Family Health of Bethany

Family Health of Bethany is conveniently located on Route 1 at North Pennsylvania Avenue in Bethany Beach. It is a Family Practice office. A specially-trained Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, Judy Howett, is based there and there is also coverage by Dr. Philip Shaheen., M.D. of the Family Health of Rehoboth office. Dr. Shaheen is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Hospice and Palliative medicine. Due to a high vacation population in the area, the Bethany office provides medical care for many “walk-in” patients.

As a part of Lewes Surgical and Medical Associates, the Bethany office patients have access to the specialty physicians within the practice group. These specialties include: General Surgery and Endoscopy, Gynecology, Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Laser services, and Cardiology.

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Dr. Shaheen has joined the medical staff of Lewes Surgical and Medical Associates and is practicing at the Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach office locations. He is a graduate of Damascus University, School of Medicine in Damascus, Syria.

After relocating to the United States, Dr. Shaheen completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Wright State University, School of Medicine in June of 2003. He then completed Fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Palliative Medicine (2003-2004) and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology (2004-2005).

Dr. Shaheen has devoted much of his time to research and has authored many papers and writings on various oncology-related topics. He is licensed to practice medicine in Delaware and Ohio and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

He belongs to the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In addition to English, Dr. Shaheen is fluent in Arabic and Armenian. He is also able to read and write French.

   • JUDY L. HOWETT, RN, MSN, FNP    [top]

Ms. Howett is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner at the Bethany Beach Office. She joined Lewes Surgical and Medical Associates in April of 2002.

Ms. Howett received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Wilmington College in Georgetown, Delaware. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Degree from Wilmington College in Georgetown, Delaware. She is Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Board.

Ms. Howett has practiced Nursing in various capacities and with a wide range of experience from School Nurse to Emergency Department.

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