Bridgeport, WV—Joining the Family Medicine Clinic at Medpointe is Nathan A. Hicks, MD.
Most recently the Kentucky native was a resident physician in Family Medicine at United
Hospital Center, where he was awarded the 2024 Resident Teacher Award from the residency
program and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STEM). Dr. Hicks received a Bachelor
of Science degree from the University of Kentucky and went on to earn a Doctor of Medicine
degree from Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados.
He continued at Ross by becoming a junior faculty member and medical simulation teaching
assistant, instructing more than 600 medical students in an Internal Medicine Foundation course
in conjunction with Cleveland Clinic Florida. He had numerous other duties, including guiding
medical students to help them improve critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Dr. Hicks
also had a leading role in helping with the shift to a new virtual format.
Earlier experience includes working as a pharmacy technician, filling prescriptions and
interacting with customers, answering their questions.
He is certified in several areas including advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life
support, and neonatal resuscitation program. Dr. Hicks is a member of the American Academy of
Family Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society for Colposcopy, and the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology.
Dr. Hicks can be reached at Medpointe, located at 469 Emily Drive, Clarksburg. For more
information, please call 304.423.5180.