Meet The Doctors - Oxford Eagle

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DOCTORS OXFORD

Lindsay R. Shipp, MD Dermatology and Associates of Oxford

What is your area of practice?

Dermatology Where did you attend medical school?

University of Mississippi School of Medicine Years in practice?

6

could help many people. Second, it’s a wear sunscreen all the time wonderful place to live and raise a family.

Finally, my husband is a die-hard Rebel fan What do your patients say about their experience with you as their doctor?

I hope they feel that myself and my What is the advice you give patients the value the patient-doctor most when it comes to preventive care? employees Routine skin checks are paramount in relationship and experience. Our goal is to detecting cancer early and prevention. Also, provide excellent and efficient care.

When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

The younger you start taking care of your health the better but it’s never too late.

What does practicing Dermatology mean to you?

Practicing Dermatology has always been my dream and now my great privilege.

What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

From a dermatologist’s perspective, skin cancer in young people. Starting routine skin checks and using sunscreen can save lives.

What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

I love traveling and hanging out with my husband and our four chilidren. I also enjoy exercising.

How did you decide to become a doctor?

I have always wanted a job that I could take of people. I find joy in healing others and improving others lives.

How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

There are many reasons we chose Oxford!

First, Oxford was underserved in dermatology and I wanted to practice were I

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Joe T. Harris, MD Children’s Clinic of Oxford

What is your area of practice?

Pediatrics Where did you attend medical school?

UMMC

You have to establish good health habits.

Sometimes the patients aren’t too happy especially if they’re getting vaccines, but What do your patients say about their their parents are appreciative of the caring nature of our practice. experience with you as their doctor?

Years in practice?

35 When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

Establishing healthy habits in childhood can help prevent problems as an adult. It’s easier to prevent then it is to treat!

What does practicing Pediatrics mean to you?

Having a part in helping my patients stay healthy and get better.

What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

The lack of and unavailability of mental healthcare providers and facilities What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

Being outdoors, playing golf, taking care of my lawn.

How did you decide to become a doctor?

That’s all I have ever wanted to do.

How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

I fell in love with the town when I was in pharmacy school here. It reminded me of my hometown of Tupelo.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

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Paula Akers, NP Children’s Clinic of Oxford What is your area of practice?

Pediatrics/Adolescents Where did you attend medical school?

UMMC Years in practice?

40 years as a RN with 26 of those being as a NP. When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

I want patients and their families to know that they have control over their health through making healthy choices such as eating healthy, exercising, sleeping,

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

The main advice I give is to eat vegetables, drink water, play outside, exercise and limiting screen time, and connecting with others

limit screen time.

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Sara Kain, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC Children’s Clinic of Oxford What is your area of practice?

Pediatrics Where did you attend medical school?

Purdue University Years in practice?

2 When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

Never hesitate to reach out to your health What is your favorite thing to do outside care provider as a parent’s intuition is of working with patients.

Being out on the lake fishing with my usually always right.

family What do your patients say about their experience with you as their doctor?

I’m relatable as I am a mother to young children, I truly understand what they are going through

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Kevin J Batte, MD Oxford Gastroenterology Associates of North Mississippi What is your area of practice?

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Where did you attend medical school?

UMC in Jackson. I then completed my Internal Medicine residency training and Gastroenterology Fellowship at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Years in practice?

I completed my training in June of this year.

the clinical and procedural setting which allows more time to get to know my patients and build a relationship. I also enjoy being able to provide preventative care for patients in the fight against colon cancer.

Some of the best years of my life were spent in Oxford when I was in college. It has a small town feel with upscale amenities which makes it the perfect place to practice and raise a family.

What is your favorite thing to do outside What do your patients say about their of working with patients?

I like to duck hunt, read, cook, and spend experience with you as their doctor?

I believe they walk away knowing that I What does practicing gastroenterology time with my family and friends. have listened to them and was interested in mean to you? providing care that met their needs.

I enjoy that I get to see my patients in both How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

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Maylen Brady, PA-C

Cody Field, FNP-C

MedPlus Family and Urgent Care

MedPlus Family and Urgent Care

What is your area of practice?

Acute/Urgent care

What is your area of practice?

Family Practice

How did you decide to become a nurse practitioner?

Growing up I always knew I wanted a career that worked with people & helped them in some What is your favorite thing to way so I became a Registered Years in practice?

How did you decide to do outside of working with Nurse and then a Nurse 2.5 years become a doctor? practitioner. Being able to assess, patients.

I always knew I wanted to I enjoying shopping for and diagnose, and provide treatment What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with help others and be able to make decorating my house. Also, I love to patient challenges me and a difference in peoples’ lives. By being outdoors with my husband provides a sensation of patients. helpfulness everyday.

I enjoy being a mommy to the being a PA-C I truly believe I am. and our three big dogs.

Where did you attend medical school?

Christian Brothers University Memphis,TN

the most precious 17 month old little boy and spending time with friends and family. My family and I enjoy supporting Ole Miss Athletics.

Where did you attend medical school?

Chamberlain College of Nursing

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Winn Walcott, MD Mississippi Asthma and Allergy Clinic What is your area of practice?

Asthma, Allergy, Immunology When did you attend medical school?

Attended medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

The biggest health issue from our field’s standpoint is the high pollen burden that is seen in the spring and fall which leads to flares of allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms along with high humidity which leads to a significant prevalence house dust mites, which leads to daily rhinitis symptoms

including my three granddaughters, one of which lives in Oxford.

that serve as a trigger for recurrent infections What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients?

My favorite hobby is sports, mostly golf. I enjoy being with my friends and family,

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

It is of the utmost importance for patients to take medicines as prescribed and to keep scheduled follow-up visits. Taking medicines as prescribed is essential for appropriate prevention of exacerbations and attainment of appropriate control of symptoms

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Claire Rosenblatt, MD Mississippi Asthma and Allergy Clinic What is your area of practice?

Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Where did you attend medical school?

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS

week and not exercising when they could exercise if they were on controller medications.

When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

Health is a combination of both a health lifestyle and preventive medications.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

I try to remind patients that exercising and being active is both good for you physically and emotionally. With encouragement and exercise, we are sometimes able to get patients off of chronic medications.

In Oxford, I believe many people do not realize the poor control of chronic illnesses What is the biggest health issue you see in and limit their activity. For example, asthma patients using albuterol more than twice a Oxford?

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Cal Adams, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Foot and Ankle Where did you attend medical school?

The University of Mississippi Medical Center

do you wish patients knew?

That there are many foot and ankle conditions that can be treated without surgery. Also that there are many new techniques we are using to treat foot and ankle conditions.

When it comes to health, what one thing What is the advice you give patients the

most when it comes to preventive care?

Not to ignore foot and ankle conditions that you have been experiencing. There are things that we can help you with.

Tyler Marks, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Hand, wrist and elbow Where did you attend medical school?

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Osteoarthritis is a prevalent issue which negatively effects many people. While I have seen many of my patients suffer from this disease, there are several conservative and surgical approaches to manage and ease pain.

What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

In talking with referring physicians, we

learned there was a need for specialized services for people with hand, wrist, and elbow related issues. We love the Oxford community and we’re excited to offer services here to help fill that need.

Ryves Moore, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Sports Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

UMC in Jackson What does practicing Sports Medicine mean to you?

Sports medicine allows me to take care of a wide variety of injuries of athletes and active individuals from kids to older adults. It’s extremely gratifying to help patients get back to the activities they enjoy and to see their My wife and I have always wanted to live in hard work pay off.

Oxford since our time here at Ole Miss. We have lots of family here and love having our How did you decide to practice in Oxford? children in the awesome schools.

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Rowland Roberson, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group

Where did you attend medical school?

University of MS Medical School

When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

That hip and knee replacement has improved significantly over the last decade for the entire patient experience.

Years in practice?

6

What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

What is your area of practice?

Orthopedics

I do enjoy spending time with my wife, Ann Chancellor, who is also a practicing physician in Anesthesiology. Likewise, we both enjoy our three daughters and all their activities.

Phillip Sandifer, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Orthopedic Surgery, Hip & replacement

3 Knee

Where did you attend medical school?

University of MS Medical Center Years in practice?

What does practicing Orthopedics mean to you?

I enjoy the opportunity that specializing How did you decide to practice in in hip and knee arthroplasty affords me to Oxford?

Oxford is a great place to raise a family help my patients regain independence and and practice medicine. mobility.

David Vecchione, MD Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Spine Surgery Where did you attend medical school?

New York University When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

From a surgeon perspective, we are assessing the most effective way to improve quality of life in the safest manner. Achieving this goal can be completed with or without surgery, but will vary greatly from patient to patient, making the patient-physician relationship significant to decision making.

What does practicing Spine Surgery mean to you?

Practicing spine surgery means assuming the responsibility of informing patients of the most appropriate options available and executing the selected plan effectively.

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Miranda Bennett, FNP-C Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Orthopedics

I have been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner for 15 years.

Where did you attend medical school?

University of Tennessee-Health Science Center

What does practicing Orthopedics mean have the opportunity to meet and treat to you?

Practicing orthopedics, I am able to work patients in all walks of life. with patients of all age groups. Whether it’s accidents, sports injuries, or aging joints, I

Years in practice?

Terri Gillespie, FNP-C Specialty Orthopedics Group What does practicing Orthopedics mean to you?

Our patients are my passion, and returning them to their baseline is my goal, whether through injections for arthritis, casting for fractures, or establishing a personalized treatment plan. I’m particularly interested in Dupuytren’s Contracture, a genetic condition

my father suffers from. The injections for this condition, administered by our hand specialist, Dr. Tyler Marks, aid in reversing the contractures, which helps the patient have more mobility and use of their hands.

My happiest times are spent with my husband and our three beautiful little girls.

What is your favorite thing to do outside We enjoy spending time outdoors with friends, especially at the lake. of working with patients.

Katie Soldevila, FNP-C Specialty Orthopedics Group What is your area of practice?

Non operative management of orthopedic injuries Where did you attend medical school?

University of Alabama at Birmingham Years in practice?

7 What does practicing Orthopedics mean to you?

Helping patients return to the activities they enjoy and live their day to day lives with more enjoyment is one of the most rewarding aspects of orthopedics.

What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

I enjoy spending time outdoors being active with my husband and our three sons.

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Oxford and Lafayette County Benefit from Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi’s New Hospital Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford is a 217-bed acute care facility serving the northern third of Mississippi. One of the fastest growing hospitals in the region, Baptist North Mississippi recently completed construction on a new hospital located at 1100 Belk Boulevard, just across the street from the former facility. The new facility allows Baptist-North-Mississippi to provide even greater care to patients through its more than 100 medical and surgical specialists who represent more than 30 specialty areas.

The five-story, 602, 831 squarefoot facility was designed for easy outpatient flow, patient privacy and comfort in mind. The new, modern

facility offers patients and families larger rooms, updated waiting areas, expanded services, and a smoother admissions and discharge process, which all adds up to less stressful visits and greater patient satisfaction.

The new facility features advanced technology like the hybrid operating room, the first installation in the U.S. of the newest FDAapproved Siemens ARTIS phenoÂŽ system. The hybrid operating room allows for less invasive and more precise procedures, including heart surgery.

Additional expanded services include onsite outpatient services for convenient follow-up care, a larger emergency department with advanced technology and more

patient rooms, additional surgical suites, an enhanced ICU, and a 13bed acute rehabilitation unit. The hospice rooms have adjoining private family rooms so patients can remain with their loved ones in a more comfortable setting.

Baptist North Mississippi offers a variety of services, including cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, a sleep clinic, weight loss center, heartburn treatment center, and the Baptist Cancer Center.

The new $300 million hospital is part of Baptist Memorial Health Care’s $700 million investment into the Oxford Community. For more information about the hospital, please call 662-636-1000 or visit northmiss.baptistonline.org.

Preparing to go to the doctor’s office The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we go to the doctor in Oxford, for patient and staff safety. Here is what you should know.

Staff Report If you have not been to a doctor in the last few months, you may not be aware of new procedures in place in medical offices to keep you the patient safe and the staff safe. Many have put off regular check-ups which can result is very serious consequences. Rest assured that the safety factor is extremely high and your health depends on having regular health care visits and screenings. Your safety is the utmost importance to your physician, and you will feel better knowing how to prepare to meet the doctor.

As a patient scheduling an appointment, you should visit the medical practice’s website, or call the office to find out how check-in is handled.

Many offices have opted to have patients wait in their car and call once they arrive from a cell phone. If you don’t have a cell phone, check-in might mean knocking at the locked front door until someone comes out.

Some offices do a pre-check-in phone call so there is more of a “touchless” check-in process. You may still be required to sign paperwork for service once you arrive, but it may cut down on the number of times you have to sign your signature. Your ID and insurance cards may also be required in physical form once you arrive.

Al patients are being asked to fill out a survey form that asks questions related to COVID-19. These questions include asking if you are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19 or have been exposed through contact with a person who has recently been diagnosed with COVID-19. Some will ask you to disclose if you have been

traveling abroad.

Check-in may happen from your car window, like the drive-in diners of days gone by. The office staff may give you a clip-board to fill out and then bring inside.

Just inside the door, you will be required to wear a mask and may be temperature checked, Sitting and waiting in many physician offices is different too, if they ask you to wait inside before directing you to a patient room. Seats are farther apart, and most offices have removed the coffee station and current magazine editions.

Once with your physician, the visit is nearly the same, except both the physician and you will be required to wear a mask unless your mouth is being examined. You may be asked to gargle with antiseptic or wash hands with soap and water inside the patient room. Rooms are cleaned between patients so you can feel confident in your safety.

Check-out has the familiar stand 6 feet stickers on the floor like most check-outs at stores. There will probably be new plexiglass partitions between you and the office staff at check-out.

Some physicians have added tele-visits for their patients who do not require being seen in person. It is a great option that is personal and easy. Most insurance companies now include tele-health in their plan, and may offer up to 100% reimbursement or no co-pay. You will want to check with your individual health policy to find out before scheduling a tele-health visit opn what is covered.

James Shipp, MD Mississippi Eye Consultants

What is your area of practice?

Ophthalmology Where did you attend medical school?

University of Mississippi Years in practice?

8.5 What does practicing Opthalmology mean to you?

Helping patients see better is a true passion of mine. It’s a privilege to improve people’s lives while doing the things I love. I believe offering the latest technology for patients with surgical eye care needs allows me to improve outcomes and achieve high patient satisfaction.

What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

The population of Oxford is growing exponentially. I believe the medical community has worked hard to accommodate this growth and we are proud to be a part of it with opening of our new clinic in Spring 2021.

How did you decide to become a doctor?

My father is also an ophthalmologist. I grew up watching his love of caring for patients and providing surgical eye care. I wanted to have a career that I enjoyed doing what I love while also providing services to give patients their best possible vision.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

I would encourage all my patients to make it part of their routine to get yearly eye exams.

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Joy Dowden Hughes, MD Surgery Consultants of Oxford What is your area of practice?

General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Where did you attend medical school?

University of Mississippi, Residency and Fellowship at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

Our region has one of the highest death rates from Breast Cancer in the country, with a relatively low screening rate. Breast Cancer is usually treatable, even curable, if it is caught early.

How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

At The Mayo Clinic, I trained under the world’s leaders in breast cancer treatment, and I wanted to bring that training to my home state. Learning from the surgeons who are literally writing the guidelines inspired me to strive for top-quality breast cancer care. My dream is for Mississippi to have the BEST breast cancer screening and treatment program in the country.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

Get your mammograms!

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Sumner Abraham, MD Internal Medicine What is your area of practice?

My area of practice is Internal Medicine.

Where did you attend medical school?

I attended the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and completed my residency at the University of Virginia.

Seek the welfare of the community where you have found yourself. For in it’s welfare, there you will also find your welfare. I hope my practice is marked by doing all things, especially the little things, with love.

What does practicing Internal medicine I hold an Adjunct Instructional Assistant mean to you?

Professor position with the Sally It’s hard to take the usual comfort in McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at heartwarming statistics or the hollow Ole Miss where I teach bioethics (this promises of prosperity when you find academic year I am teaching a class titled yourself loving and grieving those you care “On Death & Dying”). My clinical and for, your patients, the vulnerable. But I research interests are in ethics of care at have found there is comfort and an the end of life and the philosophical impenetrable hope that comes from this: presumptions that cause providers and

patients to view medicine as a means of control rather than an embodiment of presence and care.

What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

I love running and would ideally run 2-3 marathons per year. My wife and I would love to work for the James Beard Foundation, and enjoy planning time away around where we will eat. I enjoy reading anything that Wendell Barry writes.

Jeffrey Walter Dennis, MD Internal Medicine What is your area of practice?

My area of practice is Internal Medicine, with focus on preventive medicine, and both acute and chronic medical care.

Where did you attend medical school?

I went to school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

I learned that you could take care of people medically, but also appreciate and understand them as a human being. The combination of applied science with personal interaction, was very attractive to me.

How did you decide to become a How did you decide to practice in doctor?

Oxford?

While in high school, I had the My wife Jessica and I have always loved opportunity to work in a nursing home for Oxford. She graduated from Oxford High a student council project. It was there that

school, and we both went to college at Ole Miss. My brother was practicing pediatrics here when I was being recruited by Baptist.

Making Oxford our home was an easy decision for us.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

I’m like a broken record telling patients that can walk, to get out and do it. I support whatever creative way patients can get cardiovascular exercise, it’s extremely important. I also recognize the critical impact of nutrition on health.

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Charles K. Hill, MD Internal Medicine What is your area of practice?

Internal Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

The University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

How did you decide to become a doctor?

I knew from the time I was a teenager that

What do your patients say about their experience with you as their doctor?

I hope they say that they learn something What is the advice you give patients the new about themselves each time they are in the clinic. But, I bet they say I sure am slow most when it comes to preventive care? and always behind.

Apples don’t fall far from trees.

I wanted to become a doctor. I wanted to be like the greatest doctor I knew - my Dad.

Milton Hobbs, MD Internal Medicine What is your area of practice?

Internal Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

The University of Alabama at Birmingham When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

The Importance of maintaining a reasonable

body weight.

gratifying to work through problems with the end result being to help the patient.

What does practicing Internal Medicine How did you decide to become a doctor? mean to you?

I was influenced by several Oxford The variety of problems you encounter gives you new challenges nearly every day. It is physicians I looked up to.

Cooper A. McIntosh, MD Internal Medicine What is your area of practice?

Internal Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

always enjoyed problem-solving and helping others.

ties in Oxford.

How did you decide to practice in What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

How did you decide to become a doctor? Oxford?

Don’t smoke, stay thin and work on cardio My father practiced medicine, and I have I went to Ole Miss and also have family metabolic fitness.

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Dr. William Strickland

Dr. Ryan Wally

Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical, PLLC

Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical, PLLC

What is your area of practice?

Primary Care Optometry

What is your area of practice?

Optometry

Where did you attend medical school?

University of Houston College of Optometry

Where did you attend medical school?

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

When it comes to health, what one thing do you wish patients knew?

Annual comprehensive eye exams are very important, particularly for those patients with chronic systemic diseases, some of which can adversely affect the eyes. Just being able to

see clearly does not necessarily indicate that a pathology such as glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy is not present.

What is the biggest health issue you see in Oxford?

The misuse of contact lenses among college-aged students.

Harmful eye infections are often caused by contact lens over wear

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

I always encourage annual eye Years in practice? examinations.

It is essential to 13 reach out to our office any time When it comes to health, what with questions or concerns, one thing do you wish patients especially if they are noticing changes in their vision. knew?

Open communication with your doctor is crucial.

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Terri Teague, DO Mississippi Care What is your area of practice?

Family Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Hattiesburg, MS) What does practicing Family Medicine mean to you?

I enjoy family medicine because it is very rewarding to partner with patients in implementing strategies to improve their health and to have great outcomes.

Before the pandemic, I’d say diabetes, but the biggest issue I see now is probably anxiety in all age groups.

What is your favorite thing to do outside of working with patients.

I enjoy shopping for antiques with my mother and spending time with my two spoiled rotten cats.

How did you decide to become a What is the biggest health issue you see doctor? in Oxford?

I wanted to become a doctor after my father died suddenly when I was thirteen. I hoped to prevent another family from experiencing a loved one’s preventable death.

What is the advice you give patients the most when it comes to preventive care?

If you can avoid medication by making a lifestyle change, I promise it will be worth it in the end.

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Kimberly L. Webb, DO Webb Family Medical Clinic What is your area of practice?

Family Medicine Where did you attend medical school?

Kansas City University of Biomedical Sciences Years in practice?

20 How did you decide to become a doctor?

I grew up in a small town in the Mississippi Delta. Louise, and I have always wanted to take care of my neighbors.

I had a wonderful family doctor, Dr. Mack

Gorton, that took care of my entire family. I have always been inspired by him.

How did you decide to practice in Oxford?

I went to school at Ole Miss, so my love for Oxford and Ole Miss is great. It was never a tough decision to move to Oxford. I am a huge Ole Miss sports fan.

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Dr. Michael Turner Oxford Family Vision What is your area of practice?

Optometry Where did you attend medical school?

Southern College of Optometry Years in practice?

33 of Oxford and buying an old fixer-up What is your favorite thing to do home off the square was a dream come outside of working with patients. true.

I ran track at Ole Miss and loved how Oxford felt like home when I was a student What is the advice you give patients here. I always envisioned coming “home” the most when it comes to preventive to Oxford to begin my career and raise my care? family. Opening my practice in the heart Of course being able to see is one of the

greatest gifts the Lord has blesses us with.

Taking care of yourself and your health in every area is key to fully realizing these blessings. I encourage my patients and those in the community to understand the importance of annual eye health exam that aids in the early detection of any problems and helps maintain clear and healthy vision.

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