Richard J. Abbott, MD
Quality Improvement Medical Advisor
Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WADr. Dick Abbott currently serves as the quality improvement medical advisor at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington. His role includes acting as a liaison between hospital initiatives and physicians on the medical staff. He works with many different teams to improve patient care delivery. He is also the chair of the Medical Staff Peer Review Committee, the Quality Committee, and the Institutional Review Board Committee. Dick attended undergrad at Gonzaga University. He attended medical school at the University of Colorado Health... more
Todd Capistrant, DO
Fairbanks, AKDr. Capistrant was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended Saint Thomas Academy, which is a military college prep high school. Most of his summers were spent at his family’s lake home in Amery, Wisconsin. Dr. Capistrant graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in biology, and then spent a year living in Ely, Minnesota, before attending medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa (now Des Moines University). In addition... more
F. Douglas Carr, MD, MMM
Medical Director, Education and System Initiatives
Billings, MTF. Douglas Carr, MD, MMM, currently serves as medical director, Education and Systems Initiatives, providing senior physician leadership for Billings Clinic in CME/GME, telemedicine, and process improvement projects that span the organization. (His previous role for six years included operations in primary care, medical specialty departments, and regional clinic/operations.) He was the physician lead of the project team tasked with the CMS physician group practice demonstration. A native of Casper, Wyoming, Doug received his medical degree from Northwestern University, Chicago, completed internships... more
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Sheila K. Dunlop, DO
Regional Dean
Tri-Cities, WASheila K. Dunlop, DO, graduated from UHS-COM Kansas City in 1984 and did postgraduate training at Suburban General Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She went into family practice partnership with her father, and became a solo practitioner when he moved to Hong Kong. Dr. Dunlop had hospital privileges at Kennewick General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Kadlec Regional Medical Center for 25 years. She maintained a full office family practice and did obstetrics and assisted in surgery until... more
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W. Allen Fink Jr., DO, FACP
Puyallup, WADr. Fink serves as the regional dean for the Puyallup training site. A Pennsylvania native, he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995 and was commissioned into the US Army. Dr Fink completed a transitional internship at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, and residency in emergency medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center - University of Washington, where he was selected as chief resident. After completing a ten-year army career with postings in New York, Texas, Washington,... more
Brandon Isaacs, DO
Regional Dean
Specialty Family Medicine/Flight Medicine
Boise, IDDr. Isaacs is a native Idaho resident, born in Rexburg, Idaho. He returned to Boise after several years away. He graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business administration, then the University of Idaho after completing premed requirements. Dr. Isaacs served as senior chemist while at the University of Idaho. Dr. Isaacs graduated from Des Moines University as physician/doctor of osteopathy. He has served in family medicine residency at Saint Louis University/Scott Air Force Base, was a flight surgeon... more
Julie Merriam, DO
Portland, ORJulie Merriam, DO, currently serves as the Portland regional dean for Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also the director of medical education and family medicine residency director of the Puyallup Takopid Family Medicine Residency, Puyallup Tribal Health Authority in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Merriam attended Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) and earned a BA in chemistry. From there she received her DO degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie, Pennsylvania), and completed... more
Byron Perkins, DO
Medical Director
Dr. Perkins is a 1984 graduate of the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He interned at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, and completed a residency in osteopathic family practice at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Board certified in osteopathic family medicine, he focuses his current practice on primary care, mental health, wellness, musculoskeletal injuries, and osteopathic manipulative treatment. He maintains hospital privileges at both Providence Alaska Medical Center and Alaska Regional Hospital. He is... more