John R. Garner, PA-C

"As a physician assistant, I am part of a team of medical professionals. The highest priority for all of us is the health and well-being of the patients we serve."

John Garner, a certified physician assistant specializing in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness, came to Beaufort Memorial Lady's Island Internal Medicine in 2014

Mr. Garner includes among his professional interests diabetes and geriatric care.

Before joining the Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners primary care practice, he had served at Sea Island Medical Practice since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in 2005.

He began his career as a physician assistant in 1995 at the Naval Hospital in Okinawa. In 2003, he was transferred to Naval Hospital Beaufort.

Prior to becoming a physician assistant, Mr. Garner was a Navy hospital corpsman for 20 years. From 1986 to 1992, he served as the lone medical provider for a crew of 130 on a fast-track submarine.

Mr. Garner and his wife, Emiko, have three children. In his leisure time, he enjoys fishing and gemstone and geology field work.