Dr. Karen Montgomery-Reagan, D.O., FACOP, FAAP

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Karen Montgomery-Reagan, who serves patients in Athens, Ohio.

An experienced pediatrician, Dr. Montgomery-Reagan is in practice with OhioHealth Heritage College Pediatrics in Athens, Ohio. She also has hospital privileges at O’Bleness Hospital.

The pediatricians at OhioHealth Heritage College Pediatrics care for children from birth through adolescence. They offer preventive care, physicals, immunizations, developmental screenings, diagnostic testing, and behavioral and mental healthcare. Their experienced physicians deliver quality pediatric care close to home.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Montgomery-Reagan earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1985. She then went on to complete her rotating internship and residency in pediatrics at Grandview Medical Center in 1986 and 1988, respectively.

In 1991, she attained board certification in pediatrics through the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP). The AOBP is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases in infants, children, and adolescents.

Active in academia, Dr. Montgomery-Reagan serves as Chair and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

With an unwavering commitment to her specialty, she is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians (FACOP) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Among her most notable achievements, Dr. Montgomery-Reagan has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018), On-Time Doctor Award (2018), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018).

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