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University Family Practice will be at the heart of the
Marshall University Medical Center.

The department will be one of the best-equipped in the state, taking a multidisciplinary approach similar to the ones used at the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, said Robert B. Walker, M.D., chairman of Marshall's Department of Family and Community Health.

There will be a lot of advantages in terms of efficiency, Dr. Walker said. If your family practice doctor decides you might need a consultation from a cardiologist or a surgeon, you simply go to an office nearby in the same facility to get that consultation. All the facilities of Cabell Huntington Hospital will be available, too, if they're needed.

We also have all kinds of dedicated space for modern medical equipment that helps us perform many types of procedures, Dr. Walker said. That's the way modern medical care is evolving. We want to continue the kind of personal relationship with our patients that is so valuable, yet we want to do that in the most up-to-date medical environment there is.

The physicians of University Family Practice treat newborns through adults, as well as offer prenatal and women's health care. The doctors also have training in counseling, behavioral sciences, orthopedics and outpatient and minor surgery.

All our family practice doctors have had formal training in many medical fields, he said. Our specialty was formed in the 1960's because something seemed to be missing. It was difficult for patients to follow up with two or three different doctors. So now we're here to offer convenience to patients, prevent disease and promote health.

To make an appointment with a physician in Family Practice, simply call the office. The doctors are ready to offer patients primary health care on a long-term basis, forming strong physician-patient relationships.

We're the doctors who specialize in you, Dr. Walker said.