HICKORY, NC (June 2, 2025) – Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint hospital, announces the addition of FryeCare Gastroenterology to its growing list of specialty services. The new practice is located at 1771 Tate Blvd. SE, Suite 101, Hickory.

Simon Allport, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist with over 30 years of experience, is the first provider to join the clinic. Dr. Allport specializes in diagnosing and treating a broad range of digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders. He is also skilled in procedures such as esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy and more advanced methods. Dr. Allport is now seeing patients at the clinic’s office. To schedule an appointment, call 828-315-3320.

“I’m honored to join Frye Regional and excited to be part of this important step in their expansion of digestive health services,” said Dr. Allport. “My goal is to provide compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to each individual.”

Dr. Allport earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in London, England. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2019, his peers recognized him as one of six North Carolina gastroenterologists nominated as the “Best Doctors in North Carolina.” Additionally, he received the Patients’ Choice Award presented by Vitals.com, an honor given to physicians who receive near-perfect scores as voted by their patients.

FryeCare Physicians Network offers preventive, diagnostic and treatment services in a compassionate environment—close to home. The network includes more than 110 experienced providers in a range of specialties, including cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, family and internal medicine, infectious disease, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and vascular surgery. Learn more at www.FryeCarePhysicians.com.

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