Health Officer

• Jul 2020 - Present

Deputy Health Officer

• Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Deputy Health Officer

• 2019 - 2020

Administrative oversight of six distinct but collaborative public health divisions including communicable disease, emergency management services, public health lab, community preparedness, incarceration services, and vital statistics. Administrative oversight of six distinct but collaborative public health divisions including communicable disease, emergency management services, public health lab, community preparedness, incarceration services, and vital statistics.

Responsible Physician

• Feb 2018 - Nov 2019

MD

• Jul 2008 - 2019

Physician Champion for Honoring Choices advanced care planning program. Team-based care program development. Founding physician of Whatcom Docs public health advocacy group. Practicing Internist with outpatient primary care clinic, hospitalist work, intestinal endoscopy and broad-ranging clinical skills. Co-director of PeaceHealth Medical Group Primary Care Continuing Medical Education Series. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Member. PeaceHealth Medical Center Continuing Medical Education Committee Member. Leads teams of nurses, medical assistants, social workers to effectively and efficiently deliver top-quality care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Show less

MD

• Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Served as consultant/specialist on inpatient hospital teams with responsibility for educating and supervising medical students and residents. Worked collaboratively with nurse leaders and physician assistants to run hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease programs. Seven month sabbatical position. Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Served as consultant/specialist on inpatient hospital teams with responsibility for educating and supervising medical students and residents. Worked collaboratively with nurse leaders and physician assistants to run hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease programs. Seven month sabbatical position.

MD

• Jul 1998 - Jul 2008

Practicing Internist. Board of Directors, Representative and Secretary, 2002-2007. Board of Directors, Finance Committee. St. Joseph's Hospital, Internal Medicine Executive Committee and Department Chair, 1999- 2003. Lead large internal medicine department and helped create and develop an inpatient hospitalist service at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA. Served as executive on Madrona Board of Directors during time of rapid organizational growth and helped position organization for acquisition by regional non-profit hospital system Show less

MD

• 1997 - 1998

Internal Medicine physician Internal Medicine physician

MD

• 1996 - 1997

Internist Internist

MD

• Aug 1993 - Aug 1996

Practicing Internist. Director of Employee Health Director of Cardiology and Anti-coagulation Clinics Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Member Coordinator of Rural and public Health Program for visiting medical students and residents. Practicing Internist. Director of Employee Health Director of Cardiology and Anti-coagulation Clinics Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Member Coordinator of Rural and public Health Program for visiting medical students and residents.

English language teacher

• Sep 1985 - May 1986

Developed curricula and taught English language for executives at multiple Japanese corporations (Chisso, Komatsu) and for younger students and workers at Narita airport Developed curricula and taught English language for executives at multiple Japanese corporations (Chisso, Komatsu) and for younger students and workers at Narita airport