Milton Family Practice

Milton Family Practice has been caring for patients since 1978, and as of June 1, 2011 we have moved to our new location at the Red Mill Center, 16529 Coastal Highway, one mile north of the Nassau Bridge in Lewes, DE, on Coastal Hwy, (RT 1). We now see adult patients 18 and over and are well known for caring for diabetic patients and their many problems. Our two providers are: Charles G. Wagner, M.D. Dr Wagner, a disabled veteran, completed a tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and then went to Medical school at Columbia University, graduating in 1974, he completed his residency in surgery at St Lukes Hospital in New York City and has been practicing medicine since 1977. When he first came to Sussex County back in 1978, he worked for Milford Hospital as an Emergency Room Physician. He started Milton Family Practice in 1978, and at one time had offices in Camden, Milford and Milton. But since then has decided to centrilize in the Milton geographical area. Dr. Wagner has been involved in many things, some but not all of his list of accomplishments include: 1. An original founder of Principal Health Services of Delaware. 2. Established many patents in electronics dealing with energy conservation. 3. Awarded a U.S. Department of Energy, National Award for energy innovation in 1985. 4. Invented and awarded patents and grants to produce the Powerkuff Monitor. 5. Established Powerkuff, Inc to produce and sell the Powerkuff Monitor which easily, and inexpensively monitors the amount of electricity your home or business uses at any one time. 6. Past President of Milford Chamber of Commerce. 7. 1993 Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Medical Center of Delaware Foundation and Member of the Board of Directors 1993 1995 8. President of the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians - 2004-2005. Dr. Wagner, a commercial pilot, also owns a hot air balloon, The Della Bear, and many Delawareans have silently floated across the Sussex County fields and woods with Dr. Wagner as their pilot. You may see the Bear Chaser. No, Dr. Wagner does not chase bears across the country, it is a customized van, outfitted to launch and retrieve Della Bear. Dr Wagner lives in Milford with his wife Patt and their animal family which includes their two English Spaniels, Sarah and Max,a dozen laying hens, and of course their new arrivals, two water buffalo named Thelma and Louise. Carol V. Blake, PA-C Carol has been a practicing physician assistant since 1981. She is a graduate of the PA program at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She worked in OB\GYN for 13 years in Houston, TX and then moved to Baltimore where she worked in the Division of Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She also taught for a brief period of time at the PA program at UMES and then moved to Delaware. Carol lives in Lewes with her husband Ray and their dog, Norman. Her hobbies include designing and making jewelry, knitting and gardening. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our Staff includes: Bruce, our Practice Manager, grew up in Laurel, DE, lived in Camden, DE, for 33 years while he was raising his two sons and then moved back to Laurel. He has been with Milton Family Practice for three years. He has worked in the medical field since 1975, first as an EMT and for 17 years as Paramedic, the last five years as the Program Manager of Paramedic Education for Kent General Hospital. In 1996 a friend asked him to help her with setting up a new medical practice and for the last 15 years he has been working in this field of medicine. He became certified as a Nationally Certified Medical Coder in 2000 and now is the Practice Manager for Milton Family Practice. He enjoys sports, wood working, and carving, and if you see any canes or walking sticks around the office waiting room, he has made them and are for sale. Cindy, our very capable and friendly Check-in person, is generally the first person our patients see. Her main responsibilities are to insure all of our patients information is correct at check in and to schedule appointments. Tina, is our very efficient Check-out person. Patients will see her after their visit with their provider, Tina will perform all the responsibilities of check out such as referrals, scheduling specialist appointments, and scheduling follow up appointments and posting the medical codes into the computer for Milton Family Practice. Patti and Karen, our two reliable Nurses, will bring patients back to the clinical rooms and obtain their medical information and perform other procedures at the providers request. Patti, a LPN, has worked with us for many years and is well known in the Sussex community. Karen, is from the Philippines and has lived in Sussex County and worked for Milton Family Practice also for many years. Both of our nurses, besides what you see when you are in for a visit, have a larger, behind the scenes responsibility of insuring medical orders are carried out, such as prescription refills, lab and imaging reports filed in charts, and their very important responsibility of talking to and answering questions of our patients. Helen is our kind filing clerk and works part time during the week, she has lived in the Georgetown area for many years and does the very important job of placing information in our charts and filing them back were they belong.