Frequently Asked Questions

Family Medicine is a Board-Certified specialty. Medical Doctors have to go through a three-year residency training after the four years of medical school, and then pass a board exam to become certified as Family Medicine Specialists. The exam then has to be taken again, every 7 years, in order to continue to practice our specialty. Dr. Denitzio was Board-Certified in 1984, and has retained his certification on the subsequent exams.

Family Medicine teaches doctors to make our main concern be You. We treat you as a whole person, in the context of your family, work, and community. We are committed to being your partners in developing healthy habits to prevent disease, or to treat you if you are suffering from acute or chronic medical problems. Family Medicine doctors are trained to provide most members of your family with 90% of the care that they may need, and to refer to specialists or the hospital for the minority of problems. Dr. Denitzio sees patients from age of 3 years and up, including routine child care, GYN exams, well-visits for teens and young adults, and thorough health evaluations for older adults, or chronic disease management (such as diabetes, emphysema, or high blood pressure). Whatever is needed, it can be addressed by your Family Doctor.

We accept most health insurance plans. Our office staff can assist you with necessary referrals and insurance filing.

Monday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – noon (once a month)

On the campus of Jennersville Regional Hospital in the medical office building attached to the Hospital. The address is 1011 West Baltimore Pike, Suite 102, West Grove, PA

• From Elkton, MD, about ½ hour
• From the corner of Limestone Road and Kirkwood Highway in DE, about 40 minutes.
• From Chesapeake City, MD, about 50 minutes.
• From Avondale, PA, about 15 minutes.

About 25 years, including previous practices in Maryland and Delaware.

He went to medical school and received his MD from Georgetown Medical School in Washington, DC, in 1981. He then had a three-year Family Medicine Residency program in Clarksburg and Morgantown, West Virginia.

Red, although he remains fond of blue.

Someone is always available by phone any time of day or night for emergencies. If it is after office hours, you just call the usual office phone number (610-869-8919), and if cued by the voice mail system, just press “9”, and you can leave a message for the on-call physician. During the week that will be Dr. Denitzio. Sometimes on weekends, another physician may be covering for Dr. Denitzio, and the voice mail will be answered by the covering physician, such as Dr. Michelle Schneider. Either way, if your message is not returned within ½ hour, you should call again, or proceed to the nearest Emergency Room, or medical aide unit

Any time that you feel that you are having an emergency, such as extreme shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness of one part of your body, severe nausea or diarrhea, a bad injury, or any unusual bleeding, we recommend that you seek emergency care, without delay, at the nearest Emergency Room. We prefer that you simply call “911” in order to receive care without developing a problem while you try to get to the Emergency Room on your own.