Family Medicine Residency Program Faculty

Robert J. Tiller, MD FAAFP

Family Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Care
Program Director and DIO

Undergrad: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

PERSONAL NOTE

Julie and I have four children and are both Indiana natives. We have enjoyed living in South Carolina for the past 25 years. We enjoy water sports, running, mountain biking, golf, fishing, gardening, college sports (especially Clemson football) and snow skiing. Greenwood is perfect for year-round outdoor fun. We are involved in our local church and also have been involved in various international medical endeavors. Our residency faculty are such a great group of people who are committed to serving the underserved and training family physicians to practice full scope family medicine in rural and underserved areas. I am thankful that we have been able to recruit excellent resident physicians who are fully committed to using family medicine to improve the health of communities and patients. Our mission is to train the best family physicians in the United States. That mission keeps every day exciting and invigorating.

S. Lindsey Clarke, M.D.

Director of Resident Education and Associate Program Director, Family Medicine

Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina

Undergrad: Davidson College

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Residency: Carilion Health System

PERSONAL NOTE

I enjoy outdoor hiking, biking, and snowboarding with my wife and children. We also are involved in our local church and international medical missions. I joined the faculty full time after nine years in rural practice. I love to teach and to see residents and students succeed. It’s just great to be part of this team of top-notch residents and faculty.

Dan Divilbliss, M.D.

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Director

Hometown: Salina, Kansas

Undergrad: Kansas State University

Medical School: University of Kansas School Of Medicine

Residency: Self Regional Healthcare – Greenwood, SC

PERSONAL NOTE

My wife, Carey, and I are natives of Kansas. We first came to Greenwood in 2005 when I began my family medicine residency. I was then very fortunate to be the inaugural fellow for the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Self Regional. My training prepared me well for a practice in rural Kansas and to serve as team physician at Fort Hays State University, a NCAA Division II school in Hays, Kansas. After four years of private practice, I was honored to be asked to return to Greenwood as a member of the family medicine and sports medicine faculty in 2013. We are grateful for the opportunity to raise our children in a place that has been so very important in our lives. We are active in our church and of course busy with the activities of our three children (who are growing up too quickly)!

I chose Self (twice!) primarily because Greenwood is a place with wonderful people. I believe the residency and fellowship are staffed with some of the best mentors and friends that a physician in training could ever hope to work with. The community took excellent care of our growing family during my residency and fellowship, and has continued to do so since we returned. My goal is to make sure our current residents and fellows have an experience during their training as well-rounded and fulfilling as the one that I enjoyed.

Mark Van Swol, M.D.

Director of Operations

Hometown: Crete, Illinois

Undergrad: Clemson University

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Subspecialty in Clinical Informatics by American Board of Preventive Medicine
Supporter of Village Health Worker Program, Olanchito Honduras
Physician Advisor for Case Management

Interests

Church youth work, home remodeling, diving, and running.

Why Self Regional?

Exceptional at training rural family physicians with a strong hospital experience as well as outpatient training. The program has a focus on providing care for underserved including inner city as well as overseas.

Kat Johnson, M.D.

Family Medicine Clinic Director

Hometown: Summerville, SC

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency: Self Regional Healthcare

PERSONAL NOTE

It has been my “dream job” to combine teaching, inpatient medicine, and outpatient medicine, but I thought it would be very unlikely that I would ever come upon that combination. When I had the chance to come back to the residency where I received such amazing training, I jumped at the chance! This is an amazing community of smart, compassionate and talented physicians, and the residents are absolutely top-notch. Greenwood is a great location to find recreation and community for my family, and we are all so happy to come back to SRH.

Jacob Ringenberg, MD CAQ-SM

Associate Director: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

MUSC AHEC Assistant Professor in Family Medicine

RMSK Certified in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Dr Jacob Ringenberg with wife Carly and three children in front of a Christmas tree

Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana

Undergrad: Bethel College

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: Self Regional Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program

PERSONAL NOTE:

I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and have spent most of my life in the Midwest. During those years I developed a love for Indiana Hoosier basketball, met my wonderful wife Carly, and completed my undergraduate degree at Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN where I played baseball. I continued my education at Indiana University School of Medicine and then decided to head South and completed my Family Medicine Residency and Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Self Regional. After spending 4 years practicing Family and Sports Medicine in Vincennes, Indiana, I returned to Greenwood in 2019.

The excitement of a broad scope of practice, my love for musculoskeletal medicine, and the joy of developing meaningful relationships with patients helped me choose Family and Sports Medicine. My love for teaching and the excellent faculty and residents in Greenwood led me back to Self Regional. My clinical interests include concussion management, care for overhead athletes, and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Outside of work, I spend as much time as I can with Carly and my three children – Brooks, Madison, and Eliana. I also enjoy running, reading Christian non-fiction, remaining active in our local church, and following the Los Angeles Dodgers.

David P. Sealy, M.D. CAQ-SM FAMSSM

Primary Care Sports Medicine Faculty

Hometown: San Mateo, California

Undergrad: Claremont McKenna College

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina

PERSONAL NOTE

Married to Ann for over 40 years, six great kids, 13 grands and excellent fellowship at church are the joys of my life. I am from the San Francisco Bay Area and was a German major in College while competing in track and field. I had my first taste of the south at Duke Medical School and have loved it ever since. I spent 10 years private practice in Colorado Springs and returned to the South. I have spent 32 years teaching at Self Regional Healthcare while starting the Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2007. I love travelling and spending time with Ann, kids and grands, worship and many sports including SCUBA, alpine skiing, triathlon, mountain biking and disc golf. My life has truly been fulfilled and rewarding with a phenomenal family and wife, good health, a great job and a wonderful Lord.

I chose Self because of the outstanding quality of the clinical experience plus the amazing residents and faculty, option for overseas medical mission work and sports medicine fellowship development opportunity. The 32 years here have been by far the most enjoyable of my life.

Andrea Gregory, M.D.

Pediatrics

Hometown: St. Albans, West Virginia

Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Residency: Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC

PERSONAL NOTE

I was born and raised in West Virginia but spent almost 15 years in North Carolina before moving here to Greenwood. My husband and I met as camp counselors in college and have been married for 17 years now. We have two “full-time” children, and as a foster family we routinely have “bonus” children with us as well. We love to spend time outside—I like to run and hike, and I used to like tennis until my knee informed me it disagreed. I also love to read (a lot) and bake.

I love my job. I love caring for children and their families, and I love teaching new doctors to do the same.

Ben Velky, M.D.

Family Medicine

Hometown: North Augusta, South Carolina

Undergrad: Clemson University

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Practice Location After Graduation: Faculty Attending with the Family Medicine Residency Program at Self Regional Healthcare – Greenwood, SC

PERSONAL NOTE

Self Regional recruits quality residents who are excited to learn and take an active role in patient care. Our faculty are exceptionally approachable, allowing for a relaxed but productive learning environment that I was fortunate to be able to train in. I loved my time in residency here, and was eager to have the opportunity to become part of the teaching staff. I enjoy spending time with my family and basically any outdoor activity.

Daphne Karel, M.D., FAAFP

Family Medicine OB/GYN Curriculum Director

Hometown: Greenwood, South Carolina

Undergrad: Winthrop University

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

PERSONAL NOTE

I enjoy spending time with my family and church. In my free time, I enjoy watching my children’s athletic competitions and musical performances, swimming and hiking, cooking and reading.

I enjoy the people I get to work with on a daily basis.

Joy C. Draper, M.D.

Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Hometown: Richmond, VA

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Residency: Blackstone Family Practice/Virginia Commonwealth University (Family Medicine)
Virginia Commonwealth University (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

PERSONAL NOTE

I have had the privilege of teaching family medicine and obstetrics both in the United States and on the mission field. In 2017 my family and I moved back to America from Kenya where I had worked as a missionary doctor, and I joined the faculty here in 2018. I am excited to be a part of this practice, teaching family medicine and women’s health care. In addition to teaching, I have a passion for working with underserved patient populations, both at home and globally. The practice here is full spectrum family medicine, and our residents learn to do it all: from inpatient medicine to pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology, along with a busy and challenging outpatient practice. We work as a team and like what we do! I also am blessed to have an incredible family, and I love being a wife and mom in addition to being a doctor! Although I am originally from Virginia, my husband grew up not far from here, and my family and I are happy to be a part of this awesome community in Greenwood, SC.

Gray M. Buchanan, Ph.D.

Behavioral Sciences

Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina

Undergrad: College of Charleston

Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Residency: Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship: Brown Medical School

PERSONAL NOTE

I am married with two wonderful children (son and daughter). I graduated with my doctorate from Ole Miss and completed my residency in Durham, NC and my fellowship in Providence, RI. After completing my fellowship I worked for several years within a developmental behavioral pediatrics division before joining the faculty at the MCFM/SRH. It has been a wonderful experience! The quality of the residents, faculty, and staff here is what makes the MCFM special. I serve as the director of behavioral medicine and enjoy a busy practice, teaching, and seeing the residents develop into strong physicians. When not working I enjoy spending time with my family, running, and being outdoors.

Self Regional Healthcare is a hidden jewel. The residents, faculty, and staff truly care for patients, and it shows day to day at work and outside of work. The broad-based learning is incredible and the quality of the program is unmatched.

Karla Madrid, M.D.

Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras

Undergrad and Medical school: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras

Residency: Family Medicine Residency Program at Mayaguez Medical Center, Puerto Rico

Fellowship: Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos, Chattanooga TN

I enjoy traveling, trying new cuisine, and going to the movie theater.

Dr. Michael Gentry, DO FACOG

OB/GYN

Hometown: Southeast Ohio

Undergrad: Ottawa University (Kansas)

Medical School: Ohio University

Residency: Akron General Medical Center (Ohio)