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Henry Newton Pleasant

Henry Newton Pleasant, Jr., M.D., Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), is the Medical Director of Iatria Spa and Health Center, a full-service day spa with four locations in the Triangle area of North Carolina and the first medically-oriented spa on the East Coast to offer an expansion model for prospective spa owners.

Board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Pleasant practices at the Carolina Women's Health Center in Sanford, North Carolina. Prior to that, he was in private practice at the Women's Specialty Care Center in Roxboro, North Carolina. In August 1991, Dr. Pleasant was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the only national honor medical society in the world, which recognizes and perpetuates excellence in the medical profession.

A popular speaker at medical symposiums and Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Dr. Pleasant is known for his research on the Doppler estimation of blood flow to the dominant ovarian follicle prior to and after tubal sterilization using Hulka Clips. He is a spokesman on the topic of medical ethics and has presented on the topic of the legacy of Peter Chamberlen, who invented the forceps in England around 1598.

The Vice Chief of Staff of Person Memorial Hospital from 1999 to 2003, Dr. Pleasant received his M.D. from the East Carolina University School of Medicine in 1992 and earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with distinction. He was in the Honors Program at UNC-CH and was the recipient of the James M. Johnson Scholarship.

Dr. Pleasant resides in Roxboro with his wife, Yvonne, and their four children.

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