Zachary Charles Tucker, MDInternal Medicine in North Vernon, IN

Zachary C. Tucker, MD, is a board-certified, experienced internal medicine doctor at Ascension St. Vincent in North Vernon, Indiana. He provides personalized primary care for conditions that affect adults as they age. Dr. Tucker starts by listening to understand you and your health concerns. Then, he works with you to create a care plan that helps promote your long-term health and well-being.

Whether you have new symptoms or just want to talk to a doctor about your health and wellness, Dr. Tucker is here for you. He can help you stay healthy by providing preventive care, finding health concerns early and managing chronic conditions.

As an internal medicine specialist, Dr. Tucker cares for your physical and emotional health. He specializes in primary preventative and acute-care medicine, as well as the medical treatment of complex cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, renal, and gastrointestinal disorders.

Dr. Tucker has a special interest in diagnostic medicine and the management of chronic diseases such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart rhythm disorders, hypertension, dyslipidemias, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, autoimmune disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, aging, and dementia.

Dr. Tucker is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, Indiana State Medical Association, and the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Tucker graduated with highest academic honors from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine prior to completing his medical internship at Johns Hopkins and subsequent residency training at Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital.

Dr. Tucker is a former recipient of the National Medical Fellowships Award for Academic Excellence in Medicine and has a substantial background in clinical and translational cancer research at institutions such as the National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Dr. Tucker has been published in several of the world's leading medical journals.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Tucker enjoys fly fishing, the outdoors, traveling, and closely following professional football. He is also an avid golfer and has had a longstanding interest in digital and film photography.