Dr. William Kent Austin, MD

Dr. William Austin is a family medicine and hospital medicine physician who brings 17 years of experience to his practice. He earned his medical degree from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Methodist Hospital. His dual specialty training allows him to provide comprehensive care both in outpatient family practice settings and for hospitalized patients requiring specialized inpatient management.

Dr. Austin practices at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, and maintains affiliations with Sierra Vista Hospital. He focuses on managing high blood pressure conditions, including both routine hypertension and emergency situations requiring immediate intervention. His expertise extends to pediatric hypertension cases and therapeutic procedures such as therapeutic hypothermia and comprehensive blood work analysis. Dr. Austin's hospital medicine background enables him to coordinate complex care for patients …during their hospital stays.