Dr. Quinn Rufsvold was born and raised in a small town in North Dakota. She attended the University of North Dakota for both her undergraduate and medical degrees. In medical school, Dr. Rufsvold spent six months working in a rural community of just under a population of 3,000, where she developed her passion for Family …
Margaret “Peggy” Hayner is a certified family nurse practitioner. She moved to Central Oregon in 2011 from Seattle, Washington. She and her husband are excited to be raising their 2 boys in beautiful Central Oregon. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, hiking, kayaking and volunteering in the community. Peggy is passionate about being a …
Camelia grew up in Ashland, Oregon. She completed both her Bachelor of Social Work (2014) and Master of Social Work (2019) at Portland State University. She is experienced with crisis intervention, as well as counseling people with chronic or serious health concerns. Camelia is excited to join High Lakes Health Care in the primary care …
Aleah Driscoll, DMSc, PA-C is a board certified physician assistant and Oregon native from Hood River, OR. She graduated summa cum laude from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Health Sciences and a minor in Spanish. She earned a Master’s of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Pacific University. After graduation, …
Elysia Churchman is a native Oregonian and grew up in Bend. She attended undergraduate school at the University of Redlands where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology and a minor in Communicative Disorders. Due to her interest in public health, Elysia pursued a Masters of Science degree in …
Dr. Kara Prier is a native of Phoenix, AZ and attended the University of Arizona for her undergraduate education. She then went on to Omaha, NE to attend Creighton University for Medical School where she met her husband. Her Pediatric residency training was completed back at the University of Arizona. She has practiced Pediatrics in …
Dr. Prier joins High Lakes Healthcare from Arizona. Originally from Iowa, Dr. Prier attended Creighton University in Omaha, NE for both his undergraduate and medical education. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. He has practiced in Yakima, WA as well as Scottsdale, AZ and is excited …
Monica Giamellaro PA-C, feels privileged to practice medicine. She believes that patient care begins with listening, and she strives to treat patients as she would want her family members to be cared for. Monica grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She attended PA school at Cornell University in New York City where she received her Master …
Beth Ann is a 2011 graduate of the Oregon Health & Science University physician assistant program. She’s spent most of her career in family medicine, including a 6 year tenure as a faculty instructor at OHSU, and it’s her passion to provide the best possible primary care to patients using evidenced based decision making with …
Scott Plants is a board certified Physician Assistant. A Bend native, he graduated from Oregon State University in 2014 in Exercise and Sports Science with a focus in medicine. After graduating, he worked at St. Charles Medical Center as a medical scribe in the Emergency Department to obtain clinical hours to apply for Physician Assistant …
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