Taree Chadwick, MD – Ballard                                                               
University of Nevada School of Medicine Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)

I grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. Immediately after high school I moved to Chicago where I got my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Production. After finishing, I worked in the theater industry for several years. I found my way to family medicine after shadowing a rural family physician in West Virginia. I saw how one person could positively impact an entire community and knew that I belonged in that space.

I returned to Nevada for my post-bacc and ended up staying in the state at University of Nevada Reno for medical school. During medical school I became actively involved in policy and legislation. I served in several leadership positions within the American Academy of Family Physicians including sitting on the Board of Directors. One of the things I love about this specialty is the way in which we use our voices to serve the under-resourced, mentor others, and become leaders. I promise to continually advocate for equitable care and remain culturally humble in serving those historically overlooked by the health care system.

My hope for my practice is that I can combine medicine, advocacy, and community engagement to provide equitable care. I plan to practice full scope medicine and am particularly passionate about gender affirming care and LGBTQIA+ health, family planning and reproductive justice, working with teens and adolescents especially unhoused youth, and policy and advocacy.

When I am not working, I love to keep my theater side alive by attending as many live performances (theater, dance, music, etc.) as possible. I am also a plant mom – it takes hours to water all my plants! I love being outside and exploring new places whether that is hiking, paddle boarding, or running. Can not wait to explore the PNW!

Christina Cheung, MD, MPH – First Hill                                                                 
University of Colorado School of Medicine Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)

I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado in high altitude and where I developed a cheeky attitude. I attended the University of Colorado Denver and majored in Biology and minored in Health Humanities and Biochemistry. I was lucky to stay amongst the mountains and family and attend the University of Colorado School of Medicine and in partnership with the Colorado School of Public Health to pursue a dual MD MPH degree with a combined concentration in Health Systems, Management, and Policy, and Community Behavioral Health.

Experiences that shaped me are rooted in mentorship opportunities for first-generation students; learning from a variety of community based organizations with focuses on harm reduction, care for people experiencing homelessness, and addressing racial health disparities; and a longitudinal clerkship experience in Denver's safety-net hospital system providing care for an urban underserved population, and more.

Family medicine speaks to me as a unique leverage point to impact community and population-level health in addition to providing direct patient care and feeling equipped to address any person who walks through the door and their diversity of life experiences. My clinical interests include LGBTQ+ care, reproductive access and justice, behavioral health, and procedures. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to train at Swedish First Hill amongst supportive faculty and co-residents who share passion for health equity, advocacy, and community based full-spectrum family medicine.

Outside of medicine, you can find me playing ultimate frisbee, running, throwing axes, exploring trails of the PNW, or finding my next quality meal. If those things ever feel like plans I made and later regret, I fall back to enjoying reality TV, naps with my dog and fiancée, and a video game or two.

Annapurna Chitnavis, MD, MPH - First Hill
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)

I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona as an only child of Indian immigrants. My undergraduate years were at Mary Baldwin University, a small women’s liberal arts college in Virginia, where I majored in Biochemistry and minored in Math and Piano Performance. During my two gap years, I served with AmeriCorps to tackle Arizona’s water crisis, volunteered at a hospice center and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, developed a teen suicide prevention program, and worked as an ER medical scribe. These experiences further exposed me to systemic inequities in access to water, education, and healthcare, sparking my involvement in local politics and grassroots organizing.

I attended the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, where I pursued a four-year dual MD/MPH degree. There, I led the Students Advocating in Legislation, Medical Students for Choice, and LGBTQ+ in Medicine interest groups. When reproductive freedoms in Arizona were under attack, I responded by writing letters to representatives, speaking out at community events, and publishing an op-ed. My MPH internship included passing along these advocacy skills to my peers and launching a patient voter registration program.

Within family medicine, my interests include reproductive justice, gender-affirming care, child and adolescent health, and mental health. I strongly believe that advocacy is integral to being a primary care physician, and I am grateful to have matched at a program that shares my commitment to creating positive change at both the individual and community level!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy binge-watching TV shows, hunting for the best boba spots, and going to stand-up comedy shows, farmers’ markets, and thrift stores. Though I'll miss Arizona's cacti and desert landscapes, I'm excited to explore the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest!

Flora Feiluola, MD, MPH – DFM University of New Mexico School of Medicine Pronouns: (She, Her, Hers)

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Bennett Gosiker, MD, MHS - First Hill Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Pronouns: (He, Him, His)

I grew up in the land of Disney World, alligators, and humidity - Florida. Specifically, Jacksonville, Florida.

I went to college at the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and studied Microbiology and Sociology, then went to Johns Hopkins for an MHS in infectious disease epidemiology before going back home to Florida to work as an epidemiologist at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. Working in this role during the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the glaring inequities in our health system that I felt needed to be addressed. I decided to make a cross-country roadtrip for medical school to be in the inaugural class at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Their focus on population health management, centering the health needs of marginalized populations, and the role of physicians in advocating for patients resonated with many of the reasons that drew me to a career in medicine.

Along the way I focused on my passions of LGBTQ+ health, gender affirming care, and HIV care. Whether authoring textbook chapters on chronic disease burden among transgender and gender-diverse populations or working with HIV-testing organizations to broaden the communities they reach, I aimed to ensure populations marginalized by the healthcare system have their care needs met.

My goal is to provide high quality primary care that is accessible, affirming, and centered on shared-decision making. I am my happiest when my patients feel they are being heard and that they are in control of their healthcare. Swedish First Hill seemed to cherish these values as deeply as I do, so I am excited to take my next step in training as a physician here.

When I’m not in the clinic or hospital I love to find a quiet hike (preferably with a view or water feature), read a book, watch a Disney movie, or plan my next adventure with my partner.

Joline Hartheimer, MD, MPH - DFM                                                                 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine                                                                                      Pronouns:                                                                                                                                                     (She, Her, Hers)                                        

I grew up in Northern New Jersey hiking through the mountains Harriman State Park with my family's dogs, and growing a love of bagels and lox. After a summer traveling the country as part of the color guard on tour with a professional marching band (Go Jersey Surf!), I made the big jump to attend college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where I studied chemical engineering, did research on cancer stem cells, led service learning trips throughout the Southeast, and discovered the world of medicine and public health while working in the local ER.

I was lucky enough to attend medical school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and spent my clinical rotations in the Asheville Longitudinal Curriculum. It was well worth the long (but beautiful) drives on country roads to learn from my preceptors and mentors working in federally-qualified health centers and rural health centers throughout the mountains of Western North Carolina. It instilled in me a love of Appalachia and inspired me to work in under-resourced settings in the future.

I even decided to spend an extra year at UNC getting my MPH to dive more into reproductive and LGBTQ+ health policy. I had the amazing opportunity to lead a project spatially mapping youth-gender affirming care bans with the Campaign for Southern Equality, and dive into qualitative research on the Medicaid waiting period for permanent contraception and provider bias in contraceptive counseling for LGBTQ+ youth.

Even over Zoom, the humble and caring culture of medical education and commitment to community medicine and advocacy at Swedish First Hill and the Downtown Family Medicine Clinic drew me in. I am also so excited to explore the amazing food and outdoor spaces of the Pacific Northwest. Some of my many interests in family medicine include reproductive health, gender-affirming care, addiction medicine, refugee health, adolescent medicine, and health policy. In my free time, I enjoy playing fetch with my cat Toast, doing yoga, baking, bird-watching, camping, hiking, and traveling.

Takemi Kawamoto, MD - DFM                                                              
University of California, Davis School of Medicine                                                                                                            Pronouns:                                                                                                                                                                             (She/Her/Hers)

I grew up in Santa Cruz, California where I learned to love the ocean and mountains at a young age. For most of my life I thought I’d work in education, specifically environmental education, because both my parents were teachers. In college, I loved studying ecology and I graduated with a biology degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Following graduation, I had the opportunity to be a medical scribe at Stanford Family Medicine. Caring for families in the clinic inspired me to apply to medical school! I am fortunate to be a graduate of UC Davis School of Medicine. I was a part of the Rural PRIME program, which allowed me to work in hospitals and clinics in small towns across California. In these settings, my love for family medicine deepened, especially as I explored obstetrical care in family medicine and improving healthcare access.

I hope to bring these passions to my work at Swedish Hospital and the Downtown Family Medicine Clinic. My partner and I are also looking forward to swimming in the lakes and tasting new restaurants in Seattle!

Mackenzie Palmer, MD - First Hill                                                             
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry                                                                                                   Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)                            

I grew up in Seattle and developed a love for the rain, green spaces, and the tight-knit family and communities that raised me. I learned to value community building, first on a personal scale and later on a societal scale; I learned about equity and justice and the importance of advocating for our fellow human beings, and that’s how I found my way to medicine, and ultimately family medicine.

I went to Whitman College and got my BA in psychology, and before going on to medical school I spent a few years back in Seattle working as a Family Medicine scribe, volunteering at a harm reduction organization for people who use drugs, living in Oaxaca and learning about the Mexican medical system (and the art, and the food), and doing humanitarian work with migrants at the US/Mexico border.

After a detour back home to spend the initial Covid lockdown with family, I went to New York to attend the University of Rochester for medical school.

I’m thrilled to be back home in Seattle for residency. In my free time I love hiking and backpacking, running/swimming/biking and competing in the occasional triathlon, hosting dinner parties, cooking and baking, reading in my hammock, and (casually, poorly) playing pickup basketball, frisbee, and volleyball.

Angela Patel, MD - First Hill                                                                    
Saint Louis University School of Medicine  Pronouns: (She, They)

I was raised in Minnesota and grew up on the shoulders of strong-willed grandmas and their incredible Indian and Chinese-Filipino food! At the University of Notre Dame, I studied Neuroscience and Behavior and minored in Poverty Studies. My capstone project involved community-based research surrounding climate change’s impact on food insecurity in South Bend. To explore this further and reconnect to my roots, I then spent two years at the Danny Woo Community Garden, a 1.5 acre urban oasis in the heart of Seattle’s International District. There, I taught environmental justice literacy to youth of color and grew vegetables (like shiso and taro) with elder, AAPI-immigrant gardeners. In medical school, I co-founded the Missouri Clinicians for Climate Action and trauma-informed care task force, organized for utility democracy with the River City Climate Collective, campaigned for state-wide medicaid expansion with SNaHP, distributed dignified survival supplies to unhoused folks with TentMission, and served as a birth doula for domestic violence survivors.

I love family practice because of its unique longitudinality and proximity to issues of (in)justice. As a community medicine physician, I hope to address my patients’ barriers to health within and beyond the clinical setting. It is so energizing when public dissent is harnessed for social action and I am deeply committed to anti-oppression work at all levels. I envision a career where I can meet patients where they are at (i.e. street/outreach medicine), incorporate ancestral healing practices with the strengths of Western medicine, and provide compassionate, comprehensive primary care.

In addition to learning from community organizers, I enjoy climbing and hiking (original!), tending to my porch herbs, dog-sitting, hosting dinner parties, picnicking, and staring-in-awe at mama Rainier :)

Brontë Remsik, DO, MS - Ballard                                                                                                                    Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine                                                                                                         Pronouns:                                                                                                                         (She, Her, Hers)

I grew up just outside of Dallas and decided to stay close to home to attend the University of North Texas where I earned my bachelor's in biology with a minor in chemistry. I always knew I wanted to go into medicine, but after undergrad I took a few gap years to travel the world a little and live life outside of academia. I eventually returned to UNT and earned my master's in medical science.
My medical school journey brought me to North Carolina where I attended Campbell University. During my training, I found a passion for serving underserved communities, recognizing health disparities, acting as a patient advocate, and prioritizing lifestyle intervention education. I also got to explore the Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachian trail, which inspired me to seek out a residency near the mountains.
I was drawn to Seattle for all the exciting opportunities available both in the city and nature surrounding it. Swedish stood out to me as a program that was passionate about serving vulnerable communities and addressing issues within our healthcare system all while maintaining balance between medicine and our personal lives.
My special interests in medicine include reproductive healthcare advocacy and addressing chronic disease through preventive measures and lifestyle education. Outside of medicine, you can usually find me hiking, backpacking, paddle boarding, reading a good fantasy novel, water-coloring, and wandering through farmers markets.

Shukri Salad, DO - First Hill                                                                                                                                      Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine                                                                                           Pronouns:                                                                                                                                 (She, Her, Hers)

I grew up in SeaTac, WA after immigrating to the US with my family at the age of four. Being a product of a diverse community really molded my perspective on life and my ultimate goals for a career in medicine. I became interested in medicine while studying biology at the University of Washington and then became active in the pre-med association for minority students, where I learned about social determinants of health and how physicians can be community advocates.

I spent a year as an AmeriCorps member working at an organization training undergraduates in mentorship and antiracism in service of supporting south Seattle high schoolers with college access. During this time I also began working in an ER where I became more acquainted with the healthcare system and saw up close the ways in which marginalized communities can fall through the cracks. Ultimately I gravitated to family medicine as a conduit for my desire to be of service to my community in a way that I find fulfilling. While attending medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, I served on the board of our family medicine organization as well as the Washington association of family physicians, where I benefited from the perspectives of family physicians practicing full spectrum family medicine in underserved environments.

As a primary care provider I am excited to have the privilege to build relationships with patients and I seek to understand their health priorities and be their best advocate. I am passionate about preventative health, women's health and providing care through a social justice framework. I am grateful to be able to work in the community I call home!