Internal Medicine – Faculty

Internal Medicine Faculty
CAITLIN ALLEN, MD

CAITLIN ALLEN, MD

Grew up in Yakima, Washington

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Special Interests in Medicine: Women’s health, preventative care, population health

JUDY BENSON, MD

JUDY BENSON, MD

Grew up in Nebraska

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Chief Resident

Special Interests in Medicine: political advocacy, health care disparities/justice, health literacy

AMY EDDY, MD

AMY EDDY, MD

Grew up in Lewiston, Idaho

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane

Special Interests in Medicine: Hospital medicine, Systems of Medicine, Costs of Care

MIKE KERKERING, MD

MIKE KERKERING, MD

Grew up in Spokane, WA

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Chief Resident

Special Interests in Medicine: Medical Education and Outpatient Medicine

JESSICA LUNDGREN, DO

JESSICA LUNDGREN, DO

Grew up in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Washington

Medical School: Des Moines University

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Teaching Fellowship 2018/2019

Special Interests in Medicine: Addiction medicine, HIV medicine, geriatrics, and preventative medicine

IAN MAY, MD

IAN MAY, MD

Grew up on Vashon Island, Washington

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Teaching Fellowship 2016/17

Special Interests in Medicine: HIV, Evidence Based Medicine, Wilderness medicine.

CARMEN MCDERMOTT, MD

CARMEN MCDERMOTT, MD

Grew up in Pennsylvania, Washington, and Venezuela

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: University of Washington

Special interests in medicine: Nutrition and Food Insecurity, Lifestyle Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Interprofessional and Patient Communication, Physician Wellbeing, Women in Medicine

SARAH NEWTON, MD

SARAH NEWTON, MD

Grew up in Garland, TX

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Residency: Spokane Internal Medicine Residency Program

Special interests: HIV medicine, rural medicine, evidence-based medicine

DARRYL POTYK, MD

DARRYL POTYK, MD

Grew up in Southern California

Medical School: USC (now Keck)

Residency/fellowship: LA County-Harbor UCLA Medical Center, fellowship Perioperative Consultation

Special Interests in Medicine: Medical education, geriatrics, humanities in medicine, perioperative medicine.

MICHAEL STEWART, MD

MICHAEL STEWART, MD

Grew up in Lander Wyoming

Medical School: Western University

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Teaching Fellowship 2021-2022

Special Interests: Medical reasoning, ethics, diagnostics, and medical education.

JUDY SWANSON, MD

JUDY SWANSON, MD

Grew up In Spokane, WA

Medical School: University of Washington

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Chief Resident

Special Interests in Medicine: Physical Exam, Board Review, Medical Humanities

KANG ZHANG, MD

KANG ZHANG, MD

Grew up in Beijing, China

Medical School: American University of Caribbean

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Teaching Fellowship 2014/15

Special Interests in Medicine: Bedside ultrasound, Physical Exam Diagnosis, Evidence-based Medicine.

Teaching Fellows

Christina Castagna, MD

Christina Castagna, MD

Hometown: Kent, Washington

Medical School: Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Residency:  Legacy Emanuel & Good Samaritan Hospitals

Special Interest in Medicine: Medical education, Medical reasoning, Health literacy

Alex Crist, DO

Alex Crist, DO

Hometown: St. Georges, Utah

Medical School:  Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Residency:  Internal Medicine Residency Spokane

Special interests in Medicine:  Teaching, Pulmonary/Critical care fellowship

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