Carolina Health Specialists: De Hart Kenneth MD

Carolina Health Specialists: De Hart Kenneth MD is a doctor in Myrtle Beach, SC, serving patients across Horry, Georgetown, and Brunswick counties with multiple facility locations throughout the Grand Strand area. The practice offers a multi-specialty network that includes cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, rheumatology, pulmonology, and primary care, among other services. Patients can view their medical history, schedule appointments, request prescription refills, and make payments online. The practice participates in the Aledade Network as a Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO), providing coordinated care aimed at improving outcomes and reducing costs. Exercise stress tests and nuclear stress tests are available on site.

All physicians at Carolina Health Specialists are board eligible or certified in their specialty, and the practice emphasizes a team approach to patient care, allowing physicians to focus on the particular needs of each patient. The practice is guided by principles that include improving community health through an interdependent, multi-disciplinary approach, ensuring high standards of medical care through ongoing quality improvement, and emphasizing compassionate stewardship by all caregivers. The leadership team includes long-tenured professionals, such as Mr. Ott, a Coastal Carolina University graduate who has worked for the practice for more than 25 years and has served on the Board of Directors since 2018, and Ms. Hankins, a High Point University graduate who has also worked for the practice for more than 25 years. The practice has recently welcomed several new providers, including Dr. Marabel D. Schneider, specializing in cardiovascular disease, and Dr. Gauri Dhir, specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, and bone disease. The cardiology department is staffed by specialists with more than 40 years of combined experience.

Patients have shared positive experiences with the practice, describing the front office and nursing staff as friendly and courteous, and noting that physicians provide clear explanations about medical tests, procedures, and treatment plans. One patient who has been with the practice for more than three years appreciates that their primary doctor responds to questions in a timely manner and that electronic patient records simplify coordination of care. Another new patient was seen and had blood work completed in less than one hour. The practice has earned multiple Readers' Choice Awards in 2026, and one of its providers, Dr. Gregory Becker, was honored with a Bronze Award for Best of the Beach 2025.

The practice operates several locations, including the Medical Complex at 945 82nd Parkway in Myrtle Beach, which houses cardiology, endocrinology, primary care, nephrology, and rheumatology services, along with laboratory services. Additional locations include offices on Highway 9 East in Little River, Medical Circle in Myrtle Beach, Carolina Forest Boulevard, and Socastee Boulevard, which includes the Socastee Primary Care Center, pain management, and laboratory services.

Services:

• Bone Density
• Cardiology
• Endocrinology
• Family Medicine & General Practice
• Geriatric Medicine
• Internal Medicine