Physician Group:
UT Health East Texas Physicians
1000 E. Fifth St.
Ste. 400
Tyler, TX 75701
Hours:
By Appointment:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Nichole Birdsong Ford, MD, MBA, is a family medicine physician at UT Health East Texas Physicians on Fifth Street in Tyler who sees patients 13 years and older. She seeks to provide care individualized to each patient’s goals and needs while emphasizing preventive and holistic medicine.
“I chose family medicine in order to make connections with my patients to last throughout all stages in life,” she said. “I have a particular interest in women’s health, as well as preventive care for adolescents and young adults that are often overlooked in the medical system.”
When not seeing patients, Dr. Birdsong Ford enjoys playing golf and outdoor activities including kayaking and playing water sports with her family. She also enjoys reading and cooking as a way to decompress after a long day.
Dr. Birdsong-Ford is employed as a clinical faculty physician at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler under the UT Tyler School of Medicine.
Education:
Residency/Chief Resident: Family Medicine, Grand Stand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Doctor of Medicine: Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock
Master of Business Administration: Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Bachelor of Science: Cell and Molecular Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
American Association of Family Medicine Physicians, Member
South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, Member
Delta Gamma Alumnae, Member
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08/20/2024
Dr Ford is a caring, intelligent person.
She seems to be overloaded by UT Health with the number of patients she is assigned.
She's always in a hurry because of the demands that UT Health loads on her.
UT Health seems to only alot time for each patient to have only 1 health concern.
Seeing how a trip to see her is a 100 mile round trip for me I always have more than 1 health concern.
This, due to the timing of appointments demanded by UT Health puts Dr Ford at a instant disadvantage.
This does not lead to a good outcome for the patient.
I'm not faulting Dr Ford at all, as we all have our task masters.
I would be very pleased if she had her own practice or was not so under "the gun".
— Timothy Mcmahan
06/24/2024
I was extremely impressed with the kindness shown to me by all of the staff at the clinic. I was a new patient of Dr. Ford on this visit. She addressed my diabetes on this visit, as it was getting worse. She definitely knows what she is doing! She changed my medications and what a positive result! Dr. Ford also sent me to lab for a very comprehensive one at the end of our visit. I have had VA Health Care for decades, but Dr. Ford is now my Primary Care Physician. Just book an appointment as you will not regret it! Thank you so very much Doctor Ford.
— Preston Christian
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