Our mission is to provide a medical home and continuing primary health care to uninsured adults living  
or working at or below 200 % of the Federal poverty level on Johns, Wadmalaw or James Island  
 
   
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"Meet Your Practice Partners” Victor Agusta, MD Named Assistant Medical Director at BIFMC

Q: Why did you come to BIFMC?
Wanted to help patients without insurance obtain excellent, ongoing care.

Q: Where did you get your physician training?
University of Rochester, Hartford Hospital, University of Virginia

Q: What medical school did you attend?
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Q: What is your physician specialty and how many years?
Urology, in practice since 1974.  Was Chief/Head of Urology at Lancaster Hospital, a 550-bed hospital.


Q: What are the highlights of your career?

     Lancaster General Hospital (LGH)was in the top 50 hospitals in the USA for urology At LGH, I was President of the Medical Staff , on the Board of Directors and the Long Range Planning  Committee. I was President and Board Member of the Mid-Atlantic Section of The American Urologic Association. And organized over 70 Urologists to bring Lithotripsy to Central Pennsylvania

Q: Why did you become a doctor or go into medicine?  

Initially wanted to be a family doctor like my family's friend who delivered me.

Q: What would you do if you did not become a doctor?

An engineer or an architect like my father and brothers.

Q: Do you have any family?        

Yes, wife, 3 children, 6 grand children

Q: Tell us something about yourself that you are proud of but no one knows about it.
I graduated first in my high school class, which led to a full scholarship to St. John's University in NY where I met my wife, Carol.



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