
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
Research & Education
Health Care Professionals
Patients