Nicholas Shungu
MUSC Health Primary Care - Epic Center
Office (843) 792-3451
2060 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407
Primary Specialty
Family Doctor
Practice
MUSC Health Primary Care - Epic Center
Gender
Male
Certification
SC, SC-51435, DE, DE-C7-0004911, NC, NC-2015-00471, PA, PA-MD450976, SC-FS5292824, SC-2051435, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine-1059402861
Payment Options
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
About
Nicholas Shungu
Dr. Nicholas Shungu is a family medicine physician at MUSC Health who strives to provide compassionate and high quality care to patients of all ages and backgrounds. His clinical interests include chronic disease management, self-care, care for underserved populations, and medical student education. He provides office-based procedures including trigger point injections, joint injections, long-term contraception, and treatment of warts and calluses. He has a special interest in care for adolescents and individuals with HIV. Dr. Shungu attended Duke University for college and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in family medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, where he also served as chief resident. He practiced in Philadelphia and Chapel Hill before relocating to Charleston. While practicing in North Carolina, he was recognized with the UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence. He has also been the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson University Department of Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award. Dr. Shungu is committed to addressing healthcare disparities through patient care, teaching, and research. He loves to learn from and grow with his patients. His favorite part of practicing medicine are the relationships he is able to establish with a diverse group of people. He is proudly Safe Zone trained.
Services
primary care, family medicine, chronic disease management, adolescent health, cancer screening, acute care, sick visits, joint injections, long term contraception, trigger point injections
Business Hours
Monday:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed