Physicians
D. Taylor Rushing, MD
Dr. Rushing grew up in Alabama. He did his undergraduate studies at Troy State University and he attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed a pediatrics residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. He was in a private pediatrics practice in Boone for seven years. He then transitioned into Student Health, working at the Student Health Service at NCSU for 15 months before returning to Boone and Appalachian State's M.S. Shook Student Health Service. He has been with the M.S. Shook Student Health Service since 2005 and has served as the Medical Director since 2018. He has special interests in infectious diseases, public health responses to communicable diseases, and travel medicine. Dr. Rushing is married and has two daughters. His wife, Kim, is a staff nurse at M.S. Shook Student Health Service. He enjoys gardening, hiking, baking, traveling, and spending time with his family, dog, and two cats.
E. Torre Hinnant, MD
Torre Hinnant was born in Richmond, Virginia where she completed her B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University. After a successful career in contemporary dance, she attended Eastern Virginia Medical School and obtained her medical doctorate. She then completed her residency training in family medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and is Board Certified by the American Board of Holistic and Integrative Medicine. She is a member of our Eating Concerns Treatment Team at App State and has special interests in preventative medicine, exercise, and nutrition. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching yoga and enjoys hiking with her husband and two dogs.
Rebecca Moretz, MD
Dr. Moretz attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also completed her psychiatry residency and child & adolescent psychiatry felloship at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Dr. Moretz is originally from Boone, NC, and loves living in the Appalachian Mountains. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and three dogs, running half marathons, and clogging with her dance team.
Oana Panea, MD
I am originally from Romania, I moved to the US after I received my medical doctorate from Carol Davila School of Medicine in Bucharest. I completed my residency in Family Medicine ( 2003- 2006) and fellowship in Sports Medicine and Faculty Development fellowship ( 2007) at the University Health System of Eastern Carolina in Greenville, NC. I served as a family and sports medicine doctor for Wake Forest Family Medicine residency from 2008 to 2011. During this time, I was the team physician at WSSU. I transitioned to Urgent Care practice as part of the same medical center from 2011 to 2024. Recently I joined Appstate Student Health as a staff physician returning to my Family and Sports medicine roots. I am a former figure skater which instilled the goal of taking care of athletes. I am currently working on completing my 500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training. What started as a self-care practice is now something that I hope I can promote and share with my patients.
