FACULTY

Claire Thomson, M.D., M.P.H.    (She, Her, Hers)             Director, Obstetrics Fellowship   

Claire Thomson grew up North Carolina and completed medical school and her MPH in Health Care and Prevention at the UNC-CH before heading north to Providence, Rhode Island to complete her residency at Brown Family Medicine. She so loved her time at Brown that she stayed on to complete her fellowship in Global and Maternal Child Health and Faculty Development, teaching and learning full-scope family medicine in Rhode Island and in Webuye, Kenya.

 She joined Swedish First Hill in January 2018, and is thrilled to be part of such a dedicated and fun community of family med docs. Her clinical interests include perinatal care, global health and full-scope reproductive health; research interests include birth equity and FMOB mentorship. When not at work, she can be found chasing her toddler Kai, cooking with her husband Rob, hiking, reading novels, and paddleboarding.

Kelly McCaffrey, MD, FACOG  (She, Her, Hers)             Faculty Physician - Issaquah

Kelly was born and raised in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado where she learned to value the importance of nature and community. After a childhood of caring for the array of family pets and pretending to be Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, a career in medicine was the next logical journey. She completed undergraduate studies at Rocky Mountain College in Montana and medical school at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she discovered her home in obstetrics and gynecology. She underwent her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and practiced in the Burlington, Vermont community for her first three years as an attending. During this time, she worked closely with medical students as well as OBGYN and Family Medicine residents. She also worked with community certified midwives to promote diverse, holistic and empowered prenatal, labor and birthing preparation in a team-based approach. She moved the Pacific Northwest in 2021 and is employed by Swedish OBGYN Specialists Renton with hospitalized care including labor and delivery and gynecologic surgery performed at the Swedish Issaquah Campus. Kelly has the privilege to be the Family Medicine OB Fellowship liaison at the Swedish Issaquah Campus. She loves sharing her passion for obstetrics and patient-centered care with the fellows. Kelly seeks to practice empathetic and evidence-based care for every patient and to empower shared decision making. When not at the hospital, Kelly can be found exploring the gorgeous forests and mountains of the PNW with her partner Alec and trusty pup, Betty.

Joe Breuner, M.D.    (He, Him, His)
Faculty Physician

Dr. Breuner decided to become a doctor because his grandfather was one and he watched the TV show M.A.S.H. when he was growing up. He majored in Government at Harvard and attended medical school at UCSD. 

After residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, he spent a year caring for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.  Upon his return, he chose a career as a community clinic provider at the 45th St Clinic and served as medical director until 1999. He came to Swedish Family Medicine to teach in 2000 and really enjoys practicing and teaching medicine. He sees patients at Downtown Family Medicine, a small clinic caring for the underserved in downtown Seattle. His clinical interests are obstetrics, mental health, and procedural training.

In 2003, he started the obstetrics fellowship, which provides advanced training in operative obstetrics to family physicians. The fellowship has over forty graduates and more than two thirds are currently doing cesarean sections in diverse practice locations all across the country. The fellowship gives him a chance to work with incredibly talented and motivated family physicians, which he really enjoys. 

He enjoys being part of the faculty and resident band called 'Plan B'; this doubles as a chance to play and write music, and a faculty balint.

He has three kids, who range in age from high school to college. They are rapidly growing beyond his ability to help them with math or look them in the eye.  His interests are rowing, running, golf, music, and snowboarding.

Kevin Wang, M.D.   (He, Him, His)
Faculty Physician

Kevin grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and attended Detroit's Wayne State University for his undergraduate and medical school education.  Although he initially promised himself to avoid any obstetrical care at any costs he ended up focusing on maternal care in his residency training at Oakwood Annapolis Family Medicine!  He eventually attended Swedish First Hill's OB Fellowship and headed back to his training program to help them start their OB Fellowship.  Eventually, Kevin made his way back to Seattle and became faculty in 2010.  His particular interests at the program include maternity care including offering cesarean deliveries, women’s health, reproductive health and LGBTQ medicine. 

Kevin truly believes that Family Medicine is the premiere specialty where we can care for patients from birth to end of life.  We can truly bond with our patients and their families to provide them full scope care.  He is excited to work with such an amazing group of staff, faculty, fellows and, of course, residents.  Working with a residency program keeps him on his toes where he hopes to learn from our amazing residents as much as he tries to teach them!