Dr. Danté N. Lewis, MD FAAP Dr. Lewis earned his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and attended medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University School of Medicine, now named Drexel University School of Medicine. He completed an Internship and Pediatric Residency at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Lewis is an accomplished Pediatrician, who is board certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. His areas of special interests include things for which he is passionate, allowing him to deliver evidence-based care. His specialties are asthma management, autism spectrum disorders, early literacy (seen through Dr. Lewis’ role with the Reach Out and Read program), and eczema. Dr. Lewis is interested in utilizing telemedicine link for children along the Autism Spectrum. In addition to delivering services in English, Dr. Lewis maintains a love for the Spanish dialect and remains fluent in the language. Dr. Lewis’ previous experience and permanent licensure as a New York City Board of Education educator allows him to enhance his practice of teaching Pediatric Medicine into an authentic, hands-on experience for patients and families. In his teaching capacity, he has precepted Family Medicine residents, Medical students, Nurse Practitioner students, and Physician Assistant students. In addition, he enjoys the opportunity to teach parents and families how to establish plans that will enable life-long health success. A native of Staten Island, New York, Dr. Lewis and his wife of 25 years, enjoy spending time with their daughter (a recent graduate of Temple University and aspiring graduate students) and their two young sons. Dr. Lewis enjoys bicycling, traveling, and spending quality family time RV camping. Dr. Lewis has relocated to achieve improved work-life balance and to take full advantage of the educational system in the area. Dr. Lewis looks forward to exercising all of his skills and talents to become a productive part of the Burlington/Alamance County community.

Dr. Wells grew up outside of Philadelphia in Aston, Pennsylvania. Always a lover of reading, she studied English literature at Bryn Mawr College.  She then spent several years working in libraries before moving to Japan to teach English as a second language. Teaching ultimately led her to discover her love of pediatrics. She moved to the Midwest to complete her medical degree at Western Michigan University, then ventured down South for her pediatric residency at Duke. Dr. Wells is passionate about the full breadth of pediatrics and loves caring for all patients and families, from newborns to adolescents. She has a particular interest in supporting adolescents as they forge their identities and journey into young adulthood. She continues to be enthusiastic about reading and education and especially enjoys promoting early literacy with the Reach Out and Read program. Upon moving to North Carolina, Dr. Wells and her husband were immediately hooked and didn’t want to leave. They enjoy exploring North Carolina, hiking with their dogs, and traveling.

Beverly Hockenberger, PAC was born and raised in neighboring Caswell County. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Physician Assistant training is from Duke University. Beverly joined Burlington Pediatrics in 2011 and has over 26 years of experience in pediatrics. In addition to providing care for patients, Beverly is a lactation educator and provides support for our breastfeeding moms. She is also a clinical preceptor for Physician Assistant students at Elon University. Her personal interests include baking, basketry, stained glass design, as well as camping and skiing with her family.

Mrs. Kelly Thomason, CPNP was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. She is joining Burlington Pediatrics in August 2022. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Biology and Anthropology. She obtained her BS and MS in Nursing at Emory University specializing in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care. She has previous experience in pediatric primary care and is passionate about encouraging healthy habits early in life as well as safe sports participation. She enjoys getting to follow her patients from infancy through young adulthood. Kelly enjoys hiking, yoga, gardening, and traveling, as well as spending time with her husband Steve and their two dogs.