Dr. David Troxler Joins Staff of Four Seasons

Four Seasons is pleased to announce that David H. Troxler, MD joined the staff as a consultant in palliative medicine on July 26, 2010.


John Morris, MD, medical director of palliative care said, “We are extremely excited to welcome David Troxler to the Four Seasons palliative care team at Mission Hospital. Dr. Troxler’s clinical experience is extremely helpful in caring for patients and families who are stressed with serious illness, but it is his compassion and good communication skills that make him an ideal physician for palliative care. His positive attitude and energetic personality encourage everyone that he encounters. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Troxler join Four Seasons palliative care team at Mission Hospital.”

Troxler is a well-known member of the Asheville medical community and was a partner with Asheville Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates from 1983 to 2010. He has been recognized as one of the "Best Doctors in NC" by the Business North Carolina Magazine from 2004 to 2009.

Troxler said, "I felt this was a real opportunity for me to use my experience in the practice of pulmonary and critical care medicine as a valuable asset in helping patients and their families deal with the complex medical, social and psychological issues which arise with life-limiting and critical illness."

Troxler joins John Morris MD, Holly Pilewski PA, Rikki Nugent FNP, Tina Garren RN, and Wendy Billingsley LCSW of the Four Seasons palliative care team, who have been serving Buncombe County at the Mission Hospital System since March of 2010.

"Between us, Dr. Morris and I have 50 years of experience in dealing with seriously ill patients in Buncombe and Henderson Counties. I am proud to have joined Four Seasons, an organization which is truly physician-driven and physician-led, and yet which offers multidisciplinary, comprehensive psychosocial support to the families of critically ill patients, with a complete team of specially trained professionals dedicated to a high quality of service. This team approach is absolutely essential to the holistic care of patients and success of Four Seasons Palliative Care."

Four Seasons’ palliative care services are offered to patients and families stressed by serious illness in hospitals, nursing homes, or home settings. The team specializes in symptom management, psychosocial stress, spiritual care, and advance care planning.

Four Seasons is a non-profit organization led by a dedicated team of health care professionals, social workers, spiritual care professionals and volunteers. The organization is nationally recognized for quality of care, and has an active teaching and research staff which has also received national recognition. Four Seasons currently serves patients in Henderson, Buncombe and Transylvania counties. Beginning October 1, Four Seasons will also serve patients in Macon County and surrounding areas.