About Us

Regional Medical Associates was established in September 1995, with the consolidation of the medical practices of W. Richard Colburn, M.D. and Andrew W. Porter, M.D. Dr. Colburn, a graduate of the University of Louisville Medical School, began his medical practice at the Calvert City Clinic in 1976. Dr. Porter, also a graduate of the University of Louisville Medical School, began his medical practice at the Benton Medical Clinic in 1984.

Dr. Colburn and Dr. Porter continued their practices while the Regional Medical Associates building in Draffenville was under construction. The building was completed in September 1997 and was opened for business that same month. Dr. Colburn kept the Calvert City Clinic open and practiced at Draffenville on a part-time basis until July 1998, when he moved his practice to Draffenville and closed the Calvert City Clinic.

In July 2005, Edwin Perez, M.D. joined the staff at Regional Medical Associates. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Dr. Perez completed his family practice residency at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Colburn and Dr. Porter have established at state-of-the-art medical office where their patients receive the optimal healthcare within a medical facility. Specialists from Paducah and Murray come to Draffenville to see patients from the Marshall County area. Rounding out the group of providers at Regional Medical Associates are Staci Fooshee, ARNP, Jessica Lovett, ARNP, and Kayla Henson, ARNP.

Regional Medical Associates’ number one philosophy is CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS. We are a community-oriented medical clinic and believe in treating our patients like family. It is our intention to display a warm, friendly, caring attitude toward our patients from the providers – to our clinical staff – to our business office – to our front desk.