John J. McKinney, DO
          John Jacob McKinney, Jr., DO received his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, graduating cum laude with a major in Biology. He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ. He completed his Osteopathic Internship at the UMDNJ-Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, Cherry Hill and Washington Township, NJ. Dr. McKinney completed his residency training at the UMDNJ-NJ Medical School. He also served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at the Newark, NJ Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. McKinney is certified by the American Board of Internal and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association

Sara Furr, MD
          Sara M. Furr, MD joined Piedmont Internal Medicine, a Cornerstone Health Care practice in Thomasville, NC. Dr. Furr is the second female primary care internist practicing within Cornerstone, and the first to practice with Cornerstone in the Thomasville community. She will be providing comprehensive primary care to male and female patients from eighteen years of age and up, with a special emphasis on women’s health issues. She will begin practicing on August 1. Dr. Furr was awarded her Bachelor of Arts degree from Elon College in Elon, NC where she majored in biology, chemistry and religion and graduated cum laude. She earned her medical degree at East Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, NC. She served her residency training at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Dr. Furr served as medical director of correctional medical services at Forsyth County Detention Center in Winston-Salem, NC and as medical director at Snow Hill Medical Center in Snow Hill, NC. She also provided urgent care at Occumed Urgent Care in Greensboro, NC.

Beth Richardson, PAC
          Certified Physician Assistant Carolyn Beth Richardson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physiology from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She completed the Physician Assistant program at Eastern Carolina University in Greenville. During her medical training she gained clinical experience in several disciplines including internal, family, geriatric, behavioral and emergency medicine. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is also certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association. Ms. Richardson is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants.