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I first met John Collins in 1978 during an ophthalmology rotation when we were in our respective residencies at UK. I liked him immediately, partly because he had just spent 6 years in primary care in rural Kentucky – a future I was planning for myself.
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Why Ophthalmology?
“I got really interested in the eyes when I got glasses in the 7th grade for severe near-
Have You Ever Been Burned Out?
“Not really-
How do you recharge?
My wife and I travel often, visiting our children and grandchildren. We’ve been to China, Russia, South Africa, Europe and Peru. I went to Ecuador on a medical mission trip. I like golf. I work out at home. I hunt and fish, collect toy soldiers and carve wooden duck decoys.”
Community Service
John and his wife have been active with the Lexington Philharmonic, his wife chairing the Philharmonic Ball one year. John chaired an advisory board of the UK art museum and was part of the ‘Collectors’ group, whose members donated to the art museum and advised on art museum purchases.
John was president of the Lexington Medical Society in the 1990s and has been on the Society’s foundation board for 30 years. He was instrumental in developing the annual golf outing and has chaired that event for 30 years. The first year there were about 40 participants. This year there were 78. There have been over 90 some years. Participants pay $150 each and there are corporate sponsors, including BB&T Bank, the main sponsor for the last 29 years. The event nets approximately $25,000 annually and supports local non-
John has no plans to retire but knows he will have to one day. “Right now, I like work and I like what I am doing.” Many of our colleagues are inspired by a physician who can say, “My work helping people makes me feel better.”
I first met John Collins in 1978 during an ophthalmology rotation when we were in our respective residencies at UK. I liked him immediately, partly because he had just spent 6 years in primary care in rural Kentucky – a future I was planning for myself.
My Experience as His Patient
Now 41 years later, as one of his ophthalmology patients, I can say that John is never in a hurry, he sits down rather than hovering over me, performing the necessary exams and he engages in pleasant conversation. It gives me a good feeling and my experience is shared by his other Lexington Clinic patients, staff and partners.
Office Staff and Patient Experience
Patty Gilpin has assisted John in the office for over 35 years. She says, “He is patient with his patients and takes his time. He treats the staff with respect and kindness. If he’s having a bad day, he doesn’t take it out on staff or patients. He loves his patients and thinks about them all the time. He often gets behind because of getting into conversations with patients. He’s a great surgeon with a great reputation among colleagues for his plastic surgery expertise, including brow lifts, blepharoplasties, ptosis, ectropions, tear duct procedures, skin cancers around the eyes, surgical repair after skin cancer surgery and other ophthalmic plastic procedures. Patients talk about their experience and the great job he did. They love him. I was checking a patient’s vision after cataract
JOHN COLLINS - HELPING PEOPLE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER
FALL 2019
BY JOHN A. PATTERSON MD, MSPH, FAAFP
Deciding to be a Doctor
John’s maternal grandfather was a GP in Connersville KY and a 1903 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He died when John’s mother was 15. John’s father was a pharmacist and John was in the drug store a lot, making deliveries and helping out. He entered college at UK thinking he would be an architect. After some experiences in the hospital, he decided to go into medicine. “It was a career in which you could help people.
Anybody who goes into medicine for financial reasons is making a mistake.
I remember my father going in at 3 AM to sell a child’s father a 15 cent can of formula.
Diverse Training
After graduating from UK medical school in 1971, he went to Charleston SC for a one year surgery internship, then spent 6 years as a GP in Cadiz KY. The first 2 years were payback for a rural Kentucky medical scholarship. The other four years were for the love of it. He delivered babies, admitted to ICU/CCU and practiced the full scope of family medicine.
JOHN A. PATTERSON MD, MSPH, FAAFP
Dr Patterson chairs the Lexington Medical
Senator Alvarado earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Loma Linda University (California) in 1990, and then went on to receive his Doctorate in Medicine in 1994. He completed his medical residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Society's Physician Wellness Commission and is certified in Physician Coaching. He is on the family practice faculty UK College of Medicine and teaches nationally for Saybrook School of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences (San Francisco) and the Center for Mind Body Medicine (Washington, DC). After 30 years in private family practice in Irvine KY, he now operates the Mind Body Studio in Lexington, where he offers integrative mind-
surgery and she began crying. She was so happy she could see again. It warmed my heart.”
Physician Partner Experience
David Kielar MD has worked with John more than 20 years. “When I first joined the practice, John invited me to his home for dinner, welcoming and including me immediately. He gives a lot of his time to several community organizations. He loves what he does and really cares for people.”