Dr. Mark Machalka

Dr. Mark grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois and his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago.

He completed a family practice residency at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. He furthered his training with an obstetrics fellowship at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas.

He joined Marshall Medical Associates in 2004 where he practiced under the traditional insurance model until early 2017.  He opened Whole Family Direct Care in April of 2017 in an effort to bring back the traditional family doctor model.

He is board certified in Family Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians.

In 2016, Dr. Mark became the Medical Director of Oaklawn Hospice in addition to working as a Family Physician. He resides in Marshall with his wife and three children where he assistant coaches swimming and soccer in his spare time.