List of leadership and faculty
J. Burton Banks, MD, FAAFP
Program Director
Dr. Banks began his medical career at the age of 3, when he watched Marcus Welby, Family Doctor regularly on his grandmother’s black and white television. While the quality of his stethoscope and reflex hammer have improved from the plastic versions in his first Doctor’s Kit, his passion for Family Medicine has remained strong.
Dr. Banks graduated from Wake Forest University before attending medical school at East Carolina University School of Medicine (now Brody School of Medicine), where he also completed his residency in Family Medicine. In his career, he has practiced full-spectrum rural family medicine, outpatient and urgent care medicine, as well as academic medicine. He is a former Assistant Editor for The Journal of Family Practice, and he has published in American Family Physician as well as The Journal of Family Practice, and he has co-authored an evidence-based parenting book. His clinical interests include pediatric and adolescent medicine, child maltreatment, physician-patient communication and medical humanities.
He is married and has three children. Most of his free time is spent traveling to his son’s soccer matches.
Anthony Shadiack, DO
Associate Program Director
Dr. Anthony Shadiack received his Osteopathic degree from the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Family Medicine residency and Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he worked with two Division 1 college atheletic programs. He was fortunate to work with a leader in the field of concussion, Dr. Margot Putukian.
He notes: "As the Associate Program Director of the Grand Strand Family Medicine residency, my goal is to help each resident become a leader within the field of Family Medicine. I truly believe in leading by example. I strive to promote scholarly activity among the residents and faculty. I regularly present Sport Medicine topics at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine annual conference. I am a member of the Brain Injury Association of America whose aim is to improve care of concussions. I enjoy teaching during didactics and staffing. I regularly lecture on topics including Lifestyle Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulation, Ultrasound and Sports Medicine. I want to ensure that our residents walk away from this residency with the ability to complete a thorough musculoskeletal exam and perform common musculoskeletal procedures. I pride myself on being a community physician, mentor, and innovative teach. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my children, Anthony Jr. and Christopher, including playing baseball, going to the beach, and driving go Karts at Myrtle Beach Grand Prix. I also enjoy Scuba Diving and Surfing.
Sean Gibbs, MD
Core Faculty
Dr. Gibbs comes to us via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned his undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University and then went on to study medicine at Ohio State University. He returned home for his family medicine residency training at Crozer-Keystone before moving to Myrtle Beach almost 15 years ago.
He brings years of experience working both as an urgent care physician and as a hospitalist. Most recently he was the hospitalist medical director here at Grand Strand before his passion for teaching led him to transition over to GME and the family medicine residency program when it opened in 2017.
Outside of work, when he is not rooting for his Penn State Nittany Lions on the football field, he can often be found boating during the summer months or playing in the local softball league with a handful of residents each fall. In his own words he writes, “In my years of practicing medicine, nothing has come close to being as rewarding as teaching our residents and watching them grow both professionally and as people.”
Sarah Puim, MD
Core Faculty
I graduated from our Family Medicine residency program and worked as a hospitalist for three years before joining as core faculty. I take great pride in teaching and mentoring residents as they develop their skills to become compassionate and effective family medicine physicians. I am passionate about contributing to the future of healthcare by helping shape the next generation of family physicians.