2609 West Arlington Blvd., Suite 106
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-689-6303
Fax: 252-689-6304
Electronic Fax: 855-739-9145

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Amy W. Howell, MD, FAAP, CDCES

Amy W. Howell, MD, FAAP, CDCES, BC-ADM

Diabetologist

Dr. Howell is a North Carolina native and has lived in Greenville for over 20 years. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Spanish from UNC Chapel Hill and her medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. After completing her pediatric residency training at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC (now ECU Health), she served on academic faculty as the Pediatric Chief Resident for the Brody School of Medicine at ECU. As a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she worked as a general pediatrician for five years including in a private practice for Goldsboro Pediatrics and at community health clinics in Greenville and Snow Hill. As a pediatrician, her clinical interests included nutrition and obesity, management of chronic disease, and community outreach and service. Combining these passions, led to further specialty training with her completing Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at the Brody School of Medicine at ECU/Vidant Medical Center (now ECU Health) with diabetology training in all age groups including pregnancy. In addition to being a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, she is Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and continues her maintenance of certification for the American Board of Pediatrics. She is also a member of the American College of Diabetology and the American Diabetes Association. From 2013-2018, Dr. Howell voluntarily served on the medical staff of Camp Needles in the Pines, a one week residential camp for children with Type 1 Diabetes. Dr. Howell has received several awards including the Brody School of Medicine's Dr. Katherine Bray-Strickland Young Alumni Award in 2013 for her continued domestic violence advocacy. She opened Down East Diabetology in 2015 and specializes in caring for all types of diabetes in children, young adults and pregnancy.


Carrie Waller, MD

Carrie Waller, MD, MS, FAAP

Pediatrician

After graduating from Duke University School of Medicine, Dr. Waller obtained a Masters of Science in Nutrition, within the department of Nutrition Epidemiology at UNC. There she focused on the effectiveness of various weight loss strategies and how to study them. She then completed her pediatric residency at ECU and began working at Washington Pediatrics, where she started a Pediatric Obesity Clinic within the practice and organized “Dance Aerobics” and “Net Sweat”, a tennis camp, for her overweight patients. Since 2007, she has worked at Children’s Health Services practicing general pediatrics while maintaining her interest in pediatric obesity by providing activities for her overweight patients such as “Cross Paw Fitness”, in partnership with The Humane Society, and “Jog a Dog”. She has authored a chapter on Pediatric Obesity in an inpatient pediatrics textbook, presented her pediatric obesity research at a local conference, and was interviewed on WITN about Cross Paw Fitness. Dr. Waller has also published in The International Journal of Obesity for research on eating patterns in children. Dr. Waller works with patients at Down East Diabetology to help them reach their fitness, nutrition, and weight loss goals through motivational interviewing and targeted education. She believes that patients of all ages are capable of changing the course of their health and avoiding the complications of Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Waller is board-certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.


Erin Tucci, LDN

Erin Tucci, MS, RD, LDN

Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist

Erin Tucci is a North Carolina native. She obtained a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Nutrition Dietetics at East Carolina University where she received a research and creativity award for her research in non-coding messenger RNA regulation of inflammatory pathways. While completing her Masters of Science in Nutrition, she completed her dietetic internship through UNC Wayne Memorial Hospital, ECU Athletics, and Fresenius obtaining her license as a Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist in the state of NC. Erin researched metabolic disorders, focusing on fatty acid oxidation at the Brody School of Medicine’s Diabetes & Obesity Institute. Erin’s work as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer have given her insight and experience helping others achieve their long-term health goals in an integrative manner. Erin has previously worked as an Exercise Specialist at Vidant Wellness, Bariatric Dietitian at Nutrition at Best, and Health Coach at Dr. S Weightloss and Wellness. She has also worked with various athletes including ECU collegiate teams and local MMA fighters for health and performance maximization. Erin’s motto is that health is a powerful currency for our perception of life, and that by enhancing our health we can find more enjoyment within our day-to-day activities.


Kristen Springer Dreyfus, PhD

Kristen Springer Dreyfus, PhD, LMFT

Medical Family Therapist

Dr. Dreyfus is originally from New Jersey where she attended college at Monmouth University. There she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies. She then continued her education at Boston College, receiving a Master’s degree in Educational and Developmental Psychology. She completed a Doctorate degree in Medical Family Therapy from East Carolina University where her dissertation research focused on primary care patients with diabetes. During an 18-month internship she was part of an inpatient integrated care team where she saw patients who were hospitalized for complications related to diabetes. Dr. Dreyfus has worked for East Carolina University for the last 20 years during which time she was involved with the curricular aspects of the Diabetes Fellowship in the Department of Internal Medicine. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Dreyfus is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, the North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association. Clinically, she works with individuals, couples and families from a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens. Her interests focus upon the relational aspects of patients with chronic diseases.