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David Jester

Dr. David Matthew Jester, MD

Family Medicine

OVERVIEW

Many physicians will tell you that the most challenging part of their job is education: teaching their patients as well as the families of their patients, while keeping up with their own schooling in an ever-changing field. Dr. David Jester, however, has mastered the arts of both learning and teaching and applied his varied experiences in the medical field to become a successful part of family medicine in Augusta as well as the newest member of the CPC family. Born in High Point, North Carolina, as the youngest of three boys, David spent most of his youth in Greenville, N.C., where athletics became his main focus early on. He played every available sport but developed a special love for soccer and baseball. Toward the end of high school, David was recruited to play soccer at East Carolina University in Greenville. Despite his success as a college athlete, David knew he did not want to make a career of soccer. Having broken many bones playing soccer and other sports, however, David met sports medicine doctors and orthopedic surgeons along the way and became well-acquainted with their work. With this close-up exposure to the world of medicine, David entered college knowing that medicine was the right direction for him. David graduated from East Carolina in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. While remaining very science-focused, David was also intrigued by American history, in which he nearly completed a minor. He always thought if medical school turned out not to be right for him, teaching would be an equally viable option. His college experience, however, guided him toward medicine. During his undergraduate years, he had become acquainted with the medical school faculty and, believing the school’s small classes and personal touch were a perfect fit for him, stayed in Greenville to continue his education at East Carolina’s School of Medicine, now the Brody School of Medicine. Despite the rigors of the first two years of medical school, David’s clinical experiences proved an important motivation in the pursuit of his medical goals. "Having the chance to interact with people in such an important way definitely indicated to me that medicine was what I was meant to do with my life," he says. Spending his last two years of school in a pathology research laboratory further emphasized what an important part human interaction played in his interest in medicine. Torn between obstetrics, surgery, and family medicine as a specialty, Dr. Jester decided to combine women’s and children’s health and procedural skills in family medicine. Medical school changed David in many ways, not the least of which was meeting and marrying the love of his life, Kim. "I met her on the first day of class," he recounts. "I leaned over to my friend and said ‘I’m going out with her this weekend,’ and he bet that I wouldn’t. I won." They were married in their third year of school and decided to do their residencies in the same city, he in family medicine and she in pediatrics. Both found their respective programs at MCG to be ideal, and from that point on, Augusta was home for the Jesters. At MCG, Dr. Jester quickly rose through the ranks to become a faculty member. After participating in the Faculty Development Fellowship, he was able to take on greater responsibility in the curriculum and education of medical students. He later assumed leadership roles in clerkship and residency programs, taught first- and second-year medical students, and eventually became an associate professor. "Teaching makes you learn a lot and it makes you stay current on things - it’s a lot of fun. Seeing students learn how to be a doctor and apply their skills is a really rewarding experience," Dr. Jester says of his time at MCG. He applied his own experiences practicing medicine to his lessons, teaching his students to "treat the patient as a person, not a disease" and to "keep on learning," two fundamental principles that define him as a physician. As one of the few professors who continued a busy clinical practice while teaching, Dr. Jester ea
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PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE

Takes time to answer my questions
Provides follow-up as needed

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RATINGS AND REVIEWS

Dr. Jester's Rating
20 Ratings with 2 Reviews
Patient Perspective
3.5 Explains conditions and treatments
4.5 Takes time to answer my questions
4.5 Provides follow-up as needed
Office Rating
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105 E Hugh St, North Augusta, SC, 29841
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3.0 Office cleanliness
3.0 Courteous staff
2.0 Scheduling flexibility
Center For Primary Care
105 E Hugh St
North Augusta, SC, 29841
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"Experience and knowledge with his profession is how I describe Dr. Jester. I trust him and he gets to know you over the visits. If it weren't for Dr. Jester I would not be as well as I am today. So I am grateful he is here."
  • February 24, 2024
"I recommend Dr. Jester to anyone in the Augusta/North Augusta area. He is kind and very intellegent. He is efficient with time but takes time to really listen to me. He is great at explaining his treatment plan. His staff is nice as well. "
  • March 14, 2020

LOCATIONS

105 E Hugh St
North Augusta, SC, 29841
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicaid Accepted
Mon8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Tue8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Wed8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Thu8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Fri8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sat9:00 am - 3:00 pm
SunClosed
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicaid Accepted
3651 Wheeler Rd
Augusta, GA, 30909
Center For Primary Care Crossroads
1701 Magnolia Way Ste 101
Augusta, GA, 30909
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicaid Accepted
Mon8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Tue8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Wed8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Thu8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Fri8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sat9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicaid Accepted
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA, 30901

CONDITIONS TREATED

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PROCEDURES PERFORMED

SPECIALTIES

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Medical School
The Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University
Graduated 1992
Residency
Medical College Of Georgia

INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED  (40)

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  • UHC Navigate HMO
  • Humana Choice POS
  • Coventry CoventryOne - GA
  • BCBS GA Pathway X Ind Direct Access
  • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
  • UHC Choice Plus POS
  • First Health PPO
  • BCBS GA Blue Choice HMO
  • UHC Navigate POS
  • Anthem Blue Open Access POS Alternate Network
  • BCBS GA Blue Choice PPO
  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
  • UHC Compass HMO
  • BCBS GA Blue Open Access POS
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
  • BCBS GA BlueChoice Option POS
  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana National POS
  • UHC Options PPO
  • Multiplan PPO
  • CIGNA HMO
  • PHCS PPO
  • Aexcel PPO
  • Blue Open Access POS Plus - GA
  • BlueEssentials Individual and Family
  • MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
  • Pathway X HMO
  • UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
  • UHC Nexus Open Access
  • Aetna APCN Open Access Aetna Select
  • Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
  • Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
  • Aetna Open Choice PPO
  • BCBS SC BlueEssentials Individual and Family
  • Medica Choice With UHC
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • Aetna AWH Emory Northside Hospital System OAAS
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