Originally from the Los Angeles area, he earned his undergraduate degree in Biology Composite Teaching from Brigham Young University. He graduated from KCOM in Kirksville, MO, in 1993. He did his residency in Quincy, IL, at Blessing Hospital. He then worked for 13 years in northern Minnesota. Dr. Hoyal and his wife, Virginia, have relocated to Memphis from a practice in Osceola, Missouri. Dr. Hoyal looks forward to treating pages of all ages. He is currently the head of Scotland County Hospital’s ER department.