Mark ?Tim? McVay has joined the medical staff at St. Luke Hospital in Marion. He was to begin his practice at the St. Luke Medical Clinic May 12.
McVay is a board certified family physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physi?cians.
?We?re extremely pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. McVay,? said Jeremy Ensey, CEO at St. Luke. ?He will be a great addition to our St. Luke team and will be a valuable asset for our community.?
Originally from a rural area in southern Illinois, McVay, along with wife Sherri and their four children, now call Kansas home.
?I?m excited to return to a rural practice setting and am looking forward to getting to know the people of Marion and the surrounding area,? McVay said.
?I come to Marion with the posture of wanting to provide great medical care in a compassionate way addressing the whole person and whole families.?
He earned his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteo?pathic Medicine in 2000 and has been in practice for 15 years.
McVay has an medical missions as well as teaching medicine. He will continue to teach part time at Cahaba Family Medicine Residency in Centreville, Ala.
McVay taught medicine as an assistant professor at KU-Wichita in the Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Program for more than three years.