Christopher T. Starnes MD FACP

Owner Administrator Cutting Edge Dermatology

143 Woodland Dr SWWise, VA 24293
Phone+1 276-365-8071
Fax+1 276-221-1529

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Summary

Christopher Starnes, MD, is an internal medicine specialist based in Wise, VA. He completed his residency and served as chief resident in internal medicine at Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia. Dr. Starnes has held multiple roles, including positions as an attending physician at Norton Community Hospital and a senior aviation medical examiner for the FAA. He also serves as the Virginia State Local Medical Examiner. His experience spans aerospace medicine, dermatology, and hyperbaric medicine, among other areas. Dr. Starnes has contributed to academic medicine through various professorships and has published research in the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. He has received several teaching awards and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha in 2005.

Education & Training

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2004
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2004 - 2028
KY State Medical License 2005 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2003 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha University of South Carolina, 2005
Resident Teaching Award University of South Carolina, 2005
Student Teaching Award Norton Community Hospital, 2006

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Brucellosis in two hunt club members in South Carolina.
Christopher T Starnes, Rohit Talwani, Joseph Horvath, Wayne A Duffus, Charles S Bryan
Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. 2004-04-01