John A. Wade, Jr., M.D.

President

Governor Wise appointed Dr. Wade to the Board of Medicine in April, 2001.  Dr. Wade obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from West Virginia University and was a Resident at the Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston in General Surgery for two years and then a Resident for three years in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Morgantown at West Virginia University. 

He began his own practice in Point Pleasant in 1978, where he is an Active member of the Medical Staff at Pleasant Valley Hospital.  Dr. Wade was elected Vice Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff there as well.  Over the years, he has served on numerous committees at Pleasant Valley Hospital and was Secretary/Treasurer of Pleasant Valley Hospital for four years and has been Vice President for the past three years. Dr. Wade is a member of the Mason County Medical Society, and was elected its President.  He was elected President of Pleasant Valley Health Partners PHO for five years.  In addition to his Point Pleasant practice, Dr. Wade practices medicine in Jackson County, where he is an Active member of the Medical Staff at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley.  He served as Jackson General Hospital's Secretary/Treasurer from 1991 through 2000.  Dr. Wade is an associate Clinical Professor at West Virginia University, and is a member of the West Virginia State Medical Association.  He has been a member of the West Virginia Advisory Board for the medical malpractice insurer Medical Assurance from 1996 to the present. 

A member of the American Medical Association, Dr. Wade is also a member of the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngologic Allergy.  He has been an Oral Examiner for the American Academy of
Otolaryngologic Allergy Fellowship for the September examinations for the past six years, and was a Proctor for the examination in September, 2001.