Family Practice

Kimberly Howerton, M.D.

Dr. Kimberly Howerton is a board-certified family physician with Patient Centered Physician’s Care, P.C. in Jackson. After being a patient herself, she realized that medical care needed to be more personalized, accessible and patient-centered, she said.

Dr. Howerton is a West Tennessee native. She grew up in Millington, Tennessee, and has lived in West Tennessee her entire life. She is a graduate of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, and received her medical degree from The University of Tennessee-Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1997. She remained in Memphis as a part of the University of Tennessee-St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Howerton also completed a fellowship in Advanced Women’s Health at UT-St. Francis.

Dr. Howerton is a clinical assistant professor with UT-Jackson Family Medicine Residency program and is an active member of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians, serving as the secretary-treasurer. She is co-editor of the Tennessee Family Physician. She eagerly serves as a patient advocate on several state committees.


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