Dr. Jennifer Kingery, DO

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Jennifer Kingery, who serves patients in Pikeville, Kentucky. 

Dr. Kingery is a doctor of osteopathic medicine specializing in family medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine. She is an attending physician at Pikeville Medical Family Practice Center in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Caring for families and accepting patients of all ages, the providers at Pikeville Medical Family Practice Center encourage preventive care and a healthy lifestyle. Some of the services that they offer include: preventive screenings; treatment for colds, flu, respiratory illness and other emergent illnesses; osteopathic manipulation therapy; management and coordination of care for chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and more; and referrals to specialists.

Academically, Dr. Kingery graduated with her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006. She then went on to complete her residency at Pikeville Medical Center.

A member of the American Osteopathic Association, she is board-certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Medicine. It is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.  She is also board-certified in Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine by the American Board of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.  It is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine physicians who specialize in providing comprehensive treatment of the musculoskeletal system for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.

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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