Derek Minor, MD, is with the Springfield Clinic's General Surgery Department sees patients at Springfield Clinic Peoria.

Dr. Minor both earned his medical degree from and completed his residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.

Dr. Minor's interest in medicine started close to home with his father's heart disease. "Just watching him go to his visits, seeing all the different medicines they tried and seeing him get better definitely intrigued me."

In his practice, Dr. Minor will be providing a wide range of patient care of anything from small lumps and bumps on the skin to hernia repairs, gallbladder care and much more.

"I strive to be a calming presence for patients at a time that is usually very stressful for them," he says. "I want every patient to leave my office not only feeling that they've been heard, but that they've been involved in the decisions we have made for their care."

In his free time, Dr. Minor enjoys spending time with family, taking walks and playing tennis and golf.