedics, long-term acute care, locum tenens, humanitarian aid, as well as the discipline that comes from military service.
Joy Ciaccio, FNP-C
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
Joy Ciaccio, FNP-C
Joy has a broad background in the health care of adults, having spent 20 years as a Registered Nurse and 20 Years as a Nurse Practitioner. Her experience includes military nursing, home health nursing, geriatrics, private practice, and nursing education.
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
Kelli has been practicing as a nurse practitioner for 13 years with experience in internal medicine pain management, hospice/palliative care, and geriatrics. “I am passionate about providing residents with the best quality of life and facilitating their families through their process.”
Latoya Lucas, ANP-C
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
Kelli Honeycutt, ANP-C
LaToya Lucas, MSN, NP-C is a board certified adult nurse practitioner, with over 25 years of health care experience. She received her board certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1995 receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2002 with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN- Nursing Education) and in 2009, completing her Post Masters Certification in Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. LaToya Strives to provide patient centered care that encompasses health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of common and complex health care problems. She desires to be a patient advocate and to help her patients to live their BEST life. In her free time, she is active with her church (Emmanuel Baptist Church, in Thomasville, NC), her sorority (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated), and The Ladies of A&T (LOAT). She enjoys traveling, attending high tea, nice brunches, and she considers herself a "foodie". She is the proud wife of Harry Lucas, Jr and the mother of four children (Avery, Taelore, Aaron and Zion).
Angela Kellermeyer, PA-C
Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
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Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
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Please welcome our newest provider!
Carolyn Mueller, FNP-C
Christine K. Palmer, MSN, AGNP-BC
Carolyn Mueller, FNP-C
Carolyn has been in the medical field as a Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years. She enjoys spending her spare time with her 2 grandchildren, a 2 year old granddaughter and a 5 year old grandson. She completed the Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Saliha Baloch, FNP
Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
Carolyn Mueller, FNP-C
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Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
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Leslie King, AGNP
Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
Dan Radulescu, ANP-C
Leslie King has 17 years of nursing experience. She received her education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Leslie is a life long resident of Hickory, NC.