Board-Certified Physician Joins Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care in Hardeeville

With the addition of family medicine physician Dr. Flint Walker, Beaufort Memorial continues to expand primary care options for the Beaufort community.

Dr. Walker sees patients as part of Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care, the healthcare system’s southernmost location for patients to receive a more direct, personalized primary care experience.

“Dr. Walker keeps patients and their individual needs at the heart of his approach, which aligns perfectly with the concierge care model at Beaufort Memorial,” said Beaufort Memorial President and CEO Russell Baxley. “His addition enhances our ability to provide patients with options for proactive, preventive care and the personalized attention they deserve.”

Board-certified and fellowship-trained family medicine physician Dr. Walker is passionate about building honest, open and close-knit relationships with his patients as part of the Beaufort Memorial concierge medicine model. He specializes in preventive care and helps patients manage chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.

The Arkansas native grew up around medicine through his mother’s work as an office manager at a small family practice. Initially drawn to physical therapy, he ultimately pursued medicine to make a deeper impact on patients’ lives.

Dr. Walker earned his medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Mo., and completed his residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. He went on to practice family medicine in Chesapeake, Va., and later in Maryland before joining Mayes Internal Medicine on Hilton Head Island.

Seeing patients through a concierge model allows Dr. Walker to spend more time with each patient, get to know them as individuals and be their “teammate” in their healthcare journey, all while making the impact that drew him to a medical career in the first place.

“I want to partner with my patients to find solutions and optimize their health,” he said. “My goal is to improve their quality of life and longevity while establishing a sacred trust between us as patient and physician.”

Dr. Walker and his family are active in their Bluffton church community. He and his wife have four children, and his life revolves around both fatherhood and his faith.

Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care provides individualized, relationship-based primary care with a focus on prevention, early detection and whole-person wellness. Through extended visits and enhanced access, providers work closely with patients to manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and lipid disorders, while helping patients achieve long-term health goals through personalized care plans.

At the Hardeeville practice, located at 300 New River Parkway, Suite 16, Dr. Walker joins longtime Lowcountry physician Dr. James Frost. The practice has a location on Hilton Head Island as well, led by experienced physician Dr. Christopher Opella.

To enroll in Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care or to learn more about the program, call 843-815-5211 or visit BeaufortMemorial.org/ConciergeCare.