August 10, 2022
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to announce that Cooper J. Gunter, MD, has joined Lexington Medical Center Batesburg-Leesville Primary Care, part of the hospital’s network of care.
Dr. Gunter graduated magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree in biology from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina, and completed his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados. He then completed his family medicine residency at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, South Carolina.
A Batesburg-Leesville native, Dr. Gunter is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the South Carolina Medical Association. He has certifications in advanced cardiac life support, basic life support and pediatric advanced life support. With 10 years of experience in health care, Dr. Gunter most recently completed his family medicine training, gaining experience in critical care, geriatrics, obstetrics and pediatrics, among other subspecialties, while volunteering to conduct sports physicals in the Greenwood community.
Dr. Gunter joins the board-certified providers and highly skilled staff at Lexington Medical Center Batesburg-Leesville Primary Care to provide comprehensive care for the entire family from birth to geriatrics. In addition to well visits and same-day sick appointments, the facility offers on-site X-rays and laboratory services, as well as echovascular testing, diabetes education and Coumadin® monitoring.
The practice is located at 338 E. Columbia Avenue in Batesburg-Leesville.
For more information, visit BatesburgLeesvillePrimaryCare.com.
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
