Dr. Donald L Chaffin, MD

Dr. Donald Chaffin is a family medicine physician who has dedicated over four decades to caring for patients and families. He earned his medical degree from Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University and completed his residency training at Marshall University School of Medicine. With 44 years of clinical experience, Dr. Chaffin brings extensive knowledge to his practice. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, enabling him to communicate effectively with diverse patient populations.

Dr. Chaffin practices at Martin County Rural Health Clinic in Inez, Kentucky, and maintains hospital privileges at Harlan ARH Hospital. He specializes in managing high blood pressure conditions, including both routine hypertension care and urgent hypertensive emergencies. His practice also extends to pediatric hypertension management in younger patients. Dr. Chaffin frequently performs complete blood counts and general blood testing to monitor patient health and diagnose various conditions. …Patients consistently rate his care highly, giving him an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.