Catawba Valley Family Medicine
– Graystone

Catawba Valley Family Medicine – Graystone
3511 Graystone Place | Conover, NC 28613

Phone: (828) 732-5600
Fax: (828) 732-5601

Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday: 8am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 5pm
Friday: 8am – 12pm

After-Hours Care: Click Here

Our providers, Thomas Laney, MD, and Neil Eckard, PA-C, welcome you to their family medicine practice. The top priority of our providers and staff is helping you and your loved ones prevent illness and maintain physical and emotional well-being by providing medical care and recommending healthy lifestyle choices. Our practice manages acute and chronic illnesses, treats acute injuries, performs minor office surgeries and, when necessary, refers you to an appropriate specialist. Just think of your family medicine provider as your first line of defense in guarding your most valuable possession of all: your health.

SPECIAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN OUR OFFICE:

  • NOW OFFERING: Telehealth Visits. Click Here for information about scheduling a telehealth visit.
  • Wellness Programs
  • Geriatrics
  • Minor Surgeries (warts, toenail removal, skin biopsy, drainage of abscesses & skin cancer removal)
  • Adult & Well Child Physicals
  • Immunizations
  • Diabetes Care
  • Joint Injections
  • EKG (Electrocardiogram)
  • Infant/Pediatric Care
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Spirometry
  • Women’s Health

CVFM – Graystone utilizes an Advanced Care Team model. Advanced Care team members support the Primary Care Provider in efforts to deliver effective patient centered care. ​

  • RN Health Navigator (RN): Suzanna, Kelly, Lindsay, Katrina, Carrie, Nou, Mai, Heather
  • Pulmonary Health Navigator (RT): Mandi
  • Administrative Care Coordinator: Karen S., Tamara, Tammy, Andrea, Karen R., May, Danielle
  • Quality Review/Audit Analyst: Ryan
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Breanna

After-Hours Physician
To speak with a Catawba Valley Medical Group provider afterhours, please call: 828.324.0258. This service provides direct access to the on-call provider, not a triage phone line, to increase access to care and is intended for medical questions or concerns. Please call 911 if you are experiencing a medical emergency.

Weekend After-Hours Care:
The convenience of extended office hours is provided by Catawba Valley Urgent Care - Maiden to all Catawba Valley Medical Group patients on Saturdays 9am – 1pm. Click here for more information.

Patient Portal:
Click here to access the Catawba Valley Medical Group Patient Portal where you will have the ability to access notifications, specific results, medical information and appointment details directly from your Healthcare Provider. Patients Age 13-17 will not have access to the Patient Portal effective 10/1/2022.

Electronic Patient Survey:
After your office visit, you will receive a Patient Satisfaction Survey via email. Please take time to complete the survey. We value your feedback.

Online Appointment Scheduling
Book your Appointment (with participating Providers) Online:

If you are a new patient who has never been seen at this practice, do not use the online appointment option. New patients must call this clinic at (828) 732-5600 to set up an appointment.

  1. Choose the "Book An Appointment" button below
  2. Choose primary care provider
  3. Select location
  4. Select your provider name
  5. Answer question: Have you seen this provider before?
  6. Select your appointment time and enter patient and visit details
  7. Complete the Phone Verification Process. To do this, you must enter a valid phone number in order to verify your appointment via text message or automated call back. Your appointment is not verified until you receive a text or automated call containing a verification code and have entered that code on your online form. Be sure to keep your appointment form open in your browser until you have entered this code. If you do not immediately receive a text or automated call or have any questions, call (828) 732-5600.
  8. Click the orange "Book Now" button to complete the process of booking your appointment.

Ready to get started? Click the button below to book your appointment online.

Remember: if you are a new patient who has never been seen at this practice, do not use the online appointment option. New patients must call this clinic at (828) 732-5600 to set up an appointment.

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CVFM - Graystone Patient Registration Packet

Our Providers

Thomas F. Laney, MD

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Dr. Thomas Laney is a Caldwell County native. A 1999 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Thomas Laney earned his Doctor of Medicine attending medical school as a recipient of the UNC Medical Alumni Award/Scholarship, a four-year full academic scholarship. He then received clinical honors during his third and fourth years of medical school, after which he completed his Family Medicine residency at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2002. From 1987 to 1991 he served in the US Navy as a Corpsman and served as combat medic with the USMC. He is a veteran of the first Gulf war. He has been working at Graystone Family Healthcare in Conover since 2003. He enjoys the full scope and variety that family medicine provides. He especially enjoys caring for multi-generational families and being part of their family. Dr. Laney and his wife Ingrid, reside in Hickory with their 3 daughters. He enjoys spending his time with family, soccer games, gardening and being outdoors. He is active in his church and currently serving as a deacon.

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Neil Eckard, PA-C

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Neil Eckard is a board-certified Physician Assistant. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Cell Molecular Biology. In his free time during his undergraduate education, he shadowed a variety of physicians and knew he wanted to pursue a career in medicine. After working as a pharmacy technician for 3.5 years and seeing a different side of medicine, he decided to continue his education with the Medical University of South Carolina. There he earned a Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies in 2022.

A local to the hickory area, he looks forward to giving back to the community and building healthy relationships with his future patients. He is passionate about primary care and seeing patients on the path to better health. Neil and his wife Abby reside in Morganton with their cat Pepper. Outside of medicine Neil enjoys spending time with his family, game nights with friends, golf, and hiking.

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