Deborah L. Weddington, M.D.
MedExpress
1315 Euclid Avenue, Suite E17
Bristol,, VA 24201

Phone: (276) 669-8707
Fax: (276) 669-9312

Deborah Weddington is a board-certified family physician in practice at MedExpress in Bristol, Virginia. Partnered with Dr. Weddington is Darlene Litton, M.D., who is also a GMEC preceptor. The practice also includes one nurse practitioner.

Dr. Weddington was born April 22, 1954 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was an undergraduate at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia, where she received a BA degree in Science (Chemistry and Biology) and an MS degree in Secondary Education. She taught Chemistry, Biology and Physics at the high school level for ten years before entering medical school at the University of Virginia in 1992. She earned an MD in 1996 and completed a three-year residency in Family Practice at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia in June 1999. That same month she began practice at Saltville Medical Center. Dr. Weddington joined MedExpress in August 2003.

Dr. Weddington works in an office setting 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. four days a week and 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every third Saturday. The office suite has four exam rooms, a waived medical laboratory, and facilities for emergency care and minor surgery. Typical procedures performed in the office are the suturing of lacerations, mole and wart removal, biopsy of skin lesions, PAP smears, and foot care for those with diabetes.

Dr. Weddington sees an average of 25-30 patients a day, as does the other physician at MedExpress. The nurse practitioner sees walk-ins and patients with acute illnesses. About 67% of Dr. Weddington's patients are adults; 8% are geriatric adults; 15% are children; and 10% are adolescents. The majority of patients seen by Dr. Weddington (52%) are covered by Medicaid or Medicare; 27% have private insurance, and 21% are uninsured..

Dr. Weddington maintains courtesy privileges at Johnston Memorial Hospital and Bristol Regional Medical Center. She concentrates on out-patient care and generally refers patients to hospitalists for in-patient services. There will be no call expectations for residents.

Dr. Weddington enjoys family medicine and has a special interest in women's health, pediatrics and mental health issues. Dr. Weddington and her husband enjoy playing traditional bluegrass music and spending time with family. They have two sons, both of whom are graduate students.

Residents who train with Dr. Weddington may stay in reasonably priced bed and breakfasts (3 in Bristol) or motels (22 in Bristol). GMEC can attempt to secure furnished apartments or houses for residents, but we can offer no guarantees because short-term rentals are hard to find in rural areas.

Johnston Memorial Hospital is a 135-bed acute care facility that offers a standard range of services ­ emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, critical care, surgery and anesthesia, obstetrics, neonatal intensive care, radiology, imaging, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, laboratory, nutrition, physical therapy, pharmacy, and home health. Specialties represented on the active staff at the hospital include: dentistry, general and vascular surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology and hematology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, radiology, and urology. Specialties on the affiliate staff include: dentistry, dermatology, family practice, gastroenterology, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pathology, pediatrics, physical rehabilitation, psychiatry, and radiology.

Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center is a 377-bed tertiary care hospital that serves patients from Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. The hospital staff includes 140 physicians and 1300 employees. Comprehensive services include: acute care, cancer care, emergency services, health promotion, psychiatric care, outpatient services, cardiac care, women's health, and occupational health. Wellmont is an integrated health delivery system comprised of Bristol Regional Medical Center, Holston Valley Medical Center (540 beds ­ Kingsport, Tennessee), and Lonesome Pine Hospital (60 beds ­ Big Stone Gap, Virginia).East Tennessee State University's Bristol Family Practice Residency Program is located on the campus of Bristol Regional Medical Center.

Bristol, Virginia is the smaller of two cities named Bristol on the Virginia/Tennessee border. The Virginia population of Bristol is 18,426 and the Tennessee population is 23,682 for a combined total of 42,108. Bristol is a Tennessee Valley town, graced with hills and hollows and watered by several small streams. U.S. Interstate 81 bisects the community from North to South.

Major elements of the Bristol, Virginia economy include manufacturing, transfer income (retirement pensions, disability income, and welfare benefits), retail trade, and personal services. In 1995, the largest employers were Electrolux New Corporation (vacuum cleaners), Fidelity Personnel Services, Diverso (building, maintenance services), Wal-Mart, Morrison Molded Fiberglass, and Reynolds Metals (metal cans).

There is a large shopping mall in Bristol, Tennessee and both cities offer a full complement of department and discount stores, restaurants, groceries, cinema screens and specialty boutiques. Barter Theater – Virginia’s state theater – is in Abingdon, less than 20 minutes from Bristol. The Bristol Motor Speedway hosts important NASCAR races each season. There are several outdoor recreational areas in the area – Rocky Mount, Warrior’s Path, Creeper Trail, Watauga Lake – with facilities for swimming, boating, sailing, water skiing, hiking, biking, camping, picnicking, horseback riding, fishing, and general frolicking. Gourmands should enjoy visits to several excellent restaurants in the area, including The Troutdale Dining Room, Shelby Street Station Restaurant, The Parson’s Table, The Peerless, and Scoby’s.

For more information about Bristol and the surrounding area, see our profiles for the City of Bristol and Washington County.