A man with medium skin tone and balding brown hair. He has a brown beard and mustache. He is wearing black glasses, a white button down, a red tie and a dark blue suit jacket.

Dr. David McClusky III, MD, FACS

Medical Director

Office: Pocatello

Dr. David A. McClusky III, MD, FACS is a general surgeon currently practicing at St. Luke's Wood River. He is a fourth generation Idaho physician who was born in Moscow and raised in Twin Falls. He received his medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and completed both a general surgery residency at Emory University and a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic Florida. In his early career, he was awarded the American College of Surgeons National Resident teacher or the year in 2008 and worked at Emory University as a staff surgeon until 2013. He has served as an associate general surgery residency program director at Emory, the founding chair of surgery at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a member and chair of the Idaho Board of Medicine. He has been involved with the ISU PA Program as a preceptor since returning to Idaho in 2013. He lives with his wife Lorena and step-son Tyler in Hailey and enjoys hiking, photography, and all types of winter activities.

Dr. McClusky joined the ISU PA Program as Medical Director in 2022.