Mark (Tim) McVay has signed on to join the medical staff at St. Luke Hospital. McVay is a board certified family physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

“We’re extremely pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. McVay,” St. Luke CEO Jeremy Ensey said. “He will be a great addition to our St. Luke team and will be a valuable asset for our community.”

Originally from a rural area in southern Illinois, Dr. McVay, along with his wife Sherri and their four children, now call Kansas home.

“I’m excited to return to a rural practice setting and am looking forward to getting to know the people of Marion and the surrounding area,” McVay said.

McVay has a strong interest in medical missions as well as teaching medicine. He will continue to teach part time at Cahaba Family Medicine Residency in Centerville, Alabama. He taught medicine as an assistant professor at KU-Wichita in the Via Christi Family Medicine residency program for more than three years.

He will begin practicing at St. Luke Medical Clinic on Tuesday.

For more information, call (620) 382-2177.