From staff reports
Nikki Newman, an experienced and well-respected board-certified physician assistant, has joined Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group Primary Care. She brings more than a dozen years of experience in urgent and primary care to the practice.
Newman has been on the Beaufort Memorial medical staff since June 2021, treating patients at Beaufort Memorial Express Care & Occupational Health. Earlier, she worked as a physician assistant in a local urgent care clinic and at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga.
In May, Newman received Beaufort Memorial’s Provider of the Year “Bemmy Award,” an honor bestowed by the hospital for exemplary performance and adherence to its foundational values.
“Nikki is one of the most humble, selfless, hard-working and dedicated providers I have ever had the pleasure of working with,” said Angie Barber, who oversees several of Beaufort Memorial’s medical practices, in nominating Newman for the award. “We are incredibly lucky to have her on our team.”
The Albany, Wis., native holds a Master of Medical Science with a physician assistant specialty from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Myers, Florida, and a Bachelor of Science in biology from University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
At the practice, Newman will work alongside board-certified internal medicine specialists Drs. Nicholas Dardes, Carl Derrick and Emi Rendon Pope; board-certified family medicine specialist Dr. Craig Floyd; and board-certified nurse practitioners Jennifer Martin, Erin Scott and Veronica Smalheiser.
