Erika Blank
MUSC Health Primary Care - Park West
Office
(843) 876-9360
1200 Innovation Way Suite 101A Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
About
Erika Blank
Dr. Erika Blank is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She is an experienced clinician with 25 years in practice. Her clinical focus is primary care with interest in chronic disease management and prevention through lifestyle medicine.A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Blank received her biology degree from Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, in 1992, and her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, in 1996. She was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society as well as Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Blank completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY in 1999. She received her certification to practice Lifestyle Medicine through the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine in 2017 and earned her Plant Based Nutrition Certification though the eCornell T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in 2018. She practiced primary care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York for 13 years where she was also a teaching attending working with medical students and residents. For the last six years, Dr. Blank practiced primary care in the seacoast area of New Hampshire.Lifestyle Medicine is a field of medicine that relies on current medical evidence to treat, prevent and reverse chronic diseases through lifestyle changes. Lifestyle changes include: a diet that is mostly plant-based; physical activity; not smoking; good sleep habits; and, minimizing stress. Any positive changes can improve one’s health, so Dr. Blank focuses on progress, not perfection. Lifestyle Medicine combines the knowledge of healthy behaviors with the ability to help patients navigate through changes they want to make. Dr. Blank blends her expertise in building healthier lifestyles into her internal medicine practice to provide the most successful outcomes and create long-term health benefits for her patients.
Primary Specialty
Internist
Practice
MUSC Health Primary Care - Park West
Gender
Female
Education
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Training
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Payment Options
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Not Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna (PPO), Managed Choice, Open Choice and Exclusive Choice), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace) , BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Choice Blue Option (Exchange Plan), Blue Choice MyChoice (Available as individual commercial product), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Cigna, Coventry, Employers Health Network/SC Business Coalition on Health, First Health, Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now), Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) , Medcost, Tricare, United HealthCare, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Clover Health , Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Blue Choice Medicaid, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Molina Healthcare , WellCare, Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan , First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan, Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
MUSC Health Primary Care - Park West
Languages
English
Business Hours
Monday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services
Lifestyle Medicine, primary care, internal medicine
Additional Services
Surgeon, Family Doctor, Doctor
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Dr Blank is very professional and listens to her patients. She is very prompt in responding to questions and very caring,
by ginny versteegen
xxx.xxx.95.42
December 06, 2021
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