"I grew up on the East Coast, but the West Coast has always felt more like home for me. My interest in medicine began on the sports field at a soccer camp when I was a little girl. I injured myself on the first day of the camp, but, rather than let my week be spoiled, the camp athletic trainer took me under her wing, and showed me how she cared for athletes. I was hooked. In undergrad, I actually pursued my passion for athletic training and Physical Therapy until I realized that, as a woman, I would probably never rise to the heights that I wanted. After all, if you are a trainer, you want to work for a professional sports team. Unfortunately, they didn’t let women in the locker rooms then. So, I changed my focus to the general practice of medicine, and have never looked back.
After 4 years of medical school at Bastyr University, my plan to move back East was interrupted when I met my future husband. Not to mention I had come to love everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer. After practicing in Redmond for 5 years, during which time I led the growth of a multi-disciplinary clinic, I moved to Sammamish to open a private practice in 2009 before opening Alpine Integrated Medicine in 2011. "
