Jennifer Quesinberry, M.D.
Royal Oak Medical Associates
1046 Terrace Drive
Marion, Virginia 24354

Phone: (276) 783-8123
Fax: (276) 783-1820
E-mail:jqstiefel@hotmail.com

Jennifer Quesinberry is a board-certified family physician who works with Royal Oak Medical Associates in Marion, Virginia. Dr. Quesinberry’s partners are Paul Brown, M.D., James McDowell, M.D., and Chelsea Hamman, M.D.

A native of the Virginia mountains, Dr. Quesinberry was born in Roanoke and has lived in Marion since the age of three months. She has two children – Nicholas (b. 1996) and Brittany (b. 2000).

Dr. Quesinberry holds a B.A. degree in Biology from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, awarded in 1992. She earned an M.D. in 1996 from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee. In 1999, Dr. Quesinberry completed three years of graduate training at the East Tennessee State University Family Practice Residency Program in Bristol, Tennessee. She has been working with Royal Oak Medical Associates since 1999. Dr. Quesinberry serves on the Board of Directors for the Smyth County Community Hospital Foundation, vice-president of the Medical Executive Committee of Smyth County Community Hospital, Board of Directors of Smyth County Division of the Red Cross, and the Board of Directors of the Boy's Shelter Home. Dr. Quesinberry is the Medical Director of the Blue Ridge Job Corp with office hours 3 - 6 hours per week.

Office hours for Dr. Quesinberry are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. She shares 10 exam rooms and a trauma room with three partners. Services on the premises include a medical lab of moderate complexity, simple x-ray procedures, emergency care, and minor surgical procedures (colposcopies, endometrial biopsies, circumcisions, wound care and dermatological procedures). The practice has several Internet links and a medical information system that can track the number and diagnoses of patients seen by residents.

Dr. Quesinberry sees between 25 and 30 patients a day in the office and from 1 to 6 patients a day in the hospital. Together, the four physicians see about 90 patients per day. Dr. Quesinberry estimates that 15% of her patients are children or adolescents; 65% are adults; and 20% are geriatric adults. About 40% of her patients are covered by Medicaid or Medicare; 50% are commercially insured; and 10% have no insurance coverage. Dr. Quesinberryvisits terminally ill patients at home.

Smyth County Community Hospital is less than one mile from Dr. Quesinberry’s office. She maintains newborn, pediatric, medicine, and ICU/CCU privileges at the hospital and is on call one night in seven and every seventh weekend. Residents may choose whether to participate in the call schedule. Dr. Quesinberryis also privileged to admit patients at Frances Marion Manor, a 109-bed nursing home located about a mile from her office.

Dr. Quesinberry is particularly interested in women’s health, pediatrics, and dermatology. Residents who train with her will have many opportunities to do procedures as the practice treats many workers with occupational injuries and a substantial number of students with sports injuries. Royal Oak family physicians offer enthusiastic care to patients of all ages who suffer from a broad range of acute and chronic health problems.

Dr. Quesinberry’s personal interests include being with her family, tennis, and reading. She recommends the Royal Oak rotation to residents who enjoy outdoor activities, particularly hiking, fishing, and boating, as there are several state parks and national forests within easy distance of Marion.

Residents who rotate with Dr. Quesinberry may stay in cabins on the lake at nearby Hungry Mother State Park or in some cottages in downtown Marion owned by patients of Smyth County Family Physicians. Residents may also choose to stay in local hotels – Budget Host, Best Western, or EconoLodge. GMEC can try to locate other furnished homes or apartments for residents, but we cannot guarantee results because short-term rentals are hard to secure in rural areas.

Smyth County Community Hospital is a 176-bed acute care facility with a broad range of services – emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, intensive care, surgery and anesthesia, obstetrics, radiology, imaging, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, laboratory, nutrition, physical therapy, pharmacy, and home health.

The hills and hollows of Smyth County’s landscape are divided into three valleys by the crests of Iron, Walker, and Little Mountains. Branches of the Holston River drain each valley. The town of Marion (pop. 6,630) lies in the middle of the central valley in Smyth County. Quiet homesteads, pastured hills, and patches of dense forest characterize the local landscape.

Major elements of the economy are manufacturing, transfer payments (retirement pensions, disability income, and welfare benefits) retail trade, personal services, and tobacco and stock farming. In 1995, the largest employers were Utility Trailer (truck trailers), Dana Corporation (motor vehicle parts), Virginia House Furniture, and ITT Night Vision (aircraft parts).

U.S. Interstate 81 bisects Smyth County and passes through Marion. There are several shopping centers in town, with a number of department and discount stores, cinema screens, restaurants, groceries and boutiques. The Museum of Middle Appalachia is nearby in Saltville. Hungry Mother State Park is seven miles north of Marion, with facilities for camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, boating, swimming, fishing, and horseback riding. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is about 10 miles south of Marion and features the highest peak in Virginia.