About Us

Medicine has always fascinated me. My mother went back to school to become a nurse when I was 11 and I would often sit with her at the kitchen table when she would study. The complexity of the human body captured my imagination and I became her study partner. At the University of Oregon I studied theater and psychology and those became my majors, but to pay for it all I worked at the local hospital in the physical therapy department. When I graduated from college and Broadway never called, I continued to work in physical therapy and found that helping patients was what I truly wanted to do for a career. In 1996 I went to night school to finish my science prerequisites and was then accepted into the Physician Assistant program at OHSU in 1999. When I graduated I took a position with Northwest Primary Care, where I had worked with Dr. David Maslen as a PA student. I continue to work in internal medicine with the wonderful team at Dwyer Clinic to this day.

I currently work three days a week, giving me the time to be involved in my two son’s schools. My husband and I often take the boys and our dog Poppi for treks through the rainy wilderness of Oregon. We are also avid gardeners, growing a wide variety of native flowers and shrubs in our certified backyard habitat as well as large amounts of vegetables, berries, and other edibles. Our brood of chickens eat what we don't and always keep us, and our neighbors, supplied with eggs. Tap dancing, reading, and discussing books with friends help me to keep both mind and body active.

Live long and prosper!