J. Kimberly “Kim” Moyer Karschner, M.D.
J. Kimberly “Kim” Moyer Karschner, M.D., 53 of Uniontown, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. She… J. Kimberly “Kim” Moyer Karschner, M.D., 53 of Uniontown, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. She was born June 3, 1955 in Connellsville, daughter of William E. “Bud” Moyer and Frances Furin Moyer of Lemont Furnace.
She was predeceased by her loving husband, David Lee Karschner, her paternal grandparents, Andrew Curtis Moyer and Mary Matthews Moyer of Mt. Independence, and her maternal grandparents, Joseph Stephen Furin and Marie Furin of Uniontown.
She is survived by her loving parents named above; one sister, Becky Wilcosky and husband Larry Wilcosky of Uniontown; one brother Ben Moyer and wife Kathy of Farmington; two nieces: Collen Moyer of Smithfield and Brittany Wilcosky of Uniontown and a nephew Aaron Moyer of Slippery Rock, Pa.
Kim was a determined, strong-willed and generous woman who devoted her life to caring for others through the practice of Medicine. Her natural inclination to treat patiends with empathy, caring and deep personal respect led to a varied and accomplished career as a physician.
She was a 1973 graduate of Laurel Highlands High School and a 1977 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, with a B.S. degree in Animal Science. She completed her medical training at the American University of the Caribbean in Montserat, British West Indies and served an Internal Medicine residency at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, with affiliated service at the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She took particular pride in her 10 years as a member of the faculty in the Shadyside Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program where she taught General Internal Medicine and care of hypertension, cardiovascular and renal diseases.
In 1998, Kim was named by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Health and Science editors as one of the Top 25 Women Doctors in Western Pennsylvania. In the same year she opened her own practice in Uniontown, where she was much loved by patients for her willingness to spend hours listening and investigating ailments and for her informal, but clinically brilliant manner.
Even before receiving her medical degree, Kim sought ways to help others heal. She worked as a laboratory technician at Uniontown Hospital and served as a volunteer with the Blood Committee of the Fayette County Chapter of the American Red Cross, rising to a position on the Board of Directors.
Throughout life,