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Phone: (276) 676-1133 Laramie Triplett is a board-certified family physician who practices in Abingdon, Virginia with his partner, James Gardner, M.D., also certified in family medicine. Dr. Triplett was born on June 7, 1958 in Macon, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and received a medical doctorate degree in 1985. In 1988, he completed a three-year residency in Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi. After completing his training, Dr. Triplett entered private practice in Jackson, where he remained for four years. In 1992, he joined the faculty of the University of Mississippi College of Medicine as Assistant Director of the University's residency program. A colleague who trained under Dr. Triplett's supervision at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Dane Lee, invited Triplett to visit Southwest Virginia and asked him to think about moving his practice to the mountain region. With no real intention of making a move, Dr. Triplett and his family visited Southwest Virginia and fell in love with the area. Then, in 1997, Triplett moved to Abingdon to practice as part of a rural health clinic network owned by Johnston Memorial Hospital. He worked first with Family Physicians of Abingdon and then with Mountain Springs Family Care in nearby Bristol, Virginia. In December 1999, Dr. Triplett opened his solo practice, called Magnolia Family Medicine. The practice moved to a new location in February 2006. There are now two physicians in the office, with room for a third. Office hours for Dr. Triplett are 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The practice suite includes nine exam rooms and a waived medical laboratory. Dr. Triplett makes home visits as the need arises. He offers sports physicals and treats patients with sports related injuries. He takes call for his own patients. The practice has a management information system in place to track patients seen by residents. There is Internet connection in the office. The doctor sees an average of 25-30 patients a day, many of whom have followed him from his previous practice. Dr. Triplett estimates that 55% of his patients are adults under the age of 65; 35% are children and adolescents; and 10% are geriatric adults. Most of his patients (75-80%) are commercially insured; about 15% are covered by Medicaid; and some 5-10% are uninsured. Dr. Triplett concentrates on ambulatory care and preventive medicine. He does not have hospital admitting privileges and refers patients to appropriate specialists for inpatient care. Dr. Triplett is committed to his patients. Although he enjoys primary care in general, he has a special interest in adolescent medicine. He is also interested in medical ethics and follows trends in that arena. Dr. Triplett and his wife have two children, a son born in 1989, and a daughter born in 1992. He enjoys spending time with his family, woodworking, old cars, listening to various styles of music and the many outdoors activities available in the Virginia mountains. Residents who train with Dr. Triplett may choose to stay in a number of area hostelries Alpine Motel, Best Western, Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn or in rooms available from individual homeowners in Abingdon. Chartered in 1778, Abingdon is the oldest town west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. About 7,500 people live in Abingdon. Local attractions include the town's historic district, the Barter Theatre, the Martha Washington Inn, the Tavern, the William King Regional Arts Center, White's Mill, the Fields-Penn Museum, the Virginia Highlands Festival, and the Virginia Creeper Trail. Outdoor enthusiasts can swim, hike, bike, hunt, fish, and ride in a number of state and national recreation areas: Grayson Highlands State Park, Mount Rogers Recreation Area, Jefferson National Forest, and South Holston Lake. Washington County stretches across the broad and beautiful Tennessee Valley. Clinch Mountain bounds the county to the north and the southeastern corner pushes into the Iron Mountain range. The county is drained by two branches of the Holston River. The local landscape is characterized by pastured hills, quiet, cultivated valleys, and densely forested mountain steeps. Major elements of the Washington County economy include agriculture (tobacco and cattle), manufacturing, personal services, retail trade, and transfer income (retirement pensions, disability payments, and welfare benefits). In 1995, the largest employers were Bristol Compressors (refrigeration and heating equipment), the school board, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Mid-Mountain Foods, and the Camac Corporation (organic fibers.)
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Laramie Triplett,
M.D.