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  • Office

    505 Capitol Street
    Suite 100
    Charleston, WV 25301
    Phone+1 304-925-8949
    Fax+1 304-205-4719

Summary

  • Rebecca McGraw Thaxton, M.D., M.F.A., a general practitioner, is a Botox and filler injector. She also serves as a medical consultant to an insurance company. She has an M.D. from West Virginia University School of Medicine & an M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. Her essays, poems & short stories have been published in various literary journals. She writes medical essays for doctors at Kevinmd.com where she appeared on his podcast. Some of her poetry was anthologized in the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Volume XI. Annals of Internal Medicine named her a “Top Peer Reviewer for 2020.” She has served on the reading committee & the contest judge committees at Carve literary magazine. She has guest lectured to the fine arts program at Glenville State University. She lives and works in West Virginia.

Education & Training

  • Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
    Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine
    West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 1997 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

Lectures

  • What Any Artist Can Learn From Pablo Picasso 
    Fine Arts Dept., Glenville State College - 2/2/2022

Other

Press Mentions

  • Coal Mining Culture and the Opioid Crisis [PODCAST]
    Coal Mining Culture and the Opioid Crisis [PODCAST]January 21st, 2022