POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - Key Persons

Dr. Durham received his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He also completed an Internal Medicine Program at the University of Virginia. Dr. Durham has the distinction of being the second Osteopathic Physician to complete this program and was the first Osteopathic Physician to complete a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine, sponsored by UVA. Dr. Durham is a native of Hurricane, West Virginia; while his wife is a native of Lewisburg. After working several years in Kinston, North Carolina; Lewisburg; and Salem, Virginia, Dr. Durham returned to Lewisburg once again to practice Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Durham is looking forward to starting his new practice at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital and sees it as a good fit. "It comforts me to be able to help patients with pulmonary and sleep issues. PMH has in place the basic tools that are needed to care for the patients I typically see," he says.

On Monday, July 15, 2019, the Rural Health Clinic at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital will welcome Karen Clarkson as the newest addition to their medical staff. Karen is a Family Nurse Practitioner and received a Master's of Science Degree from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. Karen has a background in family practice, having worked most recently at Mountain City Medical Center in Mountain Center, Tennessee. Prior to that, she worked as the Clinical Director for NHC Home Health in Johnson City, Tennessee. Karen is experienced in the continuum of ages for a family practice including adult, geriatric, and women's health.

Lynn Larson, PA-C, joined the PMH medical staff in March 2019 as Hospitalist. She sees patients in Acute Care, which includes admitted inpatients, skilled rehabilitation ("Swing Bed") patients, as well as those in observation. Larson, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, obtained her degree as a Physician Assistant at Essex Community College and has almost 30 years of healthcare experience. She most recently worked at Kingman Regional Medical Center, in Kingman, Arizona. She has Critical Access experience, having been a PA-C at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia for six years.