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Contact: Jill E. McCormick, Director, Marketing & Planning
St. Edward Mercy Health System
Phone: 479-314-6037
Email: jill.mccormick@mercy.net

New Physician to Join St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates

Fort Smith, Ark. –July 28, 2009 - Arkansas native Dr. Joshua Wilkinson joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates July 1. He specializes in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Dr. Wilkinson will join current Primary Care Associates family practice physician Dr. Vikki Sutterfield and Dr. Sean Baker at the Clinic.

Prior to relocating to Fort Smith, Dr. Wilkinson completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. He attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Ark.

“As a specialist in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, I am dedicated to both adults and children,” said Dr. Wilkinson. “I focus on preventive care with the goal of treating the whole person and the whole family.”

He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Wilkinson is married to wife Lindsey and has one daughter, Madelyn, age four. Dr. Wilkinson enjoys hunting, fishing and cheering on the Hogs in his free time. Volunteer work is important to Dr. Wilkinson as he has volunteered at his church in various capacities as well as giving time to Habitat for Humanity.

St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates welcomes new patients. For more information or an appointment, call the St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates at 479-314-4940. The Clinic is located at 4107 Massard in Fort Smith.

St. Edward Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally-managed multispecialty medical group practice. Mercy Clinic was founded by St. Edward Mercy Health System in 2008 to expand the base of available primary care and selected specialty physicians in the River Valley.

Dr. Wilkinson is one of seven physicians hired in the month of July. He is the twelfth physician hired in the past fiscal year. The Clinic currently operates three physician offices and employs over 70 physicians.