About Us

Rainbow Pediatrics of Fayetteville is a state of the art practice with the most advanced technology and with our motto to treat your children as though they are our own.

We try to provide great medical care to children and their families in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Currently we have two convenient locations to serve you:

Rainbow Pediatrics
of Fayetteville
1540 Purdue Drive
Suite 102
Fayetteville NC 28303
Rainbow Pediatrics
of Hope Mills
4469 S. Main Street
Hope Mills NC 28348
Rainbow Pediatrics
of Eastover
3361 Dunn Road
Eastover NC 28312
   


Taner Esensoy, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Esensoy is a board certified pediatrician and has been an active member of Fayetteville Healthcare Community since 1996.

Before starting his private practice on March 2005, Dr. Esensoy worked at Fayetteville Children's Clinic for six years.

Dr. Esensoy completed his pediatric medicine training at The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York. Prior to obtaining his specialty degree, he worked as a research coordinator at New York Medical College for two years in Neuroscience.

Dr. Esensoy is a Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics and member of American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Society and Cumberland County Medical Society. Along with his board certification in General Pediatrics, he is also a diplomat of American Association of Hospital Physicians as well as American Association of Ethical Physicians. Dr. Esensoy was accepted to the National Registry of Who's Who which is a highly recognized biographical publication for professionals, as a life member for the recognition of exemplary service both to community and to a profession.  He was also named in "America's Top Pediatricians " in the year 2001-2002 and 2004-2005 edition by the Consumers Research Council of America.

Dr. Esensoy enjoys all aspects of Pediatric Care with a special interest in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. When he is not seeing patients, Dr. Esensoy loves spending time with his wife and two children.


Shobha Shekhar, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Shekhar is a board certified pediatrician who has completed her pediatrics medical training from Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Shekhar obtained her graduate degree in medicine in Mysore, India, prior to obtaining her specialty degree in the US. Dr. Shekhar spent 5 hears in the UK working in Pediatrics, obtained her board certification, and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of UK.

Dr. Shekhar is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of the North Carolina Medical Society & Cumberland County Medical Society.

Dr. Shekhar enjoys all aspects of General Pediatric Care.

Dr. Shekhar resides in Fayetteville with her husband and 4 year old son.


Mariya Koval, MD

Dr. Mariya Koval is a board certified pediatrician who joined Rainbow Pediatrics in 2009. She began her training in pediatrics at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and completed her training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia PA.

Dr. Koval obtained her medical degree in Lviv Ukraine.  She also holds a BSc degree in Human biology from the University of Toronto in Canada.

Dr. Koval is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Her special interests include General and Preventive Pediatrics. Currently she lives in Fayetteville, North Carolina.


Leah A. Black, PA-C

Leah Black is a certified Physician Assistant and has been practicing in pediatrics since 1999.

Before joining Rainbow Pediatrics, in December 2005, Mrs. Black worked at ABC Pediatrics in Dunn, NC for six years.

Mrs. Black completed her undergraduate training in Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She then went on to complete her graduate degree in the Physician Assistant program at Duke University.

Mrs. Black is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants as well as the American Academy of Physician Assistants.  She is a native of Fayetteville and currently resides in Eastover with her husband and two daughters.


Cinthia Fletcher Follrod, CPNP

Cinthia Follrod is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and has been providing Pediatric care since 1990. 

Mrs. Follrod obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from East Carolina University.  She then went on to complete her graduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Pediatric Nurse practitioner Program.

Prior to joining Rainbow Pediatrics, Mrs. Follrod was a nurse practitioner at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for their Inpatient Pediatric Service, and she also practiced as a Nurse Practitioner at Hope Mills Pediatrics.

Mrs. Follrod is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses, the American Nurses Association, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Mrs. Follrod enjoys all aspects of Pediatric care.  She lives in Hope Mills, North Carolina with her husband and two sons.


Lareshia L. Slade, CPNP

Lareshia Slade is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and has been providing Pediatric nursing care since 1998.

Mrs. Slade completed her undergraduate training in Nursing at Hampton University, Hampton, VA. She then went on to complete her graduate degree in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program at Hampton University as well.

Mrs. Slade is a member of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., which is a professional association for professional nurses. She resides in Sanford and enjoys spending quality time with her husband.

 


Dorothy Barbara , Practice Administrator
     
     
     
Fayetteville Clinic
Eastover Clinic
Hope Mills Clinic
Clinical Staff
Clinical Staff
Clinical Staff
Jessica Starling, RN
Brandi Jackson, LPN
Rose Harloff , LPN
Kathy Walling, RN
Christy Board, LPN
Vicky Sosko , LPN
 
Jennifer Raynor, RN
Referrals
Amanda Lee, Medical Assistant
 
Jennifer Speichler, RN  
Pam Mathias, Coordinator
       
Front Desk Staff
Front Desk Staff
Front Desk Staff
Heather Gunn
Tammy Branham
Susie Gonzalez
Christi Abendschein
Jennifer Lewis
Tara Ford
         

 

 


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Rainbow Pediatrics of Fayetteville
1540 Purdue Dr.
Suite 101
Fayetteville, NC 28303
(910) 486-KIDS (5437)

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