Dr. Walter J. Linder, MD

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Walter J. Linder, who serves patients in Kinsley, Kansas.

Recognized as a caring and compassionate family physician, Dr. Linder provides family medicine for patients of all ages. He works at The Midway Clinic, which is a part of Edwards County Medical Center.

Providing compassionate world class healthcare close to home, Edwards County Medical Center is a 12-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Kinsley, Kansas. It offers services at The Midway Clinic, The Midway Specialty Clinic, and Spearville Medical Clinic. The hospital offers a broad range of services including 24 hour emergency care, convenient and specialized outpatient resources, radiology, laboratory, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, inpatient care, swing bed, EMS, and other services designed to improve the health and well-being of the community.

A 1977 graduate of the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Dr. Linder went on to perform his internship in internal medicine, his residency in family medicine, and his residency in anesthesiology at Naval Medical Center.

With an unwavering commitment to his speciality, the doctor is licensed to practice medicine in Kansas, Texas, and Missouri.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility. 

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