About Us

ABOUT US


We at Hitchcock Family Medicine believe that the business of medicine has become too complicated. The Doctor-Patient relationship has been eroded by third-party middlemen. By returning to a direct relationship, both medically and financially, we are able to return the medical decision making power back to the doctor and the patient; Out of the hands of the insurance companies.


Dr. Matthew Hitchcock

Dr Hitchcock


 

Dr. Matthew Ray Hitchcock grew up in Dunlap, TN. After medical school, Dr. Hitchcock was commissioned as an active duty officer in the United States Navy and completed his residency in Family Medicine at The Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton near San Diego, CA.

Since completing his residency, he has deployed twice on humanitarian missions to the South Pacific, received the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his extraordinary service while deployed, served as a faculty physician for the Family Medicine Residency Program at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and served as the hospital's Chief Medical Informatics Officer. Dr. Hitchcock and his wife Kathleen have three energetic children.

 

Dr. Hitchcock graduated from The McCallie School (Chattanooga, TN), Clemson University (Clemson, SC), and the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine (Memphis, TN). He is board certified in Family Medicine.

Dr. Ashley Smith

Dr Smith

Dr. Ashley Smith was born in Huntsville, Alabama but grew up near the sunny beaches of St. Petersburg, Florida. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville where she earned her undergraduate degree and then moved on to medical school at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Upon graduating from medical school, she transitioned to active duty as a Lieutenant in the Navy.

Dr. Smith completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego in California and was selected for a six-week humanitarian mission aboard the USNS Mercy during her time there. She was then stationed at the Naval Hospital Guam where she worked as a staff physician and served as the clinical director for aeromedical evacuations. Her last tour of duty was at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville where she supervised Family Medicine residents and chaired the hospital Infection Control Committee.

Dr. Smith is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician and has made Chattanooga her home after completing her military service. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, discovering new restaurants and watching college football.

Dr. Todd N. Torbett

dr torbett  

Dr. Todd N. Torbett is a southeast Tennessee native, born in Cleveland, TN. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, Virginia.

After completing his residency, Dr. Torbett decided to return to the southeast Tennessee area to practice medicine & serve the primary care needs there. His faith is extremely important to him and he enjoys traveling, music, movies, kayaking, cooking and fall Saturdays at Neyland Stadium.


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