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Biography: Dr. Laura Preece is a graduate of Rutgers University with a B.S.in Nutritional Sciences where she also competed as a Division1 gymnast. She completed her medical school training at thePhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), andafterwards was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army byway of a Health Professionals Scholarship. She went on to completeher internship and residency at Madigan Army Medical Center atFort Lewis, Washington. Her military obligation was served in Seoul,Korea where she attained the rank of Major and ultimately at WilliamBeaumont Army Medical Center here in El Paso.Following her completion of military service, she worked asAssistant Professor and Clerkship Director at Texas Tech UniversityHealth Sciences Center, El Paso. Most recently she was theProgram Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Programat Mountainview Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NewMexico for six years. In 2020, Dr. Preece was named the NewMexico Chapter of the American College of Physicians Early CareerPhysician Leader of the Year. Her clinical interests are in outpatientmedicine where she enjoys seeing complex internal medicinepatients. She is triple board certified in Internal Medicine (ABIM),Obesity Medicine (ABOM), and Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM).

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Care Philosophy: I work with patients and their family to develop care plans aimed to maximize their quality of life and match their goals.~Dr. Mckissack