Our Providers

Hemant Prakash

MD, FAAP

She believes in children’s rights to quality health care, both physical and mental. The physical, cognitive, and emotional development happens during the early years of life and she feels privileged to be able to influence these formative years. In her free time, she loves to travel and spend time with her children who live in California, and visit family and friends. She loves nature and loves to travel around the world.

Medical School: Government Medical College, Patiala, India
Residency: Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
Certifications: Pediatric Board of Certification
Fellowship: Fellowship in Neonatology from Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York

Julia Blevins Richards

MD

She feels that it is an honor and privilege to participate in the care of children. She believes in providing personal, compassionate, and quality care. She and her family are active in youth sports, church, and volunteer work.

Medical School: UHC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Residency: University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Certifications: Pediatric Board of certification

Laura Mock

MD, FAAP

She joined Concord Children’s Clinic in 2018 but moved to North Carolina 23 years ago. She enjoys hiking, camping, and being outdoors. She loves to spend time with her family.

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Pennsylvania
Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Certifications: Pediatric Board of certification

Colleen Hibbert

CPNP

She worked at Duke University on the Pediatric Bone Marrow transplant unit before she started working at Concord Children’s Clinic. In her free time, she and her husband enjoy staying active with their 3 daughters and love to attend and watch Wake Forest football and basketball games.

Master of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Texas Woman’s University, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Arts: Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Nicole Cottone

CFNP

She has worked with children throughout her nursing career, first in acute care Pediatrics and then caring for newborns at Carolinas Healthcare System-Northeast. She is originally from New York and moved to the Carolinas with her family over 10 years ago. During her free time, she and her husband are involved in various sporting venues for their 4 sons. As a family, they enjoy traveling, swimming, and watching the Panthers!

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Gardner Webb, Boiling Springs, NC
Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners

DEBRA CLARK

CPNP

She has worked in Pediatric Intensive Care for the majority of her 20 + years as a Registered Nurse. As a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, she looks forward to teaching health promotion and prevention strategies that positively influence the growth and development of the patients. She and her husband have two older sons who grew up in Cabarrus County and live in the area. She has three grandchildren whom she enjoys spending her free time with.

Master of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Winston Salem State University, Salisbury, NC
Member of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

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