A native of Huntington, Dr. Turner attended local schools, graduated cum laude from West Virginia University and received his doctorate at Marshall University School of Medicine as a member of the first class in 1981. He performed his Family Practice residency at the University of Louisville School of Medicine from 1981 to 1984. He has served as Chief of Family Practice at St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Turner has been in practice with HIMG since 1987.