19550 East 39th Street S, Suite 419
Independence, MO 64057
Phone: 816-832-8006
Fax: 877-673-1372
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Get To Know Us
Our Team of Highly Qualified Health Care Providers
The P & C Telehealth team of certified, highly skilled, and experienced care providers always have our patients' best interest and wellbeing at heart. Meet the faces that are assisting you.
Pulmonary Providers
Munaf Siyamwala, MD, MBBS
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Dr. Siyamwala earned a Medical Degree from B.J. Medical College Ahmedabad. In 2010, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at St. Louis University in 2011. In 2017, Dr. Siyamwala completed a fellowship in pulmonary disease. Dr. Siyamwala has been with P&C Healthcare since September 2023.
Dr. Catherine Joyce, MD
Pulmonary
Dr. Joyce is a Pulmonary and Critical Care specialist with a comprehensive background in internal medicine, microbiology, and gerontology.
After completing her undergraduate degrees at Kansas State University, Dr Joyce earned her medical degree and completed her Internal Medicine residency at The University of Kansas. Dr. Joyce further sub-specialized by completing a fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care at The University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Neeta Gaur, MD
Pulmonary
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Mackenzie Edwards, NP
Pulmonary
Mackenzie Edwards holds numerous certifications after she completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Graceland University-Independence, MO. In 2022, Mackenzie graduated with a Masters of Science in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner degree from The Research College of Nursing in Kansas City, MO.
Dr. Gaur is a highly specialized physician board-trained in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. After earning her medical degree from Bangalore University in India, she completed an Internal Medicine residency and a Pulmonary Medicine fellowship at Seton Hall University. Dr. Gaur further sub-specialized by completing a Critical Care fellowship at Brown University and a Sleep Medicine fellowship at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Endocrinology Providers
Nikoloz Chitaia, MD
Endocrinology
Dr. Chitaia is the co-founder and CEO of P&C Healthcare and P&C Consultants. He graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University and AIETI Medical School. He did an Internal Medicine Residency at Emory University. After completing fellowship training in Endocrinology at the University of Florida, Dr. Chitaia practiced as an Endocrinologist in Puyallup, Washington. In 2009 he joined HCA Centerpoint Physicians Group as a consulting Endocrinologist and Hospitalist. Dr. Chitaia has provided telemedicine services since 2016.
Heather Begemann, NP
Endocrinology
Heather Begemann is a board-certified nurse practitioner with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She attended the University of Central Missouri BSN program graduating in 2009 and the MSN program in 2012. Heather joined P&C Healthcare in 2018 where she serves as the lead hospitalist nurse practitioner. Heather completed her post masters in Endocrinology at Duke University in 2023.