Our Faculty

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine diplomate
Joined Faculty: 2015
Medical interests: Full spectrum, hospital and addiction medicine as well as clinical reasoning.
Family: Married to Katie, we have one son and one daughter.
Outside interests: Barbecue and cooking, hiking, biking, skiing, travel and podcasts.
The most satisfying part of teaching: Working with underserved patients in a Community Health Center with a focus on teaching many levels of students and residents. Running the simulation program. Working with residents to develop skills to work in rural and underserved areas.

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine.
Joined staff: 2021.
Medical interests: Rural medicine, preventative medicine, maternity and obstetrical care, healthcare policy, healthcare technology.
Family: Husband, Brent Denisar-Green, and dog, Teddy.
Outside interests: Travel, reading suspense and fiction, listening to NPR, documentary consumption and computer gaming.
Most satisfying part of teaching: Watching a resident’s knowledge, skills and confidence grow over months and years.

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Joined Faculty: 2007.
Medical interests: Graduate medical education, information mastery, diabetes care, maternity care.
Family: My husband, Rory, is a yoga teacher and massage therapist. We have two French bulldogs named Swami and Chico. My parents, who live in Billings, are avid RVers.
Outside interests: Nature and photographing nature enrich me immensely. Rory and I are never happier than when we are on a mountain trail photographing wildlife and scenery. Music has been an important part of my life, and I sing first tenor with the Billings Symphony Orchestra. Like most family physicians, I appreciate stories of all kinds: literature, cinema, and my patients’ stories.
The most satisfying part of teaching: My greatest satisfaction is working with a group of people who dream big and accomplish excellence.

Board certification: American Board Internal Medicine; American Board of Pediatrics
Joined Faculty: 2011
Medical interests: Pediatrics, access to care, obesity and diabetes
Outside interests: Hiking, downhill skiing and spending time with family

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Joined Faculty: 2014
Medical interests: Health policy and health system improvement, prenatal care and ultrasound, women’s health, dermatology, sports medicine and musculoskeletal care.
Family: My family includes my wife, Kristin, a young son, a young daughter, and our rescue dog, Kona. I grew up in Allentown, Pa., where my mother is a family doctor.
Outside interests: Hiking, biking, running, skiing, fly-fishing, yoga, and spending time with friends and family.
The most satisfying part of teaching: The people, the opportunity to care for underserved patients, and the ability to work for a forward-thinking organization with a commitment to quality healthcare for the entire community.

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Joined Faculty: 2021
Medical interests: Primary Care, Women’s Health, Preventative Medicine, Medical Informatics
Family: I am married to my high school sweetheart, Andy, and we have 3 pandemic fur babies.
Outside interests: Spending time with family and friends exploring new places and cultures through travel, road trips, hiking, and dining.
The most satisfying part of teaching: Helping learners navigate the challenging path to becoming a board-certified physician, while learning alongside them.

Board certification: American Board of Family Medicine pending.
Joined staff: 2021
Medical interests: Maternal and child health, addiction treatment, hepatitis C treatment and hospital medicine.
Family: Happily married. Our toddler is energetic and likes books. My cocker spaniel loves to hike, sleep and eat.
Outside interests: Climbing, good food (making it and eating it), summer and winter sports, raising backyard chickens.
Most satisfying part of teaching: Residency is an incredibly dynamic time, whether it’s the epiphany learners get when they make connections about something for the first time or when they ask you for a letter of recommendation as they start their job search as newly minted physicians. It’s all great. I especially like teaching procedures.

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.

B.S., biology and Spanish, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
Board certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2006.
Joined staff: 2021
Medical interests: Collaborative care, de-prescribing, mood disorders
Outside interests: Skiing, hiking, biking, reading and travel.

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.

Board certification: American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
Joined staff: 2023
Medical interests: Disease prevention, provider wellness, accessible and inclusive care for all
Outside interests: Travel, hiking, reading, baking
Family: Partner and our Labrador retriever, Otis
Most satisfying part of teaching: Helping medical learners find their passion in medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Addiction Medicine
Joined faculty: 2018
Medical interests: Belief in care of the whole person, with fellowship training in Integrative Medicine as well as board certification in Addiction Medicine. I care for people with complex medical stories including fatigue, chronic pain, substance use disorders and psychiatric co-morbidities and work as a team with the patient to feel empowered and have a more functional and better quality life.
Family: Married for more than two decades to Richie Solomon. Two college-age children studying in Colorado, plus two cats, two dogs, lots of friends and extended family.
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.
The most satisfying part of teaching: Watching students learn something new and then apply that knowledge.

Board certification: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Joined Faculty: 2014
Professional interests: Theophostic/Nouthetic Counseling, homelessness, life stories and transitions.
Family: I’m married to Anna, have three children, and two dogs
Outside interests: Road trips, exercise, hiking, sports, reading, writing, music, classic stuff
The most satisfying part of teaching at MFMR: Energetic residents, gifted staff, and opportunities to grow professionally.

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Joined faculty: 2023
Medical interests: Preventative care and procedural care
Family: Friends and my dog, Stevie
Outside interests: Hiking, skiing, cooking and travel
The most satisfying part of teaching: Working together to learn and grow.