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Our Staff
Our courteous staff is here to provide you the best medical care possible. We have included information about our staff so that we may build a more comprehensive relationship with our patients.
Cardiovascular Imaging Center – Our center, which we commonly refer to as the CVIC, employs a staff of 13 dedicated team members. We strive to provide the highest quality diagnostic services with state-of-the-art equipment in a comfortable and caring environment. Our team consists of 3 receptionists, 2 nuclear medicine technologists, 4 ultrasound technologists, 1 vascular technician, 2 cardiac technicians, and 1 transcriptionist.
Physician Biographies (Internal Medicine)
William C. Brink, M.D.
Gayland O. Hethcoat, M.D., Pharm. D.
Douglas B. Keim, M.D.
Frederick H. Kozlowski, M.D.
John C. Quinn, M.D.
Andrew E. Schwentker, M.D.
Edward P. Smith, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Dr. William Brink received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. Subsequently, he graduated from medical school at Temple University with honors in 1993. He completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Virginia in 1996, and has been working at Winchester Cardiology & Internal Medicine, Inc. since that time.
Dr. Brink is board certified in internal medicine and serves as an active member of the American College of Physicians. He also serves as assistant professor of internal medicine at University of Virginia and is active in teaching medical students from the University of Virginia, as well as Doctor of Pharmacy students from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
In addition to seeing general internal medicine patients, Dr. Brink also has a special interest in hypertension, preventive cardiology and hepatology.
Community involvement includes volunteer work at the Free Medical Clinic of Northern Shenandoah Valley, in addition to volunteering as physician for various high school sports programs.
Dr. Brink and his wife, Cathy, have three children, Evan, Joseph and Julia, and they reside in Winchester, Virginia.
Dr. Hethcoat joined Winchester Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Inc. in June 2002. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, in 1982. He attended Mercer University School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, GA and graduated with a Pharmacy degree in 1985. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Mercer University School of Medicine (Macon, GA) in 1993. He completed a Metabolic/Nutritional Support residency at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA and Internal Medicine residency at the University of Tennessee (Chattanooga, TN) Erlanger Medical Centerhttp://www.erlanger.org/. He has been board certified in Internal Medicine since 1996.
Dr. Hethcoat is an active member of the American College of Physicians and American Society of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Hethcoat practices general internal medicine with special interest in cardiovascular risk management, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic/nutritional support. He provides outpatient and inpatient care.
Dr. Keim graduated from medical school at the University of Virginia in 1994. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia in 1997 and received board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine the same year.
Dr. Keim is a member of the American College of Physicians since 1998, as well as the American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Keim joined Winchester Cardiology and Internal Medicine in July, 1997. His particular interests include diabetes and thyroid disease. He is able to provide services including stress testing and carotid ultrasonography.
Dr. Kozlowski joined Winchester Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Inc. in July 1997. He completed his bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Scranton in 1990. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1994, and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Health Science center in June 1997. He has been board certified in Internal Medicine since 1997.
Dr. Kozlowski has been an active member of the American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine since 1994. He holds an Associate Clinical Professor position in the department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia. He remains active in teaching medical, pharmacy and physician assistant students.
Dr. Kozlowski practices general internal medicine with special interest in cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes and hypertension. He provides outpatient as well as inpatient care.
Dr. Quinn received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1968 and his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) in 1972. He served an internship in internal medicine at Emory University from 1972-1973. He was a resident in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia from 1973-1975. He was a Fellow in cardiology at MCV from 1975-1977. Following his fellowship, he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at MCV from 1977-1979.
Dr. Quinn was the first board certified cardiologist to practice in Winchester. He joined 110 Lee Street, Ltd., now Winchester Cardiology & Internal Medicine, Inc., in 1979 and started the first cardiac catheterization lab in Winchester. He specializes in invasive and non-invasive cardiology procedures which include cardiac catheterization, balloon angioplasty, coronary stenting and echocardiography.
Dr. Quinn is past Governor of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Cardiology, Medical Society of Virginia, American College of Physicians, and the American Heart Association.
Dr. Quinn is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Andrew Schwentker joined Winchester Cardiology in July 2000. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree at Williams College in Massachusetts. He attended medical school at Penn State University in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Dr. Schwentker has extensive research experience in the fields of stroke and heart attack at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He is board certified in internal medicine and has interest and experience in a wide range of adult medical problems.
Dr. Schwentker, his wife Mary, and their dog Elvis, reside with their horses near Winchester.
Dr. Ed Smith received his bachelor's degree in biology from Providence College in 1985. Subsequently, he completed medical school training at Georgetown University in 1990.
He also served his internship and residency at Georgetown University Hospital.
After serving his residency, he worked for Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital.
Dr. Smith is a member of the American College of Physicians, as well as the American Medical Association. He joined Winchester Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Inc. in the fall of 1995.
He lives in Frederick County with his wife, two children and the family dog.