About
S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Lebanon Valley College, where he also played basketball. He attended Eastern Virginia Medical School on a United States Navy health professions scholarship and completed his residency in internal medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Hodge achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander during his active duty service, stationed at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. While serving, he created the first cardiometabolic, comprehensive weight loss program in the United States Navy.
Dr. Hodge holds dual board certification in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and in obesity medicine from the American Board of Obesity Medicine. He is passionate about cardiometabolic health, preventive medicine, and medical weight loss, including GLP-1 therapies. He founded Fourth Tree Health in 2019 to bring relationship-driven primary care back to his hometown. Outside of medicine, he enjoys lifting weights, running, chess, craft beer, and exploring the world with his two sons, Everett and Campbell.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
Lebanon Valley College, B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Additional Training
United States Navy health professions scholarship; Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune; created first cardiometabolic, comprehensive weight loss program in the United States Navy
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Hodge right for?
Dr. Hodge works well with adults managing complex or overlapping chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Patients seeking dedicated medical weight loss support, including cardiometabolic evaluation and GLP-1 therapy, find his dual board certification especially relevant. He also treats tension, cluster, and chronic migraine headaches. Adults who want a physician invested in long-term health outcomes and preventive care tend to thrive under his care.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Hodge focuses on obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, prediabetes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and headache disorders including tension, cluster, and chronic migraines. His dual board certification in internal medicine and obesity medicine lets him address both the root causes and downstream effects of cardiometabolic disease.
Yes. Dr. Hodge holds dual board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. He earned these certifications after completing his residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and his active duty service with the United States Navy.
Dr. Hodge created the first cardiometabolic, comprehensive weight loss program in the United States Navy during his active duty service. He holds board certification in obesity medicine from the American Board of Obesity Medicine and treats obesity using evidence-based approaches including GLP-1 therapies, metabolic testing, and body composition analysis.
Dr. Hodge earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School on a Navy health professions scholarship. He completed his internal medicine residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, widely known as the President's Hospital.
Yes. Dr. Hodge has opted out of Medicare billing but still sees Medicare patients. Patients on Medicare pay Fourth Tree Health's membership fee directly rather than billing through Medicare.
Yes. Dr. Hodge treats tension headaches, cluster headaches, migraine headaches, and chronic migraines. The practice also offers botulinum toxin therapy for chronic migraine management.
Dr. Hodge takes a proactive approach, focusing on catching and reversing disease before it progresses. He uses advanced cardiometabolic testing, indirect calorimetry, and body composition analysis to build a detailed picture of each patient's metabolic health. Partners like Cleveland Heart Lab and Quest Diagnostics give his patients access to advanced labs at reduced cost.
Dr. Hodge founded Fourth Tree Health in 2019 with a vision to rebuild the doctor-patient relationship in his hometown of Camp Hill. The practice name reflects a Hodge family tradition of pushing through challenges to reach a better version of yourself, a philosophy he applies directly to patient care.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026