Schooling: M.D. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, Wash.
Undergraduate: The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, Calif.
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Sports medicine, wilderness medicine, nutrition
Outside interests: Family, trail running, rock climbing, hunting, fly-fishing, hiking, backpacking, backcountry skiing
Schooling: M.D., Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
B.S., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Joined Staff: 2011
Medical interests: Director, Public Health & Advocacy Track; obstetric ultrasound; diabetes group visits
Outside interests: Climbing, biking, running, skiing, yoga, and spending time with friends and family
Year joined staff: 2021
Schooling: Baruch College/City University of New York, BBA. Columbia University, School of General Studies, New York, N.Y., post-baccalaureate pre-medical.
Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, North Haven, Conn.
Outside Interests: Running, hiking, soccer, mindfulness and meditation, learning to play the electric guitar well, did I mention soccer?
Medical interests: Family medicine, integrative and holistic medicine, lifestyle and preventive medicine, mental health and veterans’ health.
Schooling: Bachelor of Biology at Concordia College-Moorhead, Minnesota, and Master of Physician Assistant Studies at Idaho State University in Pocatello.
B.S., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Joined Staff: 2020
Medical interests: Women’s health and management of chronic illnesses.
Outside interests: Running, hiking and snowboarding.
Schooling:
M.D. Ross University, Portsmouth, Dominica
Undergraduate degree, Whitman College, Biochemistry Biophysics and Microbiology, Walla Walla, Wash.
Joined Staff: 2012
Medical interests: Addiction medicine and Simulation training.
Outside interests: Barbecue and cooking, hiking and camping, skiing, and travel.
Schooling: MD: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, R.I.
Undergraduate: B.A. in music performance, Goucher College, Baltimore, Md.
Joined staff: 2017
Medical interests: Geriatric medicine, specifically geriatric syndromes and elder abuse/neglect, mental health, adolescent medicine and the social determinants of health.
Outside interests: Rock climbing, exploring dog-friendly parks & trails, making delicious chocolate at home.
Schooling: DO: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem N.Y.
Undergraduate: Montana State University, Bozeman
Joined staff: 2020
Outside interests: Skiing, biking, collaborative story telling games, reading fiction, reflective writing
Medical Interests: Hospice and palliative care, improving health access, and patient education
Schooling: Graduate degrees, Oregon Health & Science, Physician Assistant Program, Portland, Ore. and University of Arizona, Tucson.
Undergraduate degree, Montana State University, Bozeman
Date joined staff: 2013
Medical interests: Primary care, orthopedics, HIV/AIDS, correctional medicine
Outside interests: Good food, travel, biking, and skiing
Schooling: MD: The Medical School of International Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. MPH: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Undergraduate: Gordon College, Wenham, Mass.,
Joined Staff: 2020
Medical Interests: Obstetrics, pediatrics, cross-cultural medicine, public health, emergency management
Outside Interests: I am an avid baker and love exploring foods from around the world. I also sew and have a particular interest in refashioning and historical costuming. I love animals of all kinds.
Schooling: Oregon Health and Science University-Portland, Ore.
Undergraduate: University of Portland, Ore.
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Rural medicine, inpatient care, preventative medicine, public health advocacy-especially regarding social determinants such as access to care, affordable housing, and food insecurity.
Outside interests: Woodworking, auto repairs, reading horror novels and historical non-fiction, crabbing, and day hiking.
Schooling: Masters of Clinical Health Services, University of Washington MEDEX NW, Seattle Wash. Undergraduate: B.A. in Health Sciences through Carroll College, Helena Mont.
Joined staff: 2016
Medical interests: Family medicine, women’s health, dermatology, pediatrics.
Outside interests: I love all plants, gardening and landscaping. I also enjoy cooking, golfing, hiking/backpacking, traveling, and, of course, spending time with family, friends, my husband Craig, and our dog Charlie.
Schooling: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MD and Ph.D. Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., bachelor’s degree in genetics and biodiversity, master’s degree in biotechnology.
Medical residency: University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas and Winnemucca, Nev.
Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine.
Joined staff: 2021.
Medical interests: Rural medicine, preventative medicine, maternity and obstetrical care, healthcare policy, healthcare technology.
Outside interests: Travel, reading suspense and fiction, listening to NPR, documentary consumption and computer gaming.
Schooling: Master of Physician Assistant, Rocky Mountain College, Billings
Undergraduate: B.S. in Zoology, North Dakota State University, Fargo
Joined staff: 2017
Medical interests: Primary care, orthopedics, trauma, wound care
Outside interests: My children, fishing and the outdoors, gardening, reading, traveling
Schooling: PA-C University of Washington, Seattle
Undergraduate: AA, RN, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Joined staff: 2007
Medical interests: Family practice and emergency medicine
Outside interests: Volunteer on an EMS unit and officer on a rural fire board
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, bachelor of science.
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks.
Outside interests: Spending time with family and my Bernese mountain dog, camping, fishing, ice fishing, kayaking, running, disc golf, baking and reading.
Medical interests: Women’s health, pediatrics and rural medicine.
Schooling: MD: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, Wash.
Undergraduate: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.
Joined Staff: 2020
Medical Interests: obstetrics and women’s health, wellness, preventative and rural medicine, geriatrics
Outside Interests: Hiking, camping, skiing, kayaking, paddle boarding – anything that involves exploring.
Schooling: M.D.: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA.
Undergraduate degree: Montana State University, Bozeman MT.
Residency: Montana Family Medicine Residency, Billings MT.
Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Year joined faculty: 2014, full time 2021
Medical interests: Pediatrics and obstetrics; sports medicine; preventive medicine.
Outside interests: Spending time with my wife of 32 years, Nancy, and visiting our kids, all five of them, and grandkids, two of them, in five different states. Train year round to compete in triathlons; fly fish year round; backpacking trips and camping; brewing beer at home and commercially.
Schooling: M.D., University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa
M.A. University of Oklahoma, Norman
B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee
A.A. Bartlesville Wesleyan College, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Joined Staff: 2004
Medical interests: Graduate medical education, information mastery, diabetes care, and maternity care
Outside interests: Nature, and photographing nature, music and singing first tenor with the Billings Symphony Orchestra. Stories of all kinds: literature, cinema, and my patients’ stories.
Schooling: University of Washington School of Medicine, MT WWAMI, Bozeman, Mont.
Undergraduate: University of Montana, Missoula
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Sports medicine, wilderness medicine, rural medicine, preventative medicine, wellness, and nutrition
Outside interests: Hiking, fishing, floating, camping, riding horses, hunting, skiing, playing basketball, reading, spending time with family and friends
Schooling: D.O., College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, Calif.
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Montana, Missoula
Joined Staff: 2013
Medical interests: Executive director/Continuing Medical Education; Program director, Montana Osteopathic Medical Association; President-elect: Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation
Outside interests: Hunting, fishing and ranching.
Schooling: M.D., University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla
B.A., University of Montana, Missoula
Joined Staff: 2004
Medical interests: Rural medicine, aerospace medicine, veterans medicine and complementary medicine
Outside interests: Running (slowly), skiing-downhill and cross-country, biking and tinkering.
Joined staff: Glasgow, Mont.
Schooling: Cell biology and neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Outside Interests: Spending time with my husband, pets, family and friends, outdoor activities and gardening.
Medical interests: Wilderness medicine, rural medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics and palliative care
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, bachelor of science in biology, bachelor of art in history with Japanese minor. Eastern Mennonite University – Harrisonburg, Va., master’s degree in biomedicine.
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Ivins, Utah.
Outside interests: Hiking, paddle boarding, camping, climbing, woodworking, and international backpacking.
Medical interests: Wilderness medicine, global medicine and wound care.
Schooling: M.D. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Undergraduate: IUPUI, Indianapolis, Ind.
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Wilderness medicine, rural medicine, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Outside interests: Hiking, camping, horseback riding, competitive target shooting
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: Rocky Mountain College, Billings.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Outside interests: Hiking, camping, traveling, reading fiction, running, playing with my golden retriever, playing any type board game or cards and spending time with my family and friends.
Medical interests: Full spectrum medicine, rural and wilderness medicine and addiction medicine.
Schooling: Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Rocky Mountain College, Billings
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Preventive health management & pediatrics
Outside interests: Running, outdoor recreation, reading
Schooling: Graduate degrees, PA-C and Masters of Clinical Health Services, MEDEX, University of Washington, Seattle
Undergraduate: B.S. of Health and Human Performance, Montana State University Billings
Joined staff: 2015
Medical interests: Sports medicine and family practice
Outside interests: She and her husband, Seth, enjoy helping out on the family’s cattle ranch in Richey, Mont., and lending a hand to local ranching families. They also love to spending time with their nieces and nephew. Personal hobbies include participating and instructing fitness groups and volleyball camps for middle school and high school girls.
Schooling: M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb., 2001. Bachelor of science in biology and Spanish, Rocky Mountain College, 1997.
Residencies: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; pediatric intern, psychiatric resident, psychiatric chief resident.
Columbia University, New York, N.Y., public psychiatry fellow.
Board certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006.
Joined staff: 2021
Medical interests: Collaborative care, deprescribing, depression, bipolar disorder, domestic violence, transaffirmative care.
Outside interests: Spending time with spouse of 21 years, son and daughter and family’s miniature schnauzers. Skiing, hiking, biking, reading and travel.
Schooling: Midwestern University – Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale Sheridan, Wyo.
Undergraduate: University of Wyoming, Laramie
Joined staff: 2020
Medical Interests: Wilderness medicine, sports medicine.
Outside Interests: I’m a big fan of the outdoors, so that’s usually where you’ll find me if I have some free time. I was raised in the Big Horn Mountains above Sheridan, Wyo., and have spent a large portion of my life camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking. My other big passion is music. I’ve played the guitar since I was 12.
Schooling: MD: University of Queensland – Ochsner Clinical School, Brisbane, Australia, & New Orleans, La.
Undergraduate: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Joined staff: 2020
Medical Interests: Emergency medicine, sports medicine, patient education, full-spectrum family medicine
Outside Interests: Dogs, nature, coloring, hiking, trying to play sports
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, bachelor’s in biology.
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (year 2-4 clinical rotations in Seattle area).
Outside interests: Hiking, rock climbing, skateboarding, board games, reading epic fantasy, watching Marvel movies.
Medical interests: Rural medicine, preventative medicine, chronic pain management, substance use disorder management, osteopathic manipulative treatment and wilderness medicine.
Schooling: M.D.: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Undergraduate: Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, master of education in Health Professions.
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Internal Medicine Residency, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Medical interests: Care of people living with HIV and/or identifying as LGBTQ+, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, developing and providing interprofessional medical education for patients, medical providers and the public
Outside interests: Seeking out people, books, music, shows, and outdoor activities that allow me to see or experience life from a different perspective.
Schooling:
M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Undergraduate degree, Connecticut College, New London, Conn.
Residency: University of Chicago, Ill.
Board certification: American Board Internal Medicine; American Board of Pediatrics
Joined Staff: 2011
Medical interests: Pediatrics, access to care, obesity and diabetes
Outside interests: Hiking, downhill skiing and spending time with family
Schooling: MD: Pacific Northwest University, Yakima, Wash.
Undergraduate: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
Joined staff: 2020
Medical Interests: Austere, expedition, rescue, altitude, sports, and emergency medicine; critical care, trauma care, point-of-care ultrasound
Outside Interests: Skiing, rock climbing, mountaineering, sewing, and working on electronics projects.
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: Bachelor’s in biology, Florida Atlantic University
Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados
Outside Interests: Mentorship, service, missions work, cookery and food preservation, gardening, fly and deep-sea fishing, guitar, piano, live music production, cross-country walking and purposeful living.
Medical Interests: Preventative medicine, dietary health, mental health, medical missions and mentorship in healthcare
Schooling: MD: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Undergraduate: Excelsior College, N.Y.; Portland State University, Ore.
Joined staff: 2020
Medical Interests: Wilderness medicine, emergency medicine, quality improvement in medicine.
Outside Interests: Kite surfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing, and loads of hiking
Schooling:
Schooling: M.D. Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey. B.S. Washington State University, Pullman
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: End-of-life discussions and care; management of complex health situations;
wilderness medicine
Outside interests: Camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, skiing, light water activities, hockey, baseball/softball, woodworking
Schooling: Master’s degree, Rocky Mountain College Physician Assistant Studies
Undergraduate: B.S. in Biology from Rocky Mountain College
Joined staff: 2017
Medical interests: Family medicine
Outside interests: Hunting, fishing and boating
Schooling: M.D.: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Mo.
Undergraduate: Washington State University, Pullman
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Rural & wilderness medicine, preventative care, geriatrics, palliative care
Outside interests: yoga, hiking, fly fishing, snowboarding, knitting, riding horses, yoga on horses, wrestling calves, morel hunting
Schooling: M.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas
Undergraduate degree: B.S. Nursing, Texas Women’s University, Benton
Joined Staff: 2005
Medical interests: Ultrasound, maternity care, diabetes
Outside interests: Horses, music
Schooling: Graduate degree, MedEx Northwest University of Washington, Seattle
Undergraduate degree, Carroll College, Helena, Mont.
Date joined staff: 2012
Medical interests: Women’s health and diabetes
Outside interests: Spending time with her family, camping and riding horses
Schooling: DO: Touro University Nevada, Henderson
Undergraduate: Utah Valley University, Orem
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Rural access to care and full-spectrum care
Outside interests: Hiking, hunting, fishing, cycling, golf, being outside and spending time with family
Joined staff: 2021
Schooling: Bachelor of arts, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Outside interests: Korean culture and language, gardening, cooking, classical and contemporary music.
Medical interests: Immigrant and underserved health, spreading awareness of chronic hepatitis B infection in Asian-Americans, quality improvement, healthcare policy and public health.
Schooling: Bachelor’s in biochemistry and molecular biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn.
Outside interests: Backpacking, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, climbing, board games, reading,
video games and dogs (my own and all).
Medical interests: Rural full spectrum, obstetrics, emergency, global medicine, point of care ultrasound.
Schooling: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Colorado. Undergraduate: Boise State University.
Joined staff: 2021
Medical interests: Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Outside Interests: Running, biking, hiking, backpacking and skate skiing
Schooling: M.D: St. Louis University School of Medicine, Mo.
Undergraduate: B.A. Psychology from University of California, La Jolla
Joined staff: 2018
Medical interests: Belief in care of the whole person, with a great deal of experience in integrative healthcare as well as substance use disorders, and transgender healthcare. Doing research to learn about special needs presented by individual patients.
Outside interests: Spending time with family, going to live music and symphony performances, yoga, especially kundalini yoga, and trying new things like fishing and ukulele.
Schooling: DO: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, Ala.
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University – Idaho, Rexburg
Joined staff: 2019
Medical interests: Acute care, inpatient care, and rural medicine
Outside interests: Spending time with family hiking and playing outdoors, water skiing and fly fishing.