On the Grow
Royse City Clinic expanding

January 5, 2008 - Primary Care Associciates- Royse City will soon have more examination rooms and office space to better serve the Royse City community. The clinic, located in Almo Plaza, offers family medical care. The expansion is expected to be complete by the end of January.

Susan Garza Anderson, M.D. heads the clinic's medical staff. She is an experienced ER physician and handles minor emergencies including laceration repair and other minor office procedures. She cares for the whole family and treats acute illness as well as chronic medical problems.

Physician Assistant Courtney Tyson, PA-C joined the clinic in November. Her experience includes working with Alzheimer seizure disorders. Before joining PCA, Courtney worked in student health at Texas A & M – Commerce.

Clinic hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Se habla Español.

Joseph Perks, M.D. joins PCA Greenville

November 26, 2007– PCA-Greenville welcomed Dr. Joseph Perks to the medical staff earlier this month.

Dr. Perks is a Family Practice/Pediatric physician. He served as Medical Director of the Community Health Center in Greenville for 11 ½ years before joining PCA in November 2007. A native of Oklahoma, he completed his pre-med degree at the University of Tulsa and is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa.

He joins William Cantrell, M.D., Robert Deuell, M.D, Elly Jamal, M.D., Matt Koger, M.D., Leah Madsen, M.D., James Nicholson, M.D., Joseph M. Perks, D.O., Taryn Hope, PA-C, Deborah Hughes, RN, FNP, Ashley Sanders, PA-C, and Johnny Johnson, PA-C at the Greenville clinic.

Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Night and Saturday clinics [link to clinic entry] are also offered. New patients are welcome.

Courtney Tyson joins Royse City Clinic

December 1, 2007 – Physician Assistant Courtney Tyson, PA-C joined the medical staff of PCA-Royse City in November. She joins Dr. Susan Garza Anderson in serving the medical needs of residents in the Royse City area.

She completed her undergraduate degree at Texas A & M University in College Station and received her PA training at Texas Tech in Lubbock, where she worked in the Health Sciences Center's neurology department.

Her experience includes working with Alzheimer seizure disorders. Before joining PCA, Tyson worked in student health at Texas A & M – Commerce.

PCA-Royse City is located at 125 West Interstate 30, Suite L in Almo Plaza. Clinic hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Se habla Español.

Dr. Jamal joins PCA Greenville

December 1, 2006 - Primary Care Associates has announced the affiliation of Elly Jamal, M.D. with the Greenville clinic

Dr. Jamal joined PCA in October, 2006 , coming to the clinic from from Delnor Community Hospital in the Chicago area. Dr. Jamal is a Family Practice Physician. She is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and completed medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Her professional memberships include American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Practice, and Health for Humanity. Dr. Jamal lives in Greenville with her husband. She likes to spend her leisure time with friends and family and, when time permits, enjoys travel and sports.

The PCA Greenville medical staff also includes William Cantrell, M.D., Robert Deuell, M.D., Timothy Ellington, M.D., Matt Koger, M.D., Leah Madsen, M.D., James Nicholson, M.D., Perry Smith, M.D., Ashley Sanders, PA-C, and Johnny Johnson, PA-C.

Primary Care Associates has provided continuous medical care for Hunt County for 83 years. PCA provides community medical care through

Deborah Hughes joins PCA-Ellington

June 1, 2005 - Nurse Practitioner Deborah Hughes, RN-C, FNP, BSN, MSN has joined the medical staff of Primary Care Associates, working with Dr. Timothy Ellington at PCA-Ellington in Greenville.

Hughes is a familiar face to many in the local area, having worked in community clinics in Ladonia and Commerce for more than four years. She also taught nursing at Paris Junior College before joining PCA in May.

She holds a Masters degree in Nursing and a Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Texas in Arlington. She and her husband, an emergency room nurse at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville, have a grown son.

Deborah Hughes is now accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, contact PCA-Ellington at 903-454-2246. PCA-Ellington is located at 4803 Wesley Street in Greenville. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8 am -5 pm; Tuesday, Friday, 8 am –noon.