Dr. Tessa Reinke, MD

About Dr. Reinke

Dr. Reinke is a board-certified family medicine physician. She founded Polaris Medical so that people of all ages can get primary care. Her focus areas include patient education, wellness, preventing disease and managing chronic disease.

She studied sociology and public health at Dartmouth College. She finished medical school at the Dartmouth-Geisel School of Medicine. During residency she trained intensively in women's health.

After residency, she worked as a full-spectrum family physician. Her work took her to rural eastern Washington and then to North Idaho. She has explored international medicine through clinics in three countries: Kenya, Honduras and Papua New Guinea.

She takes a proactive, preventive, person-centered approach to health care. She uses food, sleep and physical movement as health tools. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, running, audiobooks and trying new recipes.