Our Physicians
Victor A. Medina, M.D., F.A.C.S., originally from Rhode Island, attended undergraduate, graduate,
and medical school at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and at
the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha where he was a Nellie House Craven Scholar in Academic Medicine. He completed
his general surgical training at Yale-New Haven Hospital and St. Mary's
Hospital in Connecticut, and his Fellowship in Vascular Surgery
at St. Vincent Medical Center in Ohio. Dr. Medina is certified by
the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons and the Southeastern Surgical Congress.
After completing his Fellowship, Dr. Medina and his wife Melinda relocated to Cary. Melinda is originally from Raleigh, and has a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have three children.
Lemuel G. Yerby, III, M.D., a native of Raleigh, attended Georgia State University,
and received his medical degree from Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia. He then completed his general
surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also completed a Fellowship
in Critical Care Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Yerby is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is Chief of Surgery at Western Wake Medical Center. Dr. Yerby served our country in the Gulf War as a naval officer.
He and his wife, Ann, have one daughter.
B. Clifford Abels, Jr., M.D. a native of Greensboro, N.C.,
attended undergraduate at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
where he was a Morehead Scholar and medical school at Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia as a Woodruff Fellow. He completed his general surgical
training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee,
and his Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center
in Dallas, Texas. For a number of years, he practiced general and vascular
surgery with a major surgical group in the Charlotte Metropolitan area.
Recently, he completed an Endovascular Fellowship at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Abels is certified by the American Board of Surgery for General and
Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Abels' particular interests in the field of vascular surgery include carotid artery disease, endovascular therapy for aneurysmal and occlusive disease (PAD), and minimally invasive bypass procedures in the lower extremities. He also performs minimally invasive procedures for varicose veins and treats complications of venous stasis disease. In addition to vascular surgery, Dr. Abels also performs basic general and laparoscopic procedures.
For recreation, Dr. Abels enjoys golf and tennis, and his interests include music, American history and politics.