Richard A. Kirkpatrick, MD, FACP

Dr. Kirkpatrick received Bachelor's degrees in both Chemistry and Psychology from University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Dr. Kirkpatrick also attended medical school at UW.

After medical school, Dr. Kirkpatrick completed his residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following his residency, Dr. Kirkpatrick also completed a fellowship in biomedical communications at Mayo Clinic.

Since 1976, Dr. Kirkpatrick has been a Longview internist. He first practiced at the Internal Medicine Clinic of Longview, and then joined Kirkpatrick Family Care in 1996 to practice medicine with his father, Dr. Neal Kirkpatrick.

Dr. Kirkpatrick has participated in many activites outside of his practice. Dr. Kirkpatrick has written multiple articles, which have been published in prominent medical journals. He has frequently served on medical boards or committees; for instance, he has served on the Washington State Medical Association's Membership Committee and the American College of Physician's WA Chapter's Governor's Advisory Counsel. Since 1978, he has hosted Housecalls, a medical talk show on local, public-access TV. Also, Dr. Kirkpatrick has acted as team physician for local college and high school sports teams.

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