Faculty

Internal Medicine Faculty

Judy Benson, MD, Program Director

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska, 1983
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

John Frlan, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Washington,
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Jeremy Graham, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2000
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Matthew Hollon, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Washington,
Residency: University of Washington
Certified: Internal Medicine

Sam Palpant, MD, Associate Director

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Temple University, 1973
Residency and Fellowship: University of Arizona
Certified: Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease; Tropical Medicine (UK)

Mary Noble, MD, Clinic Director

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: McMaster University, Canada, 1977
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

George Novan, MD, WWAMI Site Clerkship Coordinator

Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: UCLA, 1973
Residency and Fellowship: University of California, Irvine
Certified: Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Darryl Potyk, MD

Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Southern California, 1986
Residency and Fellowship: Harbor-UCLA
Certified: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics

Judy Swanson, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Washington, 1988
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Faculty Hospitalists

Radica Alicic, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Sarajevo, Bosnia, 1987
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Eric Anacker, MD

Medical School: University of Washington, 1979
Residency: Creighton University
Certified: Internal Medicine

Alex Bullock, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Utah, 1998
Residency: PSVH Portland, Oregon
Certified: Internal Medicine

Peggy Clemons, ARNP

Masters in Nursing: Gonzaga University, 1996



Neda Cyprova, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Charles University, Czech Republic, 1996
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Sandra Friendshuh, MD

Medical School: Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet, 1998
Residency: University of Washington


Katherine Griffing, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitat, Germany, 2000
Certified: Internal Medicine

Patricia Hahn, ARNP

Masters in Nursing: Whitworth College/Intercollegiate College of Nursing, 1995
Post-Masters Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner: Washington State University/Intercollegiate College of Nursing, 1996

Lawrence Hammond, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, 1984
Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Certified: Internal Medicine

Chris Lewis, ARNP

Masters in Nursing: Gonzaga University, 2001
Post-Masters Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner, Arizona Health Sciences University, 2004


Jeffrey Liles, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Rush Medical College, 1993
Residency: University of Reno, Nevada
Certified: Internal Medicine

Kimdung Nguyen, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Ross University, 1999
Residency: University of Nevada
Certified: Internal Medicine

Abdeen Farah Musa, MD

Medical School: University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1993
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Chandra Padmaraju, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, India, 2000
Residency: Mount Vernon Hospital
Certified: Internal Medicine

Ramu Patakoti, MD
Medical School: Gandhi Medical college, India, 2000
Residency: Westlake Hospital Internal Medicine Residency, Illinois
Board Eligible: Internal Medicine

Craig Reider, DO

Osteopathic School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1982
Residency: Kennedy Memorial Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Certified: Internal Medicine (American College of Osteopathic Internists

Jonathon Roop, MD

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2002
Residency: Maine Medical Center
Certified: Internal Medicine

Sandeep Saha, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Mumbai, India, 2002
Residency: The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois
Certified: Internal Medicine

Samantha Segal, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1997
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Certified: Internal Medicine

Karen Thykeson, MD

Clinical Instructor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Washington, 1989
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Certified: Internal Medicine

Linda Walker, ARNP

Masters in Nursing: Marquette University, 1987
Post-Masters Certificate, Adult Nurse Practitioner: University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1997


Clinical Faculty
In addition to the full-time faculty, we have greater than 100 physicians who comprise the volunteer clinical faculty. Many are subspecialists in internal medicine to whom we assign residents for their subspecialty rotations. In those settings, the residents work with one attending. Our region is populated with practicing internists and specialists who are graduates of our residency program.