My Retirement Letter to You

Thank you all for a wonderful and fulfilling career!

As of December 31, 2023, I will not be scheduling any more surgical procedures with plans to retire in 2024. This is a wonderful and planned event for me and my family. I will continue to follow my active patients through the first months of 2024. The office telephone number remains 903.893.4244.

While this is an exciting and bittersweet moment for me, it also presents an opportunity for me to express my deepest appreciation that you have entrusted me with your health care needs over the last thirty plus years. The shared successes we have celebrated together have brought immense joy and fulfillment to my professional and personal life.

Should you want a copy of your medical records, please contact my office for the details necessary to get the information to you. If you have selected another provider, their office may request your records for you. Should you want a copy of your records for yourself, release forms and copy fee information will soon be available on our website.

Please feel free to reach out to our team directly with any questions or concerns you may have during this transition period. We are committed to making this process as seamless as possible for you.

I am not leaving town, and I will be available for some months to help with transitions or lingering issues. I hope to see many of you again as we look forward to many happy years of retirement here in Sherman.

I am grateful to all of you for an exceptionally wonderful career. I could not have asked for more. Stay well. Be kind.

With best regards from both me and my staff,

John Papaila, M.D.