Office Locations:

Abingdon Location
391 Falls Plaza Drive
Abingdon, VA 24210
276.628.4406
fax: 276.628.4906

Office Hours:

Abingdon Location:
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Physician Biographies

Michael Baron, MD, SCCP

A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Dr. Baron completed Internship and Residency at The George Washington University Medical Center.  He completed his Pulmonary Fellowship at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts in 1976.  Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Baron is Fellow – The American College of Chest Physicians.  He has been Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee.  Most recently Dr. Baron was Pulmonoligist/Intensivist at Blue Ridge Medical Specialties, P.C. in Bristol, Tennessee.

Girendra (Giri) Hoskere, MD

Dr. Girendra Hoskere is a 1992 graduate of Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India. She conducted her internship at Kasturba Medical College in 1992 and East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1997. Internal Medicine Residency and Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship programs were also completed at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Hoskere is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Previously, Dr. Hoskere was Attending Medical Physician at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center in Harriman, Tennessee and Medical Director of Life Care Center Nursing Home and Skilled Facility in Gray, Tennessee.

Semaan (Sem) Georges Kosseifi, MD

Dr. Kosseifi earned his Medical degree at Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon in 2002. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee in 2006, Away rotation in Interventional Pulmonary at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio in 2008, and Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Kosseifi is Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine.

Lisa McKinney, DO

Dr. McKinney is a 1997 graduate of Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. She began her Internship at Columbia Medical Center in Ormond Beach, Florida and completed her program as Internal Medicine Resident at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dr. McKinney completed a Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at East Tennessee State University in 2004. Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine Board Certified, Dr. McKinney was previously a Tuberculosis Clinic Advisor with the Tennessee State Health Department in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Roger McSharry, MD, SCCP

Dr. Roger McSharry earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 1984.  After completing his Internship at Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington, his Residency was at Naval Regional Medical Center in Oakland, California, followed by a Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California.  Dr. McSharry is Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine for Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Internal Medicine.  Most recently Dr. McSharry served as Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program & Staff Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee.  He also is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.

Clinton Sutherland, MD, D Pharm, MRO

Dr. Clinton Sutherland offers adult patients a comprehensive array of primary care services. He is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sutherland completed his doctorate of medicine, internship and residency at Marshall University’s School of Medicine in Huntington, W.Va. He also holds a doctorate of pharmacy from Mercer University Southern School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., providing additional expertise in medication use, side effects and drug interactions. Dr. Sutherland’s clinical interests include the prevention and treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and lipid—or cholesterol—disorders.