Staff Mercedes

MERCEDES PAPHARIS, APRN

PRIMARY CARE

Mercedes Papaharis is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She and her husband relocated to Charleston South Carolina in 2013. Previously she worked in a large internal medicine practice in Connecticut. Since moving to Charleston she has joined the staff at the College of Charleston Student Health service where she is employed part-time. She also volunteers at the Dream Center clinic as well as at the Shifa Clinic. Mercedes enjoys helping individuals maintain their health. She enjoys teaching about health issues and helping patients when they face challenges both minor illnesses and chronic health conditions. She and her husband Basil have two grown children and one grandchild. They enjoy traveling, water sports, golf, tennis and being new grandparents is the best! Mercedes is fluent in Spanish.