Dr. Rayford Mitchell has been busy setting up and beginning his medical practice for the people of Karnes County in his office adjacent to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.

Mitchell is being phased in to assume the local practice of Dr. Gerardo de Sequera who will be moving to San Antonio.

Mitchell is a family practitioner having come to our area from his three-year residency at Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi. He grew up in Wharton County, attended El Campo High School, and graduated from Prairie View A&M as well as Southwestern University in Dallas.

Mitchell said that his interest in medicine began early in his education when he "realized that he enjoyed biology and other aspects of science."

He is looking forward to settling into his home in Karnes City. He is single and is looking forward to working with his patients, serving the community and building good relationships as their doctor.

Mitchell said he appreciates the friendliness of small town communities and the opportunity to get to know the people of our county.