Nov. 18 Reception to Welcome New Physicians, Dedicate

Medical Office Building

PARSONS, Kan., Nov 4, 2010 --Labette Health’s Specialty Clinic has added a team of ear, nose and throat specialists who have begun seeing patients and scheduling surgeries in Parsons on a regular basis. Nathan Box, D.O., an otolaryngologist with Freeman Ear, Nose and Throat Center in Joplin, began seeing patients at Labette Health October 29, and will begin performing surgeries here in November. A second Freeman ear, nose and throat specialist, Mark Van Ess, D.O., also plans to begin seeing patients on a regular schedule at Labette Health.

Labette Health will welcome Dr. Box and Dr. Van Ess, as well as four other recent additions to its medical staff, during a reception and open house November 18 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of the new Medical Office Building. The Specialty Clinic is in Suite 200 of that building.

Labette Health will also introduce Dr. Terrance Coffey, an anesthesiologist; Dr. Julie Griffin, a hospitalist; Dr. Javine Horani, an obstetrician/gynecologist, and Dr. Eric Thomson, who combines family practice with obstetrics. All four began work at Labette Health and its clinics during the past summer and fall.

The reception also will mark the official opening of the Medical Office Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served in the newly completed conference facility nearby.

Dr. Box, a native of Joplin, completed an otolaryngology residency in head and neck surgery and facial plastic surgery and an ENT surgical fast-track internship, both at Freeman Health System. He received his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences where he graduated first academically in a class of more than 200. He earlier graduated magna cum laude from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

Dr. Van Ess, who also received his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, is board-certified in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. After medical school, he completed a surgical tracking internship at Via Christi Riverside Hospital in Wichita. He served as Chief Resident during an otolaryngology/head and neck surgical residency at Freeman Health System in Joplin, with out-rotations to Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, N.Y.; Indiana University School of Medicine in Carmel, Ind.; and the Michigan Ear Institute in Farmington Hills. He then completed a year-long otology/neurotology fellowship at the Silverstein Institute in Sarasota, Fla.

Patients can call (417) 347-6767 or (800) 440-4905 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Box or Dr. Van Ess.

Nathan Box, D.O.

Mark Van Ess, D.O..

Terrance Coffey, M.D.

Julie Griffin, M.D.

Javine Horani, M.D.

Eric Thomson, M.D.