Internal Medicine – Faculty
![IMR3 Internal Medicine Faculty](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMR3-scaled.jpg)
![CAITLIN ALLEN, MD](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CaitlinAllen_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/JudyBenson_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AmyEddy_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MikeKerkerking_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/JessicaLundgren_SMALL.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IanMay_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CarmenMcDermott_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Faculty-Newton-scaled-e1658345643136.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Daryl-Potyk.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MichaelStewart_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Swanson-e1658164043215.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/KangZhang_Small.jpg)
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](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/castagna-scaled-e1719517217506.jpg)
Christina Castagna, MD
Residency: Internal Medicine Portland
![Alex Crist, DO](https://spokaneteachinghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Crist-scaled-e1719517454795.jpg)
Alex Crist, DO
Residency: Internal Medicine Spokane