Dr. Kevin Buckwalter's Blogspot: April 2015

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The Importance of Regular Check-Ups with a Doctor

Dr. Kevin Buckwalter owns a family medical practice in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. There, Dr. Kevin Buckwalter treats children and adults with a variety of health problems and provides routine patient care, such as check-ups.

Many people avoid going to the doctor for routine check-ups and only visit the doctor only when they feel unwell. However, there are a number of reasons why people should schedule regular appointments with a doctor.

One of the key reasons for going to the doctor for a check-up is that doing so allows a doctor to identify potential problems before they become more serious. Since many health problems are more easily handled when they are identified and addressed early, making an appointment for a check-up can prevent problems from emerging further down the road, when they might be more expensive or difficult to treat.

Additionally, a check-up provides a patient with an opportunity to ask a doctor questions about health, disease prevention, and risk factors for various conditions. Based on a person’s age and lifestyle, the doctor might perform screenings for certain conditions, or perform a vaccination as a preventive measure. The doctor might also make important recommendations regarding diet, exercise habits, and other lifestyle choices.

About Dr. Kevin Buckwalter

Dr. Kevin Buckwalter used his passion for serving patients to propel him to start his own private practice, after studying medicine for many years. His office, Kevin Buckwalter M.D. Ltd., opened in Henderson, Nevada, in 2001, and he has been central to serving his community ever since.

Prior to his own practice, Dr. Buckwalter worked in Porterville, California, at Sierra View District Hospital. Before that post, Buckwalter was part of the Family Practice as well as the Urgent Care teams for Fremont Medical Center in Henderson. Licensed to practice in two states, Buckwalter earned numerous certifications, including: Advanced Trauma, Advanced Cardiac, Advanced Obstetrics, Advanced Neonatal, and Advanced Pediatric Life Support Certification. Buckwalter is a member of the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Association.

Buckwalter began his studies in medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was there that Buckwalter had the opportunity to conduct research in the field of experimental neurology, undertaking an endeavor with the Department of Zoology and Dr. Agyli, regarding Glial regeneration in an insect’s Central Nervous system. Buckwalter earned his Bachelor of Science in Public Health, and was honored with a United States Achievement Collegiate Award and a Las Vegas Numismatic Scholarship.

Buckwalter moved to New York to attend medical school at the Ross University School of Medicine. Continuing his interests in neurology, Buckwalter gave presentations regarding Phencyclidine and its effects on the Central Nervous system. Buckwalter received a spot on the Dean’s List several times, and graduated with honors in the top 10% of his class. Buckwalter was an intern with the Pennsylvania State University Hospital at Hershey in the Department of Surgery, and finished his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine. Buckwalter became a Diplomate for the American Board of Family Practice.

Outside of his medical achievements, Buckwalter served for eighteen months in Georgia as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Buckwalter is the author of John Edwin Buckwalter Sr. and Descendants, 1834-1979, a book about his family’s ancestry he gathered while doing genealogy research.