Dr. Harper was born in Huntington, WV and grew up in the small rural town of Prichard, WV. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degree from Marshall University before completing his family practice residency at the Marshall University Department of Family and Community Health. He has practiced in eastern Kentucky for a period of three years before returning to the Family Practice Department to open a rural clinic in Ceredo, WV. His personal interests are motorcycle riding, hunting and college football. He has been recognized for his teaching excellence with the prestigious Outstanding Rural Clinician and Medical Educator Award. Back to Top 