Free Consultation

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

125 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
Free Consultation (828)-398-3601 www.mahec.net

Opening hours

Sunday
Closed
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Closed
During major holidays hours may vary. Please contact the practice for current availability.

Payments Accepted

Cash, Check, Credit Cards

Insurance Accepted

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Cigna
Medcost
Medicaid
Tricare
Coventry
Gateway Health
Humana
United Healthcare
Medicare

NSU Certified

NeuroStar University (NSU) is a two day fully-immersive, experiental training course for NeuroStar practices. Practices learn how to obtain the best clinical outcomes so that patients reach remission with NeuroStar TMS.

Stellar Distinctions Program

Stellar Distinction
Stellar Distinctions levels reflect the number of NeuroStar treatments during the previous 12 months, ranging from fewest (Bronze) to most (Diamond). The levels are not intended to reflect quality or skill level and are not to be viewed as an endorsement or recommendation of any provider.
Stellar program

Medical Staff

Stephen Buie, MD headshot

Stephen E. Buie, M.D., D.L.F.P.A.

View Bio
Stephen Buie, MD headshot

Stephen E. Buie, M.D., D.L.F.P.A.

Education

Dr. Buie provides medication management for adults with all psychiatric conditions and has a particular interest in bipolar disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety disorders. He is trained in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a treatment for depression. Dr. Buie attended the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill as an undergraduate on a Morehead Scholarship. He obtained his medical education at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Internal medicine at Columbia University training hospital in New York and a psychiatry residency at Cornell Medical College, also in New York. Dr. Buie is an adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Asheville campus as well as program director of the Psychiatry Residency program at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC).

Associations

Dr. Buie is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in recognition of his contributions in several areas of psychiatry. He is past president of the North Carolina Psychiatric association.

Nicholas K. Ladd, DO headshot

Nicholas K. Ladd D.O.

View Bio
Nicholas K. Ladd, DO headshot

Nicholas K. Ladd D.O.

Education

Dr. Ladd is a psychiatrist who sees individuals across the spectrum of life but focuses on children and adolescents. In his work he teaches psychiatry residents from the new Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) psychiatry residency program, where they work with children and adolescents. Dr. Ladd sees patients of all ages and mental- health challenges with particular interest in first- episode psychosis/ mania, autism, intellectual disability, and PTSD. He is trained in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Dr. Ladd is dually board certified in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, attended medical school at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency and fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist Health. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, gardening, hiking, and cooking.

Associations