As a medical doctor for over 25 years, I have found that good medicine comes from giving personal attention to my patients at all times.  I pride myself on the strong relationships I've built with my patients and I truly care about them personally.  My approach to medicine includes the whole patient...mind, body, and spirit.  I utilize traditonal and alternative therapies as necessary to ensure my patients' well being.

I am accepting new patients.

Internal Medicine

Geriatrics
Primary Care
Quality Assurance/Utilization Management

University of Maryland : 1978
Bachelors Degree in Microbiology, Magna Cum Laude
George Washington University School of Medicine : 1982
Doctor of Medicine, Magna Cum Laude
University of North Dakota : 1980
Bachelors Degree in Medicine
Tulane University American College of Physician Executives : pending
Has currently finished 64 hours towards her Masters Degree in Medical Management.

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD : 1986
Intensive training program in Internal Medicine

Catholic University of America, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine; Preceptor, School of Nursing, NP Program : 1988-Present

 

University of Maryland; Preceptor, School of Medicine; Preceptor, School of Nursing : 1988-1999

 

George Washington University School of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine; Preceptor, Nurse Practitioner Program : 1985-Present

 

W.B. Saunders; Reviewer of Clinical Publications
Lilly; Consultant for Marketing Support Services
Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins; Reviewer of Clinical Publications

Certified Medical Director in Long Term Care : 1994
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners : 1983

Risk Management : pending
Currently working on attaining board certification in Risk Managment.  To be completed in 2009.
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review : 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine : 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine : 1986

1985

Health Managed Care, Geriatrics Focus Group, Medical Advisory Board : 1995-1998
Travelers/Metra, Managed Care Utilization : 1993-1995
Mercy Medical Center, Medical Executive Committee : 1991-1992, 1996-1998
Doctors Hospital, Credentialing Committee : 1988-1993
President - Association of Native American Medical Students : 1979
Association of International Society of Tropical Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Medical Womens Association
Association of American Indian Physicians
American Geriatric Society
American College of Physician Executives
Association of International Society of Travel Medicine
International Society of Travel Medicine
American Medical Directors' Association

Department of Health and Human Services, National Library of Medicine

Featured in the traveling display: "Changing the Face of Medicine:  Celebrating America's Women Physicians".

Selected as the representative from the Native American community.

Nominated by Margaret Knight, Director, Association of Indian Physicians and received "Outstanding Native American Female Physician of the Year."

www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/ExhibitionIntinerary.htm