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Starr Regional Medical Center welcomes Dane Bolton, DO
September 21, 2021Starr Regional Medical Center today announced that Dane Bolton, DO, has joined its staff and will offer sports medicine and orthopedic surgical services to patients in Athens and the surrounding communities. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Bolton to McMinn County to practice at Starr Orthopedics & Sports Medicine,” said John McLain, chief executive officer…
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Your Health Means Everything: Protect It with Immunizations
August 04, 2021by Vickie Turnbough, MD, Medical Associates of Athens If a researcher were to sit down at the end of 2021 and tabulate and record the number of times individual key words were mentioned over the course of the year, “vaccine” would surely be near the top. The advent of COVID-19 vaccines and the key role they have played in slowing the spread of the virus…
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Your Health Now: 4 Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 16, 2021by Matthew Gooch, MD, Internal Medicine, Athens Family Practice There is a long-standing perception that women tend to focus on their health more than men do. Unfortunately, it’s a perception that rings all too true. A survey cited in a 2019 article from AARP found that only half of the men surveyed get regular check-ups and 72 percent preferred household…
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Getting to the bottom of Colorectal Cancer
March 08, 2021By David Byrd, MD, family practice physician at Athens Family Practice My name is Dr. David Byrd and I am a board-certified family physician at Starr Regional Medical Center and Athens Family Practice. I, along with several other physicians, perform endoscopic procedures at Starr Regional. In observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness month this March, I want to discuss…
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Starr Regional Medical Center welcomes Michael Veale, MD
February 19, 2021Starr Regional Medical Center today announced that Michael Veale, MD, has joined its staff and will offer general orthopedics and orthopedic surgical services to patients in Athens and the surrounding communities. Dr. Veale is a board-certified general orthopedic surgeon. “Dr. Veale has more than 20 years of combined training and experience in treating a range of…
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Starr Regional Medical Center welcomes K. Matthew Gooch, MD
January 20, 2021Starr Regional Medical Center today announced that K. Matthew Gooch, MD, has joined its staff and will offer internal medicine services to patients of the communities in and around McMinn County. Dr. Gooch has more than 20 years of experience in treating patients in traditional practice, inpatient and long-term care settings. He specializes in general medicine, treating…
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