Board-Certified Family Medicine Specialist Returns to Beaufort Memorial
April 2, 2023
Beaufort Memorial has welcomed a familiar face back to its primary care clinical team south of the Broad River.
Nikki Keisler, M.D., a board-certified family medicine specialist broadly experienced in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness, has joined Beaufort Memorial Palmetto Medical Group in Bluffton.
Dr. Keisler first came to Beaufort Memorial May River Primary Care in 2019. She left in 2022 to join Piedmont Physicians at Thomas Crossroads Family Medicine in Newnan, Ga., and be closer to family. She's now returning to Beaufort Memorial, as the lure of the Lowcountry proved too strong. Earlier, she served as a family medicine specialist at Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group and at two other primary care practices in the Sandhills region.
A native of Ft. Stewart, she earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia and completed a residency in family medicine at Palmetto Health Richmond Family Medicine Residency (now Prisma Health Richland Hospital), also in Columbia.
Describing family medicine as her passion, Keisler says she was attracted to the specialty because it allows her to see entire families and to follow them through all the stages of their lives. Among her top professional interests are the treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weight loss and preventive care.
“We are delighted that Dr. Keisler has returned to our medical staff,” said Russell Baxley, president and chief executive officer at Beaufort Memorial. “A popular and well-respected physician, she will once again offer our patients care of the highest quality.”
At Beaufort Memorial Palmetto Medical Group, Keisler joins Drs. Scott Cummings and Robert Smith, Physician Assistants Stephanie Lovato and Erica Roper and Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Stokes. The practice offers a full range of general outpatient medical care with an emphasis on wellness and on chronic disease management. Laboratory services are available on-site.
To schedule an appointment with Keisler or any of the practice’s other providers, call 843-706-0600.
