Physicians
Members of the Hamilton General Hospital Medical Staff are among Texas’ brightest young physicians committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the community.
Dr. Lee
Dr. James R. "Randy" Lee, chief of staff, is a Hamilton native and has been with the Family Practice Rural Health Clinic since its beginning in 1997. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University in 1990, cum laude, and graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed a family practice residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where he was named intern of the year and emergency medicine intern of the year. Before coming home to Hamilton, he worked as an emergency room physician in several Texas hospitals. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association and Texas Academy of Family Physicians, and in 2005 he achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Horne
Dr. Monte Horne joined the Family Practice Rural Health Clinic in 2001. He completed his undergraduate studies at Baylor University followed by a master’s degree in healthcare administration at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. To complete his master’s degree, he lived in Catacamas, Honduras, and worked as the operations manager of an alcoholic rehabilitation hospital. While there he met his wife, who is a Honduran physician. Dr. Horne graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch of Galveston in 1998 and completed residency training in family practice at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.
Dr. Killian
Dr. Luke Killian joined the Family Practice Rural Health Clinic in 2004. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Baylor University in 1993 and a doctorate in 1997 from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He completed his residency in family practice at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, AHEC Northeast Family Practice, serving one year as chief resident. He practiced at College Station Family Medicine Center for four years before coming to Hamilton. While in College Station, he served as an assistant clinical professor for the Texas A&M Health Science Center. He was on the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians residency committee and received Baylor University’s Student of the Year award in 1992. He was accepted to the Gamma Beta Phi Academic Honor Society and Golden Key National Honor Society and received the Coker-Cox and the Turner-Gooch pre-med scholarships. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and Texas Medical Association.
Dr. Lengefeld
Dr. Robbye Lengefeld, a Hamilton native, joined the Family Practice Rural Health Clinic in 2004. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University, graduating summa cum laude in 1997. At A&M, she received the Gathright Award, which is given to the top student, in both her junior and senior years. She received her doctorate in 2001, also from Texas A&M. Dr. Lengefeld was a National PEO Scholar her senior year of medical school and graduated with AOA honors. During her residency in Family Practice at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, she served as chief resident and was named Resident of the Year by the Family Medicine Residency Faculty as well as Residents’ Resident of the Year. She is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Tan
Dr. Ping N. Tan, has been associated with Hamilton General Hospital since 1978. He operates an independent clinic close to the hospital. Dr. Tan graduated from the National Taiwan University College of Medicine in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1972, after which he completed general practice rotations at Barbeton, Ohio, and an internal medicine residency at the VA Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Dr. Rudolph
Dr. Timothy Rudolph received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston – Medical School at Houston, Texas in 2005 and specializes in family medicine. He completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital – Tarrant County Hospital District at Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2008. He is licensed in the state of Texas and is board certified. Dr. Rudolph practices at the Hamilton Family Rural Health Clinic and in the Hico Clinic.
Dr. Craig
Dr. William Shalor Craig, received his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston – Medical School at Houston, Texas in 2005 and specializes in family medicine. He completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital – Tarrant County Hospital District at Fort Worth, Texas in June 2008. He is licensed in the state of Texas and is board certified. Dr. Craig practices at the Hamilton Family Rural Health Clinic and in the Hico Clinic.
Dr. Dayton
Dr. Billy Dayton received his Bachelor of Science degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown and his doctorate degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas in 1959. He did his internship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and completed a yearlong residency in Mason City, Iowa. Dr. Dayton currently practices at the Hico Clinic.
