St. LOUIS –Esse Health Belleville Internal Medicine welcomes Family Medicine physician Patrick Nakashima-Moran, D.O. to its practice. Dr. Nakashima-Moran is seeing patients at the office located at 2900 Frank Scott Parkway West, Suite 904 in Belleville, Illinois.

A St. Louis native, Dr. Nakashima-Moran graduated from Southeast Missouri State University and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.  He completed his residency at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. Dr. Nakashima-Moran is board eligible in Family Medicine.

Dr. Nakashima-Moran joins board-certified physicians Mark Irwin, M.D. and Tom Bayer, M.D. Appointments with Dr. Nakashima-Moran can be made by calling 618.234.0640.

Esse Health is a St. Louis-based, independent physician group that strives to improve the overall well-being of its patients through patient education, lifestyle modification and prevention.  Esse Health’s adult and pediatric primary care offices have been awarded Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2014 Level 3 recognition by the National Committee on Quality Assurance. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts Initiative recognized Esse Health as a 2014 Hypertension Control Champion for its success in helping patients control their high blood pressure.  With 45 locations throughout the St. Louis and Metro East area, Esse Health’s services include asthma, allergy and immunology, family medicine, gastroenterology, internal medicine, nutrition, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology and urology.  Esse Health is a recognized leader in using technology in health care and physician accountability for both quality and cost-of-care.  For more information on Esse Health, visit www.essehealth.com.