THERE’S A NEW DOC IN TOWN - Dr. John Lillegraven joins the team of talented providers and works as a family practitioner at the Loyalton Medical Clinic.
Prior to his pursuit in medicine, Dr Lillegraven worked as a nutritionist, coach, personal trainer, cook, and musician. He graduated from University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science then went on to attend St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed clinical rotations in New York City and England. Dr. Lillegraven started his residency training in family medicine at Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York and completed residency training in Hampton Roads, Virginia, at Eastern Virginia Medical School, now Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. He received his certification from the American Board Family Medicine while in residency and has held medical licenses in five states.
Dr. Lillegraven was a medical student in New York City at the onset and height of the COVID-19 pandemic and was on the front lines of the pandemic taking care of COVID-19 patients in the ICU. He also conducted research on COVID-19 during clinical clerkships.
On the personal side, he has an interest in helping people with neurodiversity as his eldest daughter was diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero which inspired him to participate in events for Down Syndrome Awareness. With an early influence in eastern medicine through his practice of Kung Fu at the age of four, he went on to achieve his 4th degree black belt and by fourteen, competed in an international tournament in
Beijing, China, winning a silver medal.
Prior to his pursuit in medicine, Dr Lillegraven worked as a nutritionist, coach, personal trainer, cook, and musician. He graduated from University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science then went on to attend St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed clinical rotations in New York City and England. Dr. Lillegraven started his residency training in family medicine at Stony Brook University on Long Island, New York and completed residency training in Hampton Roads, Virginia, at Eastern Virginia Medical School, now Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. He received his certification from the American Board Family Medicine while in residency and has held medical licenses in five states.
Dr. Lillegraven was a medical student in New York City at the onset and height of the COVID-19 pandemic and was on the front lines of the pandemic taking care of COVID-19 patients in the ICU. He also conducted research on COVID-19 during clinical clerkships.
On the personal side, he has an interest in helping people with neurodiversity as his eldest daughter was diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero which inspired him to participate in events for Down Syndrome Awareness. With an early influence in eastern medicine through his practice of Kung Fu at the age of four, he went on to achieve his 4th degree black belt and by fourteen, competed in an international tournament in
Beijing, China, winning a silver medal.
