Leandra Smith, APRN

Leandra Smith is a Leslie County native. She obtained her Associates Degree in Nursing at Hazard Community and Technical College in 2010. She then went on and obtained her Bachelors in Nursing at University of the Cumberlands. After obtaining her Bachelors she obtained her Master’s Degree in Nursing with a focus in family health at…

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Rhonda Hughes, APRN

Rhonda Hughes, APRN. Rhonda is a native of Hazard, Perry County. She graduated from South University with both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in family practice; earning high honors while in both programs. Rhonda is the mother of three sons whom she feels is her…

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Jeff Fugate, APRN

Jeff is a lifelong resident of Hazard and Perry County. Jeff graduated from Hazard High school and went on to graduate from nursing school at Hazard Community College. He went on to receive his Bachelors Degree from Eastern Kentucky University and completed his Masters degree in Nursing from the University of Southern Indiana in 2011.…

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Dr Christopher Todd Clement

Dr Christopher Todd Clement, DPM Dr. Clement was born and raised in Orem, UT. He received his DPM degree from Des Moines University. This was followed by residency at the Southern Arizona VA in Tucson, AZ. After residency he completed a Fellowship with the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation where he was trained in…

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Wesley Huff

Wesley Huff, Pharmacist

Wesley Huff, Pharm D, Director of Pharmacy Wesley is from Topmost, Kentucky and graduated from Knott County Central High School in 2012. He graduated from the University of Pikeville (Pharmacy Pre-Reg) in 2015. He then went on to attend and graduate Marshall University School of Pharmacy as a Doctor of Pharmacy in 2019. His focus…

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Candida Dixon

Candida Dixon, APRN - Candida grew up in Letcher, Kentucky and currently resides in Hazard. She has 2 children, a son 14 years old and a daughter 7. Candida graduated with her associate degree in Applied Science as an RN in 2002 from Hazard Community College. She worked as an RN in ICU and later in Dialysis with Nephrology while earning her Masters of Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of the Cumberlands. She will be seeing patients both in hospital and clinical settings.

Candida grew up in Letcher, Kentucky and currently resides in Hazard. She has 2 children, a son 14 years old and a daughter 7. Candida graduated with her associate degree in Applied Science as an RN in 2002 from Hazard Community College. She worked as an RN in ICU and later in Dialysis with Nephrology…

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Christie D. Herald

Christie D Herald

Christie is a native of Hazard, Kentucky and a graduate of Hazard High School. She has been a nurse for 28 years, she graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1991 with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, in 2002 with Bachelors of Science in Nursing, and in 2005 with her Masters in Science of Nursing as…

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Dr. Kendall L. Bowling

Dr. Kendall Bowling

Kendall was born in Ohio and lived in Indiana a short while before moving to Perry County, Kentucky in 1994. He attended Pikeville College for undergraduate and the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Kentucky. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians…

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Paula Runyon

Paula Runyoun is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of

Paula was born and raised in Perry County. She graduated from Perry Central High School. Then went on to receive her BSN from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003. She then received her MSN from EKU in 2010. Her passion is hospital based medicine but she does enjoy working in the clinic from time to time.…

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Marion Sheperd

Marion is working as a Hospitalist for Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital.

Marion began her career more than 18 years ago as a registered nurse at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital.   Wanting more autonomy in her healthcare career and improving her family financial situation, she chose to advance her career to the next level.  In 2009 she began her journey in becoming an Advanced Practice Nurse at…

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