Justin Azeal McFall, MD

I decided to go into medicine because I want to help people to have a more fulfilling and healthy lives. I chose to work at Mercy and the idea of merging our faith with our healthcare was important to me. Communicating with my patients' goals is an important part of family medicine.

A happy accident brought me to medicine. I wanted to be a veterinarian since I read the James Herriot books as a little girl. In high school, the local family physician hired me to be his receptionist. I hadn't been there more than a couple of weeks when he had me trained to be a medical assistant and I realized how much I enjoyed it. I went to school, got my RN and just kept going. I've witnessed miracles. Working at mercy allows me to share those experiences. And I feel like it's through our fellowship with Christ and through His strength that healing occurs. We can help and guide, but ultimately, we're not the power behind it. I enjoy my patients. I want them to trust me, and I need to trust them, so I'm very honest and frank with them. And I expect them to be with me. We decided together what they want and what they're willing to do for their health. I can't make you healthy. I can only coach you into being healthy. It's a joint effort. We choose what's best together.

I provide personalized care to each patient. Everyone is at a different stage in life, so I ask patients about their health goals and what they want to achieve. I get to know them as people, not just what they?re coming in for or what medical conditions they have.