Novant Health providers bring to their jobs their medical expertise – and their personal passions. This is the sixth in a series of stories showing how personal blends with professional to improve the lives of patients.

After nearly 20 years of academic and practical training, Dr. Phillip Khan  of Novant Health Coastal Plastic Surgery could have opened his clinic anywhere in the United States, but he chose to go home. Hear in his own words why Khan preferred to help the people of this coastal North Carolina community.