DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – (September 1, 2021) – Alisha Dessavre, M.D., a board-certified family physician, has joined the medical team at Halifax Health – Primary Care Daytona Beach, 201 Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 240, Daytona Beach, FL.
Dr. Alisha Dessavre. M.D., M.P.H., is a native of rural central Illinois. She completed her undergraduate studies in community and public health at Iowa State University and her Masters of Public Health at the University of Illinois. Dr. Dessavre worked for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a health inspector before attending medical school at the University of Illinois. During her medical education, Dr. Dessavre was very involved in the Rural Medical Education Program, as well as various outreach and mentoring activities which solidified her commitment to family medicine.
Dr. Dessavre completed her family medicine residency at Halifax Health. While at Halifax Health, she was Resident Association meeting leader and was involved in many scholarly activities and committees, including her role as medical consultant and site coordinator for the Reach Out and Read program which aims to improve early literacy in the pediatric patient population. Dr. Dessavre has a special interest in adolescent medicine, women’s health and geriatrics. She looks forward to continuing to serve the Daytona Beach community.
Halifax Health – Primary Care physicians have extensive training and experience in treating adults, children, adolescents and seniors. Services offered include physical examinations, routine vaccinations, adolescent healthcare, women’s health and preventive medicine, and sick visits, as well as health education.
To schedule an appointment with Halifax Health – Primary Care Daytona Beach, or for more information, please call 386.425.4822 or visit halifaxhealth.org/PrimaryCareDaytona
About Halifax Health
Recognized as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ in the United States by IBM Watson Health™, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of health care services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community clinic, three children’s medical practices, a home health care agency and an exclusive provider organization. Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC), Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, complete Neurosurgical Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks. For more information, visit halifaxhealth.org
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