Dr. Katherine “Katie” Woods, a native of Pisgah and graduate of Pisgah High School, has joined DeKalb Primary Care in Rainsville. She joins another Pisgah native, longtime family medicine physician Ricky Deerman, M.D. Deerman, who has been practicing in Rainsville since 1988, is looking forward to having an additional physician in his practice, especially one who focuses on additional women’s gynecological services. As a family medicine physician, Woods treats many acute sicknesses and chronic conditions such as COPD, hypothyroidism, diabetes, asthma, and many others. Woods earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2011 and then attended the Rural Medicine Program at Auburn University before going on to earn her Master of Public Health from UAB School of Public Health and her medical degree from the UAB School of Medicine in 2018. She recently completed her three-year residency with UAB Huntsville Family Medicine Residency Program. She is a member of the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians. Katie Woods is looking forward to practicing medicine in Rainsville and working at DeKalb Primary Care. She commented that she had had the opportunity to get to know Dr. Deerman and the folks at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. She agrees with the local healthcare system’s recent advancements. Dr. Woods is currently taking new patients. To make an appointment, call 256-638-1181.
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