Dr. Halden Ford, MD


Physician
Dermatology

Paducah Dermatology
3101 Parisa Drive
Paducah, Kentucky 42003
For an appointment, call (270) 444-8477
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About Dr. Halden Ford, MD


Originally from Benton, Kentucky, Dr. Ford graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennesee with a double major in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics. He then completed medical school at the University of Louisville while subsequently completing his internship at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Ford then completed his dermatology residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago where he was chief resident in dermatology. He was on the faculty of Cook County Hospital in the department of dermatology from 1996 – 1998. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, is a member of the American and Kentucky Medical Associations as well as the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Ford practiced at Purchase Dermatology in Paducah from 1998 until 2004, at which point he opened Paducah Dermatology. He is married to Dr. Anita Fleenor-Ford, a partner at Infectious Diseases Associates, and they have two children. 

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