KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A new medical practice is the fulfillment of a long-standing dream of a pair of practitioners who want to place patient care at the center of their approach.

Kirkwood Medical Practice opened last Thursday on Route 11 near Schneider's Market. It's owned and operated by Doctor Jemille Smith with the assistance of Family Nurse Practitioner Bilqees Abdallah.

Both of them have over 12 years of experience in family medicine and have traveled together internationally on medical missions.

Smith, who specializes in urgent care and geriatrics, says he's learned that patients all over the world want the same things from their medical care, to be heard, to know that their provider is competent and to be a partner in their treatment plan.

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