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Welcoming Michael Schoonover | Highlands Dermatology
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: April - 2022
Michael Schoonover joins the dynamic team at Highlands Dermatology. Find out more about Michael and Highlands Dermatology at highlandsdermatology.com or call (828) 526-1232.
Michael Schoonover and Dr. Paul Cabiran
Qualified, experienced, caring. Those three words speak volumes about Highlands Dermatology, and they usher in the practice’s newest addition to the medical staff, Michael Schoonover PA-C.
Michael hails from Rockford, Tennessee, just outside Knoxville. He graduated high school in 2012, an exemplary student and soccer player and gymnast. He met his future wife while in division I travel soccer. It was love at first sight. He says, “After 2 years of courtship I finally convinced her I was the love of her life. We have been together ever since, going on 11 years.”
It’s no surprise Michael was drawn to the medical field. His parents were a CT and an MRI technologist and passionate about their work. He pursued a PA profession right out of high school. He and his wife enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. While working as a Research Fellow in the Molecular Biology Lab he pursued a degree in Molecular Biology. In addition, he worked as the Chief Microbiology Lab Technician and Organic Chemistry Teachers Assistant. Graduating Cum Laude he worked in the Emergency Department as a scribe. Within a few months he was accepted into a number of Physician Assistant programs. He accepted a job at Wingate in Hendersonville. Wingate has a highly-recognized program. The campus reminded him of his grandfather’s farm in Ohio, a favorite hangout as a kid. Graduating from Wingate’s PA program in 2019 he began his career with Pardee Urgent Care. His experience there, working with emergency acute injuries and then frontline work with Covid, helped him focus on his specialty, Dermatology.
He found his professional home with Highlands Dermatology Group and it didn’t hurt that the mountain beauty captivated him, his wife, and Beagle, Porthos. It’s a perfect match medically and personally.
He says, “I believe in a team approach between the provider and the patient to discern the best diagnostic approach and treatment methods to best improve the patient’s quality of life. I look forward to growing with, and having a positive influence on this community over the coming years.”
Find out more about Michael and Highlands Dermatology online at: highlandsdermatology.com or
-call (888) 565-8828.
