Rockbridge Health is adding a fourth doctor to the medical practice north of Lexington at 650 N. Lee Highway in Magnolia Square, Suite 2.
Family medicine physician Dr. Phillip Culp is joining Rockbridge Health to help deliver primary care to Lexington and the surrounding area. He begins work Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Culp recently moved to Lexington after completing seven years of service in the U.S. Army. He grew up in Tulsa, Okla. After high school he attended and graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in biochemistry. While in college he also met his future wife, Rebekah Moorman. They married after graduating in 2015, and he went on to attend medical school at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. He participated in the Health Professional Scholarship Program through the Army, which funded his medical schooling in exchange for service after graduation. He graduated in 2019 and then moved to Fort Bragg, N.C., to begin his family medicine residency as an active duty Army captain.
He said he chose to specialize in family medicine because he enjoys variety and wants to be able to help every patient, regardless of their age, gender or affected organ system. Family medicine residents rotate among all major specialties in both clinic and hospital environments. The intensity of these rotations was further heightened by the COVID19 pandemic, which began in the middle of his first year of residency.
This led to his receiving some unique, and at times intense, training opportunities that would not normally be available to a family medicine resident. These opportunities included emergency ventilator training, advanced trauma life support training and extensive obstetrics training. He survived residency, and even served as chief resident during his final year of training. He graduated residency in 2022, and then moved to Fort Gordon, Ga., to begin his full active duty service obligation.
He began his time at Fort Gordon by working in the Soldier Care Clinic. There he learned the intricacies of Army regulations and how they should be integrated into a patient’s care while also respecting the needs and preferences of the patient. He deployed in 2023 to the Middle East and was attached to the 4-31 Infantry Battalion of the 10th Mountain Division. He worked hard to care for several hundred infantrymen, and was ultimately awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal upon his redeployment in 2024. He then transitioned to his next role as a teaching doctor at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center family medicine residency program. There he supervised residents as they worked to complete their training. During this time he managed his own clinic patients, supervised resident clinics and rotated as the attending physician for the family medicine inpatient service and labor and delivery service.
Culp left the Army to be able to move closer to family and have more stability for his two children. He and Rebekah chose to settle in Rockbridge County because her parents are long-term residents of Lexington.
At Rockbridge Health, he will be working alongside three other physicians – Dr. Scott Dubit, Dr. Patricia Schirmer and Dr. Zachary “Zack” Dubit.
Culp said he hopes to contribute to this community by bringing his unique experiences and qualifications to the residents of Rockbridge. He believes his broad scope of practice, intense training opportunities, practice providing care in austere environments and understanding of organizational requirements and regulations make him an excellent resource for patients with complex biopsychosocial needs.
He will be accepting patients of all ages. To make an appointment, call the office at (540) 463-0951.
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