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. |





























