Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center | Best Health | Summer 2021

Best Health • Summer 2021 3 W E L C O M E new physicians! More great doctors have recently joined and are joining Neosho Memorial and our community. They’re talented, friendly and committed to health care excellence. Best Health caught up with three of our newest physicians to learn a little more about them, their personal interests and their families. We’ll meet more providers in the next issue. Q Tell us a little bit about you and your family. I grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas, and have family all around southeast Kansas, so I came to this area quite often as a kid. My wife, Brianna, and I have been married about 11 years. We have four kids, ages 3, 4, 7 and 9. Q Why did you pick your specialty? I’ve always been fascinated by surgery. While I was in high school I saw a video of someone doing an operation, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. And since then that’s all I really wanted to do. I like having a problem and being able to fix it and see that through to completion. Q What can patients expect when they first meet with you? I treat everybody like family. I will try and make everybody feel welcomed and invited. I make decisions with patients, rather than for patients, by including them in that decision- making process. I will always be up front and honest with my patients. Q What are some of your hobbies? I enjoy anything outdoors, including hunting and fishing. My family and I do a lot of activities together. I like any excuse to go fishing! I enjoy Chiefs football and Jayhawks basketball too. Q What drew you to Neosho Memorial? I really like a smaller town for raising a family. I’ve always just wanted to take care of Kansans, and that’s what made me want to come here. Q What is your favorite healthy tip? Keep moving. The more you keep moving, the longer you will keep moving! Try to do whatever you can to stay fit. Matthew Leroy, MD, general surgery