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John Brabazon, DO

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WellSpan Family Medicine - West Main Street
1635 W. Main St., Suite 700
Ephrata, PA 17522
(717) 738-2468
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About Me

Why I chose to pursue a career in healthcare:

I was blessed to have the opportunity to be a Boy Scout as a child/teen and I believe getting my Merit Badge in First Aid started it all. I also was fascinated by the stories my wife Linda would tell me, regarding the residents and surgeons at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., where she was enrolled as a student nurse. Upon graduating from college (West Chester University), I decided to pursue the pharmaceutical industry. This was the final incentive for me. After four years of calling on physicians daily, I was off to medical school.


What I want my patients to know about me:

My wife Linda and I started our practice in Ephrata in 1980. In doing so, I joined the staff of Ephrata Community Hospital doing Family Practice which included Obstetrics, Emergency Medicine and hospital based medicine for 37 years. Now I have transitioned to office-based Family Practice with a great interest in surgical office procedures. Many of our surgical procedures are accomplished with laser surgery. This has been a great benefit to our patients, along with other procedures which we performed.


What I do when I'm not seeing patients:

My passions have included my faith in Christ, as well as family activities and fishing. I have had the opportunity to fish in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and Minnesota, for various types of fish. My favorite fish to catch is the smallmouth bass. My family and I enjoy boating and water sports. One of our favorite pastimes is Chesapeake Bay Crabbing. We catch blue claw crabs by a trot line, 1200 ft long ( baited with chicken necks). We steam our catch in Old Bay Seasoning and then all get together for a crab feast. In the future we hope to visit our youngest son & family in Australia.


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians | Family Practice

Education & Credentials

  • Medical School: Philadelphia Col. of Osteopathic M
  • Internship Program: Delaware Valley Medical Center-Hospital Now Aria Health Buck County

WellSpan Hospital Affiliations

  • WellSpan Ephrata Hospital

Health Plans Accepted

WellSpan Financial Assistance Program participant

  • Aetna
  • Aetna Better Health
  • Amerihealth Caritas PA
  • Capital BlueCross
  • Cigna Healthcare
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Gateway Highmark Wholecare
  • Geisinger
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • HPP/Jefferson Health Plan
  • Humana
  • John Hopkins Health Care
  • PA Health & Wellness (Centene)
  • PA Medical Assistance
  • PA Medicare
  • Preferred Health Care
  • South Central Preferred
  • Tower Health PPO
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Vibra Health Plan

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