Medical Providers of the LPCC

Gregory A. Elkins, MD

Dr. Elkins is a graduate of Marshall University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Marshall University School of Medicine. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the AMA. Dr. Elkins has a special interest in Sports Medicine. Presently Dr. Elkins is the Medial Director at Lincoln Primary Care Center and serves as a clinical professor at Lincoln Primary Care Center, Hamlin, WV.

Robert B. Walker, MD

Dr. Walker is professor and chairman of Family and Community Health at Marshall University School of Medicine and dean of Clinical Affairs. He completed his M.D. from the University of Florida College of Medicine and has received further training from Bowman-Gray School of Medicine. He is board certified in family practice, holds a masters degree in community health, a certificate of added qualification in geriatrics, and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Fraternity. Dr. Walker was named "West Virginia Professor of the Year" in 1989 and was recognized as a "Distinguished West Virginian" by Governor Caperton in 1996. He has served as an advisor to the U.S. Congress in rural health and has won numerous awards for teaching and community service. Dr. Walker has authored many journal articles and book chapters. He has
special interests in rural health, medical zoology and parasitology and epidemiology.

George McKay, MD

Dr. McKay completed his undergraduate degree at Ohio Dominican College, Columbus, OH and received his medical degree from Marshall University. Post graduate training was completed with the Department of Internal Medicine, Marshall University School of Medicine, where he was president of the Internal Medicine Residency Association. Presently Dr. McKay is the director of the Emergency Medicine Department at Lincoln Primary Care Center and serves as a clinical professor at Lincoln Primary Care Center, Hamlin, WV.

Christina Signs, PA-C

Ms. Signs completed her bachelors and masters degrees at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. She worked in Roanoke, VA before moving to West Virginia and becoming a member of the provider staff at Lincoln Primary Care Center as well as the provider for the Wildcat Center for Health in Pleasant View, WV and the Yellow Jacket Center for Health in Griffithsville, WV.

Michael Grome, PA-C

Mr. Grome has practiced at Lincoln Primary Care Center as a certified Physician Assistant licensed with the West Virginia Board of Medicine since 1986. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and his Physician Assistant degree from Kettering College of Medical Arts in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Grome served as a member and committee chairman on the West Virginia Board of Medicine from 1992 through 1998. He has additional training to administer pulmonary function testing and mental status tests during regular office hours at LPCC. His personal interests outside of work include Fly Fishing and making maple syrup in the early springtime.

Pamella W. Frye, RNC-NP, CDE

Mrs. Frye obtained her Registered Nurse’s degree from University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia and her Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner certificate from Planned Parenthood Nurse Practitioners Program of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also a certified Diabetes Educator.