President, Primary Care
Gavin Helton, MD, serves as Mercy’s president of primary care, leading teams that proactively manage people’s health and make them successful advocates for their own care. Dr. Helton was a Mercy internist for nearly 20 years before joining Mercy Virtual in 2015 as chief medical officer, where he helped create and expand Mercy’s virtual care hospital and platform. Dr. Helton also served Mercy as president of clinical integration and works closely with Mercy’s population health efforts across all communities.
Education and Credentials
Dr. Helton attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, where he also served as chief medical resident.
