Our team
Our DOCTORs
William Shudde, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Dr. Shudde is a board certified family practice physician and has been practicing medicine in Abilene for more than 25 years. Raised in the Texas hill country, Dr. Shudde graduated from Texas Christian University in 1987 and then attended the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio in 1991. He received his family practice training at Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial in Corpus Christi, TX. He is married to Sue and together they have five children.
Patricia Shirley, MD
Family Medicine Physician
An Abilene native, Dr. Shirley graduated from Abilene High School before going on to study biochemistry at Abilene Christian University. After completing her undergrad, she attended medical school at Texas Tech University School of Medicine. She received her family practice training in Lubbock, Texas in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Family Medicine Residency Program. She is married to Trey, and together they have three children. Dr. Shirley is a board certified family practice physician.
Matthew Wick, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Although my undergraduate degree is in electrical and computer engineering, I decided to pursue a more humane career in medicine. I enjoy being able to know and do a little about a lot of things, so family medicine was a perfect fit in that way. I received an Air Force scholarship for medical school, and my repayment began with transfer to Dyess Air Force Base, moving to Abilene from Pittsburgh, PA. My wife was able to secure a professorship in economics at ACU, we fell in love with the community and decided to stay when I separated from the military. We are raising our family of 4 children and enjoying this West Texas life.
Annie Drachenberg, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Dr. Drachenberg is thrilled to be in Abilene, the town where she spent her college years, met her husband, and now hopes to serve alongside a community dedicated to helping others. It has long been her dream to follow in the footsteps of a hero of the small town she grew up in, the local family doctor in Belton, Texas. With the current complicated medical system, she believes that high quality primary care is still the key to guiding patients through the system to better health utilizing our knowledge of current medical technology as well as common sense medical practices. Her favorite pastime is spending time with her husband and 2 children outdoors camping or gardening.
Our NURSE Practitioners
Elizabeth Wilson, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner for Dr. Wick
Elizabeth Nichols Wilson grew up in Abilene and attended public schools from first grade through high school. She attended Abilene Christian University and earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1998. She then completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, earning her Master’s of Science in Nursing in 2001. She has been back in Abilene since 2007, and joined Abilene Family Practice in 2009. Elizabeth is married to Greg Wilson and they have two teenage children, Nathan and Zoë. When not at work, she can usually be found at a band or choir concert, tennis or soccer match, church, reading at home, watching Texas Rangers baseball, or chauffeuring kids to school or practice.
Jeff Womble, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner for Dr. Wick
I was born and raised here in Abilene and graduated from Wylie High School in 2002. After completing undergraduate degrees in Biology and Nursing at Abilene Christian University, I worked for 9 years as a nurse. Most of my nursing career was spent in the Emergency Department, but I also spent a couple of years working on a cardiology unit. I received my Masters of Science in Nursing from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. I am certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two sons, camping, traveling, and going to concerts.
Kamie Parks, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner for Dr. Drachenberg
Kamie Parks is a long-time resident of the Big Country. Kamie earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). After 8 years of diversified nursing experience she went on to obtain her masters of science in nursing from TTUHSC. Kamie currently works as an Instructor for the bachelor of nursing program at TTUSHC in conjunction with her role as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Abilene Family Practice. Kamie is passionate about educating patients about disease prevention and providing patients with compassionate health care. In her spare time Kamie enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters camping and traveling. Kamie is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and serves as an active member of Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Nurse Practitioners and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
WELCOME
About Us
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Abilene Family Practice has been serving the Big Country and surrounding areas with quality medical care for more than 25 years. An independent, privately owned primary care medical practice, our physicians and nurse practitioners are board certified in Family Medicine.
It is a privilege for our family of care providers take care of your family.
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