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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. John Litton Jr identified specializing in General Practice, Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate., Preventive MedicinePreventive Medicine
A preventive medicine specialist focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote and maintain health and well-being, and to prevent disease, disability and premature death. A preventive medicine physician may be a specialist in general preventive medicine, public health, occupational medicine, or aerospace medicine. This specialist works with large population groups as well as with individual patients to promote health and understand the risks of disease, injury, disability, and death, seeking to modify and eliminate these risks., Emergency MedicineEmergency Medicine
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury., Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms. and Adolescent MedicineAdolescent Medicine
An internist who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary health care specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological, and social characteristics of adolescents, their health care problems and needs..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. John Litton Jr accepts the following plans for Cigna at Litton Family Medicine:

• Flex
• HMO/POS
• HMO/POS Open Access

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Litton is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Lee Regional Medical Center
1800 Combs Rd
Pennington Gap, VA

License

Dr. John Litton Jr has been confirmed to have a license in Virginia.

Education

Dr. Litton attended medical school at University of Virginia School of Medicine and graduated in 2000 having 12 years experience. Additional Family Practice training was conducted at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. John Litton Jr MD as:

• John S Litton
• J Litton

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