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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare Introduces New Family Practice Physician

Clinton, Mo. – (June 17, 2019) – Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is pleased to introduce Stephanie Lersch (Tucker), MD as a new primary care family practice physician.

As a family practice physician with GVMH, Dr. Lersch will provide comprehensive care to patients of all ages, beginning with newborns. A Clinton native, Dr. Lersch is excited to join the GVMH team to treat patients in her home community.

Dr. Lersch is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine and did her residency program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri – Columbia. During her training, Dr. Lersch worked with Docs Who Care as a Rural ER PRN, as well as Medzou to provide medical care and supervise medical students in a student-run free clinic for uninsured patients.

“We are delighted to welcome Stephanie to GVMH as a primary care physician,” said Kyle Adkins, COO at GVMH. “Stephanie has a strong primary care background from a very reputable program at the University of Missouri and is interested in seeing a diverse patient population where she has an opportunity to treat the entire person, as most family physicians do.”

Dr. Lersch will begin accepting patients in July at Golden Valley Medical – Clinton on weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 660.890.7300.