Dr. Suter grew up in Arlington, Virginia where he attended public schools and graduated with the first graduating class of Yorktown High School in 1962. He then went to Ghana in a cultural exchange program before beginning college at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. After two years at W&L, he transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied Electrical Engineering. Following graduation, he took additional graduate studies at Georgetown University before joining the US Navy in 1968. He served as a junior officer in the Navy aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Albany until the end of 1970. While in the Navy, he studied chemistry and biology. Following discharge from the Navy, he went back to school first at George Mason University and later at Stanford University before starting medical school at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Suter is married to Janice, a nursing administrator. He has one son, Frank, and a stepdaughter, Amanda Beahm. His hobbies include gardening, hiking and photography with some occasional carpentry on the side. He loves to travel almost anywhere.
Educational Background:
- B.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.
- M.D., University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.
- Medical Internship at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
- Medical Residency at St. Luke’s Medical Center in New York City, NY.
- Fellowship, Pulmonary Diseases St. Luke’s Medical Center
Board Certifications:
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
Professional Affiliations:
- Appointed Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
- Member of the Board of Trustees CRH 1991-96
- Medical Director, Family Care Hospice 1994-2010
Hospital Affiliations:
- Culpeper Regional Hospital, Culpeper VA