6 nmrmc.com the Family medicine physicians Garrett Barton, MD, and Kinzie Barton, MD, share the same last name—and that’s no coincidence. This married and talented doctor duo recently joined our community and our Neosho Memorial family after practicing in South Carolina for the past eight years. Best Health caught up with the Bartons to learn more about them and their journey home to Kansas. Q Tell us about you and your family. Garrett Barton, MD: I grew up in Humboldt, Kansas. After high school, I went to Pittsburg State University, where I got my bachelor’s in biology. I wanted to stay in-state for my medical degree, and the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KU) is the place to do that. I got into the program, and that’s where I met my wife. We have two boys, ages 1 and 3. Kinzie Barton, MD: I’m from Argonia, Kansas, a town of about 500 people. I’m one of five kids. I majored in biology at the University of Notre Dame and then spent a year in Costa Rica doing volunteer work at a breast cancer center and volunteering for three months in Bolivia. After that, I wanted to pursue medicine, so I went to KU. Q How did you meet at KU? Kinzie Barton, MD: We have mutual friends. I was meeting up with them for lunch, and he was meeting them too. I could tell he had a good heart. Garrett Barton, MD: We hit it off. When we had free time, we would go do something fun in Kansas City or Wichita. After medical MEE T Bartons Welcome, Drs. Garrett and Kinzie Barton
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