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I believe that the physician-patient relationship is the most important factor in providing quality healthcare. What
better place to establish a caring relationship than in the patient's home? I empathize with patients who have to wait many weeks to see a doctor and then
have the inconvenience of driving to the doctor's office when sick. I will come to your home or office and provide the full range of healthcare from sick
visits to chronic care.
In The News: - Lowcountry doctor shuns office visits for house calls
By Dennis Quick, Senior Staff Writer
Charleston Regional Business Journal
The future of primary care medicine may well lie in the past. So says family physician Dr. John
Forney. Nowadays, while most doctors operate from offices, Forney travels against the grain. He makes house calls. Strictly. He has no office. Just as
doctors did once upon a time, the 38-year-old Forney grabs his little black bag and walks or drives to his patients....[Read Full Article]
Curriculum Vitae Date of Birth: April 18, 1968 Place of Birth: Greenville, SC
Education: - B.A. History from University of Notre Dame, 1990
- M.D. from University of Texas - Houston, 2000
Post Doctoral Training: - Completed residency in Family Medicine at Memorial Hospital, Savannah, GA
Licensure and Board Certification: - Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Member of the American Academy of Family Medicine and the American Medical
Association
- Member of the American Academy of Home
Care Physicians
Other Professional
Positions and Major Appointments: - Served as a U.S. Naval Officer from 1990-1994.
- Employed as an Emergency Room Physician at Effingham Hospital in Springfield, GA from 2003-2004.
- Employed as a Family Medicine Physician at the Naval Hospital in Charleston, SC from
2004-2006.
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Interests: Sports Medicine, Travel Medicine, Geriatric Medicine Fees:
The consultation fee is $150. Payment is due at the time of service. If you have private insurance, I will complete a medical claims form for
you to file with your insurance company for reimbursement. Medicare and Medicaid accepted with certain restrictions.
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