Joseph Capito, MD

I chose Family Medicine because it's a great field that allows you to be entrenched in the community, patients feel comfortable interacting with you in public settings, and the almost limitless amount of foci that you can incorporate into your practice.

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Family and Community Medicine

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, West Virginia University

Peckens S, Linger N, Capito J, et al. Improving nephropathy screening in Appalachian patients with diabetes using practice-wide outreach. J Clin Outcomes Manag. 2020;27(1):17-24

Capito J, Hoyson M, Ashcraft A, Suleiman H, Pilkerton C. Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome secondary to iatrogenic acute kidney injury: a case report. Case Rep Clin Med. 2024;13(5):155-161

Capito J, Skaff BN, Kinney AR, Ashcraft AM. Methylene blue for hemolytic crisis in patients with methemoglobinemia secondary to hemoglobin Volga: a case series. J Fam Med Prim Care. 2024;13(6):2499-2502

Capito JE, Ecker Z, Maroon M. Reactivation of HSV-2 leading to Elsberg syndrome: a case report highlighting diagnostic and management challenges. Case Rep Clin Med. 2025;14(2):51-57

Capito JE. Using rule-based logic to create an evolving report for monitoring patient outcomes in a multidisciplinary diabetes specialty clinic. Int J Clin Med. 2025;16(4): 225-
231

Capito JE, Allison R, Phillips M, et al. Enhancing osteoporosis screening in high-risk men aged 50 years and older: a clinical decision support and workflow integration approach. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025;16:21501319251400846

Capito JE, Dilcher BZ, Jafary ZI. Effect of clinical decision support alerts on anticoagulation management in atrial fibrillation. Appl Clin Inform. 2025;16(05): 1892-1899

Capito JE, Paden N, Gribble M, Pilkerton CS. Lessons learned from the frontline of AI-augmented patient messaging. Ann Fam Med. 2026;24(1)

Gelman K, Capito JE. Rapid resolution of psoriatic arthritis symptoms following initiation of a GLP-1 receptor agonist: a case report. W V Med J. 2026

Where is your hometown? Weirton, WV

What do you love about WV? The feeling of community/comradery between West Virginians, be it in Morgantown or when meeting a complete stranger wearing a Flying WV anywhere in the world.

Why you chose Family Medicine/Specific Specialty? It's a great field that allows you to be part of the community and help families as a whole maintain their health and wellness rather than patients as an individual.

Hobbies or fun facts? Cooking, basketball, football, home improvement projects, woodworking

Increasing Nephropathy Screening in Diabetics