Dr. Bernardy is a family physician who runs a direct primary care practice in south Charlotte with one other doctor. Membership covers unlimited office visits of 30 to 60 minutes, direct messaging, and phone or video visits, with same-day or next-day appointments. Menopause care sits inside her general women's health work alongside Pap smears, pelvic exams and birth control. She spent years as national medical director for an employer-based primary care company and taught residents at the University of Colorado. The office has its own pharmacy with medicines at wholesale prices and a physician-supervised weight program. You can book a free video meet and greet with her before joining.
Arboretum Gynecology is a three-provider practice in south Charlotte that set aside obstetrics some years ago to do gynecology only. Dr. Freeman-Kwaku is the lead physician and has worked in the area for more than 25 years. She and the practice's nurse practitioner are the two providers who see patients for menopause care and hormone support, and the practice says any decision about hormones is made with the patient rather than from a set protocol. She does much of her own diagnostic and procedural work in the office, including hysteroscopy and the Cerene procedure for heavy periods, so most things can be handled without a hospital visit. Scheduling is mostly by phone, although two online booking tools are linked from the site.
The Eastover Clinic is Dr. Emily McLean's solo, direct-pay dermatology practice in Charlotte, built around long visits booked by length rather than insurance codes. Medical and cosmetic dermatology are the core, with a lifestyle-medicine line for midlife women covering hormonal acne, hair thinning and the skin changes of perimenopause and menopause. Hormone therapy and FDA-approved weight medication are prescribed when medically appropriate, and those conversations are steered to the hour-long signature consultation. She coordinates with a patient's primary care physician, OB-GYN or endocrinologist. The practice sees men, women and children of all ages, so midlife women are a focus rather than the whole panel, and virtual visits are available to patients physically located in North Carolina.
