General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  We are permitted to use and disclose your medical information to those involved in your treatment. For example, the physician in this practice is a specialist. When we provide treatment, we may request that your primary care physician share your medical information with us. Also, we may provide your primary care physician information about your particular condition so that he or she can appropriately treat you for other medical conditions, if any.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  For over 60 years, Red River Valley Radiology Associates, P.A., has been known for providing “cutting-edge” diagnostic imaging services for Northeast Texas. We are committed to providing cost-effective services in a caring and friendly environment and have been since our founder, Dr. James L. Clifford, established us as the first free-standing radiology center in the state of Texas. Dr. Clifford provided the first CT scanner for Paris, before such places as Baylor Hospital in Dallas had one. Among other “firsts” for Paris, he provided the first cobalt machine, linear accelerator, and ultrasound machine in the extended Paris area. He also founded the first radiology technologist school in Paris.
• MRI
  MRI is a noninvasive test that uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images of the body without using radiation.
• Radiology
  During the early years, he drove between the hospitals to cover them. Dr. Clifford was President of Lamar-Delta Medical Association, served two terms as President of the Medical Staff at St. Joseph, a member of Texas Medical Association, a Fellow in the American College of Radiology, and Past President of the American Cancer Society of Lamar County.
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Oncology
  Radiology Center of Paris and Magnetic Imaging of Paris, located on Loop 286, grew from what he first established. Dr. James L. Clifford attended Paris Schools and graduated from Paris High School in 1942. Jimmy did his Pre-Med study at the University of Texas at Austin, working in the cafeteria to pay his way. During WWII, James Clifford was in the Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class, a Medical Corpsman on board the USS Okaloosa in the Atlantic and the Pacific. When the war was over, he was honorably discharged and was accepted to Southwestern Medical School and graduated in 1950. With his M.D. degree, Dr. Clifford’s internship was served at the Robert B. Green City County Hospital in San Antonio. Dr. Clifford served in the Korean War as a Captain in the United States Air Force. His residency was completed at McKinney V.A. Hospital and Baylor Hospital in Dallas. In 1956, he established his private practice in Paris in diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology and was the radiologist for St. Joseph Hospital. Among other hospitals, Dr. Clifford was also the radiologist for Hugo, Bonham, Greenville, and Mt. Pleasant.