Dr. Garth A. Ashbeck, MD

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Garth A. Ashbeck, who serves patients in Pasadena, Maryland. 

Dr. Ashbeck is a board certified family physician who has been in practice in 1998. He is a Maryland Primary Care Physicians (MPCP) partner who is currently serving patients at the office in Pasadena. MPCP was established in 1996 when the doctors of two well-established primary care groups, Bay Area Primary Care Physicians and LMC Medical Group, merged their practices in Anne Arundel and Queen Anne’s Counties. As a fully-owned physician’s enterprise, MPCP has successfully positioned itself to provide strong leadership in the constantly changing health care environment and is one of the most progressive, comprehensive community-focused medical groups in the state of Maryland.

Dr. Ashbeck is also affiliated with Anne Arundel Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical Center. 

Dr. Ashbeck is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1807, The University of Maryland School of Medicine is the fifth oldest medical school in the United States and the first in the country to institute a residency training program.

Dr. Ashbeck earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then went on to complete his internship and residency in family medicine at Memorial Health – University Medical Center. 

Dr. Ashbeck is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Family medicine, formerly family practice, is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician, like Dr. Ashbeck, is often the first person whom a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

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