John Verheul, MD, MPH is a Family Physician with over 28 years of experience in the greater Richmond, VA area. He completed his undergraduate training with honors at Hope College in Michigan, before returning to his native country to graduate summa cum laude from medical school at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 1984. After obtaining certifications in primary care and occupational medicine in Europe, he completed his residency in Family Practice as Chief Resident of the Chesterfield Family Practice Residency Program in 1988. He subsequently went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1992.
Dr. Verheul was a physician with Family Practice Associates from 1988 until 2013. He then transitioned into his concierge practice with SignatureMD and is also co-owner of CompassMD, a firm specializing in occupational health needs. As such, he has been the Medical Director for the Virginia State Police for many years and provides health care to many local and regional police and firefighter organizations. He is also certified as a Medical Review Officer.
Besides his love of primary care and occupational medicine, he holds an appointment as Associate Clinical Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He regularly teaches the finer aspects of Family Medicine to both medical and nurse practitioner students through programs at both Virginia Commonwealth University and affiliated health programs at the University of Virginia and Eastern Virginia School of Medicine. He was voted a “TOP DOC” in Family Medicine by his peers as published in the RICHMOND MAGAZINE in April, 2010.
Dr. Verheul enjoys traveling and has done so extensively through his MPH training, having provided volunteer care in Brazil, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. He is fluent in Dutch, conversant in German and frequently returns to see his extended family in the Netherlands. He is a licensed pilot and has in the past been approved as an FAA Regional Flight Examiner. He has three wonderful children and is an accomplished jazz pianist. You may just hear him play locally at various clubs and social functions!
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Dr. Michael A. Perini has over 27 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Perini has expertise in treating heart failure, aneurysm, chronic high blood pressure, among other conditions. He is now accepting new patients.
Growing up locally around the Midlothian area, Beth has over 15 years of nursing experience including critical care, emergency medicine and cardiology. She graduated from ODU with Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and South University with a Masters of Nursing. Currently, Beth is Board Certified with the American Association of Nurse Practitioner.
Beth and her husband have three boys. They enjoy watching their boys play soccer and music. During the summer, they often travel together in the camper. They have two dogs, Jake and Ruby.
Brittany Harris grew up locally in Goochland, VA and has over 14 years of nursing experience including critical care, correctional care, long term care, occupational medicine, and primary care. She obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Sciences from James Madison University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University. She went on to obtain her Masters of Science in Nursing from Maryville University and also completed a Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of Arizona. She has a passion for holistic and integrative medicine with a root cause focus.
Jung de Thouars has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner since 2019, she obtained her MSN in FNP from Chamberlain University. She is a Primary Care Provider of Health Visions MD, an Primary Care provider that is honored to empower individuals to achieve vitality and wholeness by developing personalized, mind and life-force optimization plans.
As part of Health Visions MD, Jung has worked hard to drive a culture of the utmost care to numerous counties across the State of Virginia, including actively traveling to provide care where it is needed the most. She has experiences in different experiences such as occupational health, weight loss, and primary care provider. Jung is also part of Health Visions MD derm team and provides Botox and fillers.
She resides in Midlothian, Virginia and enjoys the life of a care provider. Jung is bilingual and speaks fluent English and Korean. When she isn’t spending time with her patients or helping grow Health Visions MD, you’ll find her in her favorite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class.
Shawni is a Physician Assistant (PA) that completed her undergraduate training at the College of William and Mary before moving to New York to complete her Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies. She graduated from Touro College with honors and is a member of the National Honor Society for Physician Assistants.
She serves as an adjunct faculty member of multiple PA and NP schools teaching various courses in clinical medicine, leading student remediation efforts, and serving as student mentor during clinical training. Shawni has been a practicing PA in primary care since 2016, and she enjoys forming a collaborative team with patients and other healthcare providers to prevent and treat disease. Specific clinical interests include: weight loss, injections for carpal tunnel syndrome, injections for arthritis of the hands and knees, comprehensive skin cancer screening exams, skin lesion removal, migraines, and fibromyalgia.
