Linda Uhrig Hitchcock, M.D.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
254-724-2111

Linda Uhrig Hitchcock, M.D.

  • Director Division of Geriatric Medicine
  • Medical Director, Santa Fe Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Associate Medical Director, Scott & White Hospice


Geriatrics

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Education

University of Missouri at Kansas City, MO, B.A., M.D., 1978-1981

Specialty Training

Residency in Family Practice, Southern Illinois Geriatrics at Belleville, IL, 1981-1984

Scott & White Appointment

March 30, 2009

Board Certification

American Board of Family Medicine
-CAQ in Geriatric Medicine
-CAQ in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications and Research

  • L. Uhrig, Quality Care: A Practical Guide to Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia, MultiMedia/Freedom, LLC, 2002.
  • L. Uhrig, Acute Digoxin Overdose: Potential Role of Colestipol Therapy, The Journal of Kansas Medical Society, October 1980.
  • L. Uhrig, Lithium Carbonate Therapy for Granulocytopenia in a Patient with Myelofibrosis and Septic Arthritis, Southern Medical Journal, December, 1979.

Professional Activities

  • American Medical Association
  • American Academy of Family Physicians, Fellow
  • American Medical Director Association, Certified Medical Director
  • American Academy of Home Care Physicians
  • American Association of Hospice and Pallative Care

Awards

  • Medical Director of the Year, Northern Bluegrass District, Kentucky Association of Healthcare Facilities, 2008
  • Community Hospice, Recognition for Quality in End of Life Care, Ashland, Kentucky, 2008


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