Philadelphia Trained Physician, Deborah Niles, MD, Joins Restore First Health as Northeast Regional Medical Director
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Plymouth Meeting, PA – Restore First Health (RFH), a mobile advanced wound care program, welcomes Deborah Niles, MD as the Medical Director for the Northeast division. Dr. Niles joins RFH with over 25 years of teaching and practicing medicine focused on patients with acute and complex conditions.
“Building a greater foundation for continuing education, and advancement of the way we practice bedside medicine is at the forefront of our vision, Dr. Niles is an incredible addition to our strategic development as a sought-after mobile healthcare program in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region,” said John Fish, CEO of Restore First Health.
An “artist who went to medical school” as Dr. Niles describes herself, her passion for medicine stems from her roots. A lover of books and reading, she was always influenced by her mother’s work as a nurse to collaborate and solve problems. Her mother came to the United States in the 1970’s from London, UK to support the eternal nursing shortage. She learned early on the importance of helping people and educating herself to be the best support to others from the early age of five.
She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and went on to complete research at Harvard University Brigham and Women’s Hospital, two years of surgical training at Boston University Hospital and a residency in Family Medicine at UMDNJ RWJ University Hospital. Her passion for teaching became a great force of importance to her as she received the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award.
Dr. Niles joins RFH most recently from ChenMed in Philadelphia where she was Lead Physician managing the clinic with patients who have acute and chronic diseases including wound care. aging clinic. She spent over 15 years prior as Medical Director of Pennsylvania’s CVS Minute Clinics leading and teaching Nurse Practitioners. Prior, she spent nearly 20 years caring for patients as a Primary Care Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
“I’ve seen first-hand the challenges patients face when they are sick and can’t make it to a clinic or hospital. Mobile medicine and telemedicine must play a large role in the way we care for patients as we look towards the future,” says Dr. Niles. “With the focus on care coordination at Restore First Health, we are so much more than wound care – we are meeting patients where they are and employing a program to see true healing.”