{"id":953,"date":"2019-11-19T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/?page_id=953"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:25:14","slug":"james-cheek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/our-team\/james-cheek\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. James Cheek, M.D. F.A.A.P. (Retired)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-blend-mode:soft-light;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:70px;--awb-padding-bottom:70px;--awb-padding-top-medium:120px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:120px;--awb-padding-top-small:80px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:80px;--awb-background-color:#0072bc;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/04\/small-bubbles.png&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-transition:filter 300ms ease-in, transform 300ms ease-in, background-color 300ms ease-in, border-color 300ms ease-in;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" data-animationType=\"slideInDown\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">Dr. James Cheek M.D., F.A.A.P. (Retired)<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling wh3-single-doc-sec2\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:left;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:3px solid #46afe3;border-radius:67px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"117\" title=\"drcheek\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drcheek.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drcheek-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drcheek.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Dr. James Cheek<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:180px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#46afe3;border-color:#46afe3;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Dr. James Cheek has been a member of The Carithers Pediatric Group since 1990. A native of Asheville, NC, Dr. Cheek received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College. He earned his medical degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he met his wife, Sheri. He completed his pediatric residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and spent an additional year there doing a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine. Board-certified in pediatrics since 1989, Dr. Cheek has a special interest in adolescent issues but loves seeing children of all ages and enjoys managing patients with ADHD and asthma.<\/p>\n<p>He has served in various positions of leadership in the local pediatric community. He is a former Chief of Pediatrics at St. Vincent\u2019s Medical Center, Riverside, has served on the Medical Board at Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital and served as the chairman of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for Child Health. He has served terms as president of the Northeast Florida Pediatric Society and as Regional Representative for the Jacksonville area in the Florida Pediatric Society.<\/p>\n<p>Although it makes him feel old, Dr. Cheek is honored to see patients he took care of earlier in his career bringing their children to the practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#2d71b2;--awb-divider-hover-color:#2d71b2;--awb-icon-color:#2d71b2;--awb-title-color:#2d71b2;--awb-content-color:#222222;--awb-icon-box-color:#ffffff;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#ffc300;--awb-toggle-active-accent-color:#ffc300;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:regular;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed\" id=\"accordion-953-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-4532d38da6583d4ad fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-content-font-size:18px;--awb-title-color:#2d71b2;--awb-content-color:#222222;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_4532d38da6583d4ad\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"4532d38da6583d4ad\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-953-1\" data-target=\"#4532d38da6583d4ad\" href=\"#4532d38da6583d4ad\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon fa-angle-up fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon fa-angle-down fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"4532d38da6583d4ad\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_4532d38da6583d4ad\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Dr. Cheek lives with his wife Sheri in the Ortega section of Jacksonville. He is very proud of his two children, Brad, who is living in Charlotte with his wife Hillary (one granddaughter, hopefully more grandchildren to follow!) and Allison, who lives in Vancouver with her husband Liam. Both are doing a great job getting established as adults. He exercises whenever he can and enjoys reading, cooking, traveling (again&#8211;after COVID), Jaguar Football and Tar Heel Basketball. 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