Serving the North Shelby County community since 1990
North Shelby Family Health seeks as the foundation of all our actions to glorify God through ministering to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those entrusted in our care.
Vance Blackburn, M.D
Dr. Vance Blackburn is an Alabama native, with the majority of his early years in the two southernmost counties. After earning a Bachelor of Science in chemistry at Samford University and his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine (UAB) he did his Family Medicine Residency in Tuscaloosa.
He and his wife have been married since 1985. They have three adult children and one grandson. His faith in God is central to all of his life. His favorite hobby is getting into the wilderness, especially spending time in or on the Cahaba River. If you are interested in learning more about the Cahaba, see Dr. Blackburn’s website Cahaba Proud.
Doug Moore, M.D.
Dr. Doug Moore grew up in north Alabama. He has practiced medicine in Shelby County, Alabama since 1989. He has been married to Lisa since 1988. They have three children, three children-in-laws, one granddaughter, and three grand dogs.
He graduated from UAB School of Medicine in 1986 and completed his Family Practice Residency in Huntsville, Alabama, three years later. From there he set up practice with his best friend from medical school. They have been at the same location since 1990.
Spending time with family, reading, teaching and writing are his means of relaxing. He is the author of More Than You Can Handle (found on Amazon.) Getting to know God is his greatest passion.
Nicole Speegle, CRNP
Nicole is a Birmingham native. She graduated from Oak Mountain High School before attending the University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing, and then completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at UAB. She joined North Shelby Family Health as a nurse practitioner in the spring of 2020.For the previous 4 years she worked in Northport, AL in a family medicine office, and is excited to join the team at North Shelby Family Health. She has been married to her husband since 2016 and they have two children, and 2 cats. In her free time, Nicole likes to travel, read, and spend time with her family.
Faith Statement
We all have important questions about our lives that must be answered: Why are we here? What is broken with our world? Can it be fixed? Where is the future headed? We came to realize that the world shows evidence of a Creator God who planned a perfect world. He also gave us the freedom to live as he instructed, or to disobey and do things that are wrong- which we all do (Romans 3:23).We saw that our sin was part of the world’s brokenness and caused us to be separated from God (James 1:14-15; Romans 6:23). This separation shows us that there is something missing in our lives that nothing else can fill. But God didn’t leave us in this brokenness. He sent Jesus Christ to take the punishment for our sin. If we accept this fact, believe Jesus is the way to a restored relationship with God, and change our lives to follow Him, He begins to fix our brokenness (John 3:16; Romans 5:6-8; Romans 10:9; John 1:12). Jesus described this decision as being “born again” ( John 3).This is a decision you can make now, where you are. If you accept this amazing gift from the Creator God, the next step is to let others who are following Christ know so you may learn how to grow in your newly-restored relationship with God. We would be excited for you to contact us.
History
North Shelby Family Health officially began in April of 1990, as a clinic sponsored by Shelby Medical Center. However, the idea was conceived several years earlier when its founders were medical school classmates in Birmingham. The friendship began the week before we started our first classes. We were introduced by a mutual friend who thought we might be compatible. This God-directed observation was accurate. During the two clinical years of medical school we not only studied together, but hung out and attended church together. It was during this time we talked about the possibility of practicing together in the future. However, for the last five years of training (2 clinical years of medical school plus 3 years of residency), we were in different cities- Dr. Moore in Huntsville, Dr. Blackburn in Tuscaloosa. As our training neared completion, God's providence brought us back together. We were both independently talking with Shelby Medical Center about their desire to start a practice in the Valleydale Road area. The administrator then mentioned to both of us that they were in discussions with another family doctor, and that we might want to work together. This was an easy decision! It has been humbling to see how God has used our skills and personalities, and our united faith, purpose and goals to serve our community. We saw our first patient on a spring day in 1990 before any staff had started work- Dr.Blackburn was the receptionist and Dr. Moore the physician (and also had to give the patient change from his own pocket)!
