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Faculty

Leadership

Program leadership

  • Sarah K. Maitre, MD

    Program Director

    Curriculum area

    Clinic management and quality improvement

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    Credentials

    • BA, History — Reed College (1994)
    • MD — Oregon Health & Science University (2007)
    • Fellowship, AMA Institute for Ethics (Chicago)
    • Family medicine residency — Valley Family Medicine (Chief Resident)
    • UW Family Medicine Residency Network Faculty Development Fellowship

  • Jon Neher, MD

    Assistant Program Director

    Curriculum area

    Curriculum design, evidence-based medicine, geriatrics, dermatology, cardiology, Clinical Inquiry publications, and PGY-2 advising

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    Credentials

    • BS, Biology and Mathematics — University of La Verne (1980)
    • MD — University of California, San Diego (1984)
    • Family medicine residency — University of Washington (1988), including a year as chief resident and faculty development fellow
    • Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics

  • Antonio “Tony” Pedroza, MD

    Designated Institutional Official (DIO)

    DIO for Graduate Medical Education at Valley Medical Center; Valley Family Medicine Program Director 2005–2024.

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    Credentials

    • BA, Environmental Biology — University of California, Santa Barbara
    • MD — University of California, San Francisco
    • Family medicine residency — Swedish First Hill
    • Board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine

Faculty

Our faculty

Credentials are as published on the program website.

  • Amanda Kim, MD, MPH

    Family Medicine with Surgical Obstetrics

    Curriculum area

    Maternal-child health director, RHEDI (Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine) site director, surgical subspecialty rotations, obstetrics clinic operations, and PGY-1 advising

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    Credentials

    • MD — University of Maryland School of Medicine
    • MPH — University of California, Berkeley
    • Family and community medicine residency — UCSF / San Francisco General Hospital
    • Surgical high-risk obstetrics fellowship — Swedish Medical Center

  • Maïkha Jean-Baptiste, MD

    Family Medicine with Surgical Obstetrics

    Curriculum area

    Procedure clinic, gender-affirming care, LGBTQ+ health, community medicine, and PGY-3 advising

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    Credentials

    • BA — Amherst College
    • MD — Tufts University
    • Family medicine residency — University of California San Diego
    • Surgical high-risk obstetrics fellowship — Natividad Medical Center (Salinas, CA)

  • J. Kristofer “Kris” Sherwood, MD

    Family Medicine

    Curriculum area

    Sports medicine, musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine, point-of-care ultrasound, travel medicine, and PGY-2 advising

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    Credentials

    • BA, Chemistry-Biology — Whitman College (2000)
    • MD — Dartmouth Medical School (2009)
    • Family medicine residency — University of Washington (2012)
    • Global health fellowship (one year)

  • Alex Kipp, MD

    Family Medicine

    Curriculum area

    Clinic operations, integrative medicine, and PGY-3 advising

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    Credentials

    • Undergraduate — Rice University
    • MD — Georgetown School of Medicine
    • Integrative medicine fellowship — University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

  • Tanya Rizzo, MD

    Internal Medicine–Pediatrics

    Curriculum area

    Pediatrics, health maintenance, quality improvement, and PGY-1 advising

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    Credentials

    • BA, English — Ohio State University
    • MD — Wright State University
    • Internal medicine and pediatrics residency — University of Minnesota

  • Vivian Cheng, PharmD

    Clinical Pharmacist

    Curriculum area

    Evidence-based medicine, inpatient and outpatient pharmacy, and primary care medication management (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, and more)

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    Credentials

    • PharmD — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • PGY1 pharmacy residency — Denver VA
    • PGY2 ambulatory care residency — University of Colorado
    • Board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist

  • Nicole Gordon, MD

    Family Medicine

    Curriculum area

    Community medicine, surgery, cultural competency, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and PGY-1 advising

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    Credentials

    • BA, Human Biology — Stanford University
    • MD — Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter School of Medicine (inaugural class)
    • Family medicine residency — University of California, San Francisco

  • Dara Jolly, MD

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Curriculum area

    Low- and high-risk obstetrics and gynecology

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    Credentials

    • Obstetrics and gynecology residency — The Reading Hospital and Medical Center (Reading, PA)

  • Yilin Zhang, MD

    Internal Medicine

    Curriculum area

    Inpatient medicine service, Code Blue and Rapid Response training, evidence-based medicine, and point-of-care ultrasound

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    Credentials

    • BS, Biology — Duke University
    • MD — University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    • Internal medicine residency — University of Washington
    • Board certified in internal medicine

  • Andy Ashbaugh, DO

    Family Medicine / Sports Medicine / OMT

    Curriculum area

    OMT clinic, musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine, and sports medicine

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    Credentials

    • BS, Exercise and Sport Science — Western Washington University
    • DO and MPH — Touro University (Vallejo, CA)
    • Family medicine residency — Valley Family Medicine
    • Sports medicine fellowship — University of New Mexico

  • Drew Fillipo, MD

    Pediatrics

    Curriculum area

    Pediatrics didactics and the ambulatory pediatric rotation

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    Credentials

    • BS, Biology — Delaware Valley College
    • MD — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Board certified in pediatrics

  • Jennifer Hsu, DO

    Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

    Curriculum area

    Psychiatry curriculum

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    Credentials

    • Undergraduate — University of Texas at Austin
    • DO — Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Board certified in general psychiatry
    • Consultation-liaison psychiatry (psychosomatic medicine) fellowship

  • Patricia J. Stern, PhD

    Behavioral Medicine

    Curriculum area

    Behavioral medicine curriculum

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    Credentials

    • BA — Grinnell College
    • PhD, Health Psychology — Yeshiva University
    • Licensed marriage and family therapist

  • Brendan Jackson-Fowl, DO

    Family Medicine with Surgical Obstetrics

    Curriculum area

    Obstetrics, Code Blue and Rapid Response training, and the ALSO course

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    Credentials

    • Family medicine residency — Valley Family Medicine (class of 2025)
    • Obstetrics fellowship — Swedish Medical Center

Staff

Program staff

  • Desirae Searing

    Program Manager

    Point of contact for applicant scheduling and program inquiries.

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