Kara Bird, MD - Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care-Autumn Hall

Novant Health Nunnelee Pediatric Multispecialty Care at Autumn Hall in Wilmington, NC offers advanced pediatric care for children with complex medical needs. The clinic boasts a dedicated team of specialists, each with extensive experience in various pediatric fields such as pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, and endocrinology. These providers are committed to delivering cutting-edge diagnostic tools and the latest treatment methods to address pediatric health issues. Located on Carolina Bay Drive, the clinic is conveniently situated near Eastwood Road, making it easily accessible to families in Wilmington and surrounding areas including Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Leland, and Rocky Point. At Novant Health Nunnelee Pediatric Multispecialty Care, your child's care is carefully coordinated, ensuring that all specialists involved are well-informed about your child's health journey, resulting in streamlined appointments and comprehensive treatment plans. Generated from the website content

As a small child, I wanted to be a doctor but didn't know what kind. I assumed I'd practice internal or family medicine. Ironically, when I started medical school, I said I would never be an ob-gyn. My mother laughed, and said, "Never say never." When I started my clinical rotations, I found this specialty to be the perfect fit. I found I missed it when I was doing other rotations. Of course, my mother enjoyed saying, "I knew it all along" when I called toward the end of my third year to tell her I'd decided to go into obstetrics and gynecology. I pride myself on delivering personalized care to each patient. My strongest attribute in my professional life (which also serves me well in my personal life) is that I'm a good listener. I've been told by several patients throughout the years that I'm the only doctor they feel has ever truly listened and was, therefore, able to fix or significantly improve whatever health issue they were having. While I was a resident, I served on the board of the Mississippi Medical Association for two years. Originally from Mississippi, I grew up in the Delta as the oldest of five children. I made my way to Asheville, North Carolina, for high school and went to the College of Charleston for undergrad before returning to Mississippi for my medical training. After completing training, I took a job in High Point, North Carolina, as an ob-gyn and worked there for three years before moving to Wilmington in 2019. I met my husband in the area - at Wrightsville Beach - when we were in high school, but we didn't start dating for another decade. Today, we have two young children and a third on the way. When I have free time, I enjoy spending it with my family, as well as hiking, fishing and baking. I'm active in our church and hope to one day - when life is a little slower - take up drawing again.

This NHRMC practice specializes in the surgical management of facial injuries and reconstruction, jaw abnormalities and the treatment of children with congenital conditions such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynstosis and craniofacial syndromes.