About us

Breaking the mold in health care delivery, Wayfaring Pediatrics is Chapel Hill’s first full service Direct Pediatric Care (DPC) practice.

In contrast to the traditional fee-for-service model, DPC offers unparalleled access to your physician due to lower patient volume. We take advantage of current technology to make delivery easier and more convenient for you.

As a husband and father of 2 young children, I recognize the duality of a busy life and the importance of health care for your children. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a practice that works with and for you? Let’s set up a time to talk and see if Wayfaring Pediatrics is the right fit for your family.

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Our Mission

To provide the best pediatric primary care based on authentic relationships and genuine collaboration, and driven by principles of evidence based medicine.

How it works

A new path

About me

Traditional medical care always felt hurried to me. I struggled to be truly present with my patients as I split my focus between the pressing needs of the day.

I realized that direct primary care was a better fit for me because it enables me to spend more time with families. With a dramatically smaller patient panel and ease of access, I can more fairly devote my time to your children’s needs, focusing on providing truly comprehensive pediatric care. This is the way primary care should be. This is the way Wayfaring Pediatrics is.

Professionally, I sit on the Board of Directors of Prevent Blindness North Carolina and am also active in the North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics sitting on the Public Policy Committee. My interests include legislative advocacy, social determinants of health and medical ethics.

Personally, I am the father of 2 young boys and husband to a wonderful and supportive wife and business partner. I am an active runner and enjoy spending time with my family outdoors and in the kitchen cooking and exploring new foods.

Joe, Lauren (brilliant mind, business partner / social media manager, wife, Occupational Therapist) and boys Henry & Cotter

Slowing down

Our name

Way٠far٠er (n) a traveler especially on foot, a journey taken on foot.

The name Wayfaring Pediatrics is inspired by a camp in western North Carolina where I worked several summers prior to medical school. Camp Wayfarer is a sacred place for all those who have spent long summer days there either as a camper or counselor.

As much as the place itself – the immediately familiar dining hall, the perfectly imperfect land sports field, council fire ring, and all the quirky songs and traditions – it is also the type of people that are attracted to it that make it special. At camp, there is no agenda, no real life schedule to make you hurry about and no job that is more important than immersing yourself in every moment.

At camp, there is no job that is more important than immersing yourself in every moment.

Here I remembered the importance of slowing down, of being present and seeing what was previously unseen. The name is a nod toward that time in my life and the people and that special place that illuminated my curiosity.

As it relates to pediatrics, I think wayfaring inspires a sense of adventure and vulnerability. It perfectly characterizes the early stages of childhood when everything is yet to be discovered. It reminds us that we are all travelers and that slowing down to appreciate the little things and not take them for granted may be the biggest lesson of them all.

Education & Training

College

Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)

Graduate School

Law School
University of Dayton School of Law
(Dayton, Ohio)

Medical School
Ross University School of Medicine
(Dominica, West IndiesI & Miramar, Florida)

Pediatric Residency

University of Tennessee College of Medicine
(Chattanooga, TN)

Green office

Wayfaring Pediatrics strives to decrease its carbon footprint by scheduling batch deliveries of medical supplies, purchasing products that are recyclable or compostable, and supporting companies that prioritize environmentally responsible practices.

Further, Wayfaring Pediatrics minimizes our reliance on paper and encourages the use of electronic transmission for all records and forms.

Wayfaring Pediatrics, PLLC

901 Willow Drive
Suite 6
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514

Phone: 984-230-4382

Fax: 919-335-9001

info@wayfaringpediatrics.com