2801 Daggett Avenue
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 274-4611
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PEOPLE |
Carey Allen
Heidi Allen
Matt Edmonds
Jerry Flynn
Sheila Santa as Paula Abdul
Natalie Speck
Maggie Wilson
Chris Zowtiak (on the left, with braids)
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Second Year Residents
Carey Allen, M.D.University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of MedicineI was born Salem, Oregon. I wandered a bit as a child and in my travels I have found a few wonderful loves. My love for fishing began as a toddler on the Upper Deschutes, OR. My love for hiking and camping began in the Olympic National Park, WA. Snowboarding from the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains, UT. A love of cycling while trekking roads dividing vast fields of ripening corn in Iowa. Most of all I found some one who shared all my interests, my first love, my Heidi. We live a life of learning and discovery and found that Cascades East promotes a life of exploration in both our personal and professional endeavors.Heidi Allen, M.D.University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of MedicineI was born in the lovely city of Dubuque, Iowa, where the bluffs overlook the muddy waters of the mighty Mississippi. My husband (Carey) and I married after college and completed medical school together at the University of Iowa. Neither of us initially anticipated being family doctors, but after our third year we realized it was the right specialty for each of us. Since we hope to practice in a rural area, we were very excited to find the Cascades East program! I'm looking forward to living and working in Klamath Falls and taking advantage of hiking, biking and skiing opportunities in the area!Matthew Edmonds, M.D.Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineMatt was born in Scotland and raised outside of Seattle. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1994 and spent most of the next ten years on active duty, flying reconnaissance missions over various global vacation spots, including conflicts in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His feet safely back on terra firma, Matt graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2008, and is happy to finally return to the west coast.Jerry Flynn, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineJerry Flynn was born in Seattle, Washington at the University of Washington Medical Center, the son of a man named Jerry Flynn and Jerry Flynn (the elder)'s wife. After a relatively stimulating childhood and early adolescence, Jerry Flynn returned to the University of Washington to study. He then graduated. Sometime later, while reading National Geographic, Jerry Flynn decided to move to Central Africa. Jerry Flynn found the ambient temperature and relative humidity stimulating, so he stayed for 787 days. Jerry Flynn then returned to Seattle, Washington, and then returned to the University of Washington for more study. He then graduated. In his spare time, he enjoys engaging in stimulating conversation with his wife and making books.Sheila Santa, M.D.Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineSheila Santa really loves the Christmas season--and plans to deliver babies in a Santa hat when she's on OB call on Christmas. Besides searching for the Claus (or Klause, Clause, Klaus—she's not that picky) to complete her name, Sheila enjoys violin, reading fiction and traveling. She grew up in Columbus, Ohio then went to Albion College in Michigan because she loves her family but needed some space. From there, she studied violin at Bowling Green State University and started performing with different regional symphonies. She studied medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (what a ridiculously long name) and kept playing in symphonies throughout her four years. She's excited for new adventures but does miss performing—which is why her vacations coordinate with concerts in Ohio she can play. What's after residency? Who knows.Natalie Speck, M.D.University of Vermont College of MedicineNatalie grew up in Salem, Oregon, before moving to California to attend Cal-Lutheran University for undergrad. There she majored in Marine Biology and taught outdoor education on Catalina Island. She is an avid surfer and some may say this was her other major during college. Nat has spent the last four years in Vermont attending medical school and being neighbors with Paige McConnell, member of the legendary band, Phish. She is excited to be back on the West Coast and to take advantage of the outdoor activities in the Klamath region. She returns to Klamath with her coonhound-mix and partner in crime, Nikha. Natalie's major interest in medicine is working with Spanish-speaking patients in both domestic and international settings. Her major non-medical interests include rafting, rock-climbing, hiking, surfing and working out the details of her complicated love life.Maggie Wilson, M.D.University of New Mexico School of MedicineBorn in Tennessee but raised in New Mexico, Maggie is a bit nervous about Oregon winters. For undergrad, she majored in Political Economy at Tulane University in New Orleans. Despite spending a childhood convinced she would one day be a lawyer, Maggie decided to pursue a career in medicine after working as an EMT in college. She earned her MD degree at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. For fun she likes to run, read, spend time with friends and family, ski, rock climb, travel, and believes naps are a good thing.Chris Zowtiak, M.D.Georgetown University School of MedicineChris and her husband, Bill, knew that K-Falls was the place for them the very first time they watched Dr. Ross' classic DVD introduction to the Klamath Basin: “...and here I am, standing in front of Crater Lake... here I am, ambushing interns at 5am...here are residents hurtling down a mountainside...” etc. Chris grew up in South Florida amongst a huge passel of younger siblings, running around barefoot in the hot sun. That kind of barefoot childhood gives one serious hobbit feet. At Dartmouth College, she discovered a love of hiking, acting, and anthropology. A disaster relief project in Papua New Guinea lead to huge changes in Chris' goals, ideals and political orientation, and 10 years later she found herself graduating from Georgetown School of Medicine with the intention of becoming a rural family physician and an advocate for a universal health care program. She is *thrilled* to be a part of a program where, in addition to their impressive clinical acumen and stellar teaching, so many faculty and residents are committed to social justice, advocating health policy changes, comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and care of the underserved. Despite an apparent attempted assassination of new interns on the Mt. McLoughlin orientation hike, Chris survived and has settled happily in Klamath with her jack-of-all-trades husband, Bill, her beautiful stepdaughter, Krystal, and their extremely naughty dogs, Critter, Bean and Bailey. |
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