My relationship with Dr. Beato goes back about five years, and in that time there have been a number of “special moments”, including some “tough stuff”, but all with happy outcomes. It would be hard to pick one in particular – but what comes to mind is from the very beginning of our association. One of the major factors supporting our choice of Blacksburg as a retirement destination was our ability to find excellent medical care (we had prior good experience with MDVIP). Early on in our search we had a telephone conversation with Dr. Beato. His friendly and straightforward manner, evident care and compassion, and professional demeanor led to the easy conclusion, proven by experience, that this is our doctor.