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PROVIDERS
Owner, Physician
Gina r. Singleton, MD
Gina Singleton is a native of Western North Carolina and grew up in Haywood County. She graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee with a BS in biology. She attended medical school at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. While at ETSU, she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society her junior year. She graduated at the top of her medical school class, receiving her Doctor of Medicine degree. After an internship in internal medicine at ETSU, Dr. Singleton completed a dermatology residency at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. There, she served as chief resident her last year. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and a member of the North Carolina Dermatologic Society. She began practicing dermatology in Western NC in 1999.
Physician's Assistant
Kathryn Crumbley, PA-C
Kathryn was born and raised in Chapin, South Carolina. She attended the College of Charleston where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then moved to St. Louis where she worked as a research assistant in the Department of Psychiatry. After a couple of years in St. Louis, she moved to Denver where she worked at the University of Colorado as a research assistant in Neurology. In Colorado she worked with many PAs and took the decisive step to apply to PA school. Kathryn earned her Master of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies from South College in Knoxville, TN. She spent her first three and a half years working as a Hospitalist and Pulmonary/Critical Care PA in Knoxville. She moved to Asheville in 2021 where she worked as a PA in General Surgery before joining Mountain Laurel Dermatology. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician's Assistant
Francesca Shrout, PA-C
Francesca Shrout is originally from New Hampshire. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from NC State University, graduating magna cum laude. She completed her Master's in Physician Assistant Studies at Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. She spent her first three years practicing in both Urgent Care and Psychiatry. Francesca is dedicated to delivering quality healthcare services to her patients in western North Carolina. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician's Assistant
Jacob Sterry, PA-C
Jacob Sterry was born and raised in Japan. He attended Lenoir-Rhyne University, where he obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Exercise Science. During this time, he worked as a health coach and physical therapy technician. He then attended and graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina's physician assistant program in Charleston, SC. He began his PA career as a neurosurgery provider in Denver, CO before joining Mountain Laurel Dermatology. He is currently certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants.