Bill Ricketts Jr., PA-C

Dr. Ajizian is a board certified physician with over 15 years of experience in the medical field. She chose pediatrics because she believes there is nothing more important than the health of children and their families. She enjoys treating healthy and sick children and her interests include behavioral and mental health. After her chief resident year, Dr. Ajizian worked as a hospitalist at Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children's Hospital. She then began working as a private practice pediatrician at Novant Health. When she is not at the office treating patients, Dr. Ajizian is with her family either at home with their dogs cooking and reading or at the barn riding horses.

Jamila Palmer, pediatric nurse practitioner, chose pediatrics because she enjoys watching children grow and lead healthy lives. She graduated from Winston Salem and Duke Universities. She has a special interest in pediatric obesity. Jamila is married and has one son. Outside of work she enjoys watching movies and spending time with her family.

Certified pediatric nurse practitioner Heather Herring has devoted her career to improving the lives of children and their families. Prior to joining Novant Health over a decade ago, Heather worked at UNC Children's Hospital as a pediatric nurse. Heather provides comprehensive pediatric care to children of all ages, guiding care through illnesses, injuries and routine well exams. She loves watching the children she cares for grow into healthy young adults. Heather's work with children does not stop when she leaves the office. She and her husband have two daughters and a son that keep them quite busy. They enjoy taking trips to the beach, traveling, attending sporting events and concerts and cooking out with family and friends.