I was born and raised in Delta, Alaska and graduated from Montana Tech. in Butte, Montana in Petroleum Engineering. After several years, I moved back to Alaska and worked on a volunteer ambulance service where I found my love for medicine and mentorship with a doctor that encouraged me to go to medical school. I graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in 2007 and completed my Family Medicine Residency in Pueblo, CO at Southern Colorado University in 2010. I worked in Primary Care until 2014, when I returned to Alaska.

I love preventive care and helping people understand how the body works. I believe in educating patients, so they have the tools to take care of themselves and live a life free of disease. I enjoy being part of a team in helping people manage chronic conditions with success. I believe through careful listening of the patient, I can help articulate the issue, and together, we are able to formulate a plan of care. I like helping patients navigate through the often-confusing healthcare system to help find solutions for them. I believe we are all individuals and need to be treated that way. I enjoy performing basic skin procedures, joint injections, DOT physicals, preventive medicine, treatment of chronic disease, and I also love acute care.