George Thevaos, MD

Mary Lindsay-Barber, MD, values communication. However, she enjoys the challenge when communication is more difficult, as it can be with infants who can't talk or teenagers who won't. For more than 25 years, she has been serving children of all ages because of how much she enjoys watching children grow and the variety of challenges and joys. Dr. Lindsay-Barber's commitment to remarkable care has been recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal as a physician of the year. She has been married to her college sweetheart, Shedrick Barber, for longer than she's been a pediatrician. They have a grown son and daughter who they see whenever they have the chance. Together they love traveling or watching movies when staying closer to home.

Garnet D. Maharajh, MD, has devoted more than 30 years of his life to medicine. He started Novant Health Child & Adolescent Medical Group more than two decades ago. Dr. Maharajh loves the whole spectrum of pediatrics and is proud to be able to care for your child from cradle to college. Dr. Maharajh wants each of his patients to know they are seen as individuals and deserve compassionate, personalized care. Dr. Maharajh has two sons and one daughter. He loves traveling the world and exposing his children to different cultures. He also loves trying new foods and learning what makes us all human.

My route to becoming a pediatrician was a circuitous one. I used to be a lawyer. \n After earning a business administration degree at Wesleyan College, I went to Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review my last year. I practiced law for four years before following in my dad's footsteps and going into medicine. \n I returned to Mercer - this time for medical school - and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society and earned senior awards for pediatrics, psychiatry and anesthesiology. \n I came to Charlotte for my residency and was chief resident my last year. I've been a board-certified pediatrician with Novant Health since 2001. I completed a second board certification from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in 2022. \n The best medicine, the saying goes, is prevention. I believe that strongly. And optimizing lifestyle habits goes a long way toward disease prevention. The six pillars of lifestyle medicine are eating a mostly unprocessed, whole food, plant-based diet; exercising daily; maintaining consistent sleep; managing stress; maintaining quality social support and avoiding risky substances. \n Adopting those habits has been shown to significantly decrease the incidence of common chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, most cases of dementia and even some types of cancer. My motto is Eat, move, rest, connect. I share that with parents and children as we work to establish beneficial habits that promote health in body, mind and soul. \n Outside work, I love to spend time with my husband, our two daughters, our three fur babies - two English Golden Retrievers - and our cat. I love traveling, reading about lifestyle medicine, cooking, being in nature, writing, playing my crystal sound bowls and practicing yoga. In 2023, I completed a 200-hour yoga teacher certification training. I'm now enrolled in mindfulness meditation teacher certification and hope to have my certification in 2025.