Meet Our Residents

Class of 2025

  • Elise Blaseg, MD

    Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota

    Professional interests: preventive medicine, lifestyle medicine, underserved populations, mental health, global health, medical Spanish, procedural medicine

    Personal interests: skiing, reading, quilting, baking, hiking, spending time with my husband and our dogs, gardening, camping

  • Branden Buffington, DO

    Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Professional interests: procedural medicine, sports medicine, lifestyle medicine, urgent care.

    Personal interests: Hanging out with my best friend and dog- Bogie, also hanging out with my wife. Mountain biking, backpacking, camping, running, self-titled food connoisseur, music festivals

  • John James, MD

    University of Utah School of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Value-Based Care, Quality Improvement, Population Health, Lifestyle Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Evolutionary Medicine

    Personal Interests: Table-top & board games, Frisbee-golf, Archery, Leatherworking, Zoos/Aquariums, Fantasy and Science Fiction books/movies

  • Cannon Nelson, MD

    University of South Florida College of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Primary Care Sports Medicine, POC Ultrasound, Outpatient Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine

    Personal Interests: Strength Training, Family, Church Involvement, Star Wars Novels and Comics, Video Games, Hiking, Camping

Class of 2026

  • Nick Gajkowski, MD

    Ohio State University College of Medicine

    Professional: Sports Medicine, Procedural Medicine, Preventative Care

    Personal: Snowboarding, golf, video games, weight lifting, and hiking

  • Natasha Greene, MD

    University of Nevada, Last Vegas School of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Full-Spectrum Family Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Mental Health, LGBTQ+ Healthcare, Underserved Populations

    Personal Interests: Reading, baking, collecting hobbies (current favorites: bookbinding and wood-burning art), playing Nancy Drew computer games, trying new restaurants, finding a pun for everything, & going on adventures with loved ones!

  • Carline Powell, DO

    Midwestern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

    Professional interests: Preventative medicine, adolescent medicine, women's health, addiction medicine, hospitalist medicine

    Personal interests: Exploring the outdoors with my husband and our two dogs, Gunner and Gracie, running, Peloton, cooking, and trying new restaurants

  • Ellie Zurbuchen, MD

    University of Utah School of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Preventative medicine, lifestyle medicine, addiction medicine, mental health, pain medicine and procedural medicine.

    Personal Interests: Gardening, indoor plants, hiking, running, hot yoga, snowboarding, rock climbing, camping, pottery, spending time with my partner and our wiener dogs

Class of 2027

  • Ali Coffee, DO

    Medical School: Rocky Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine - Southern Utah

    Professional Interests: Preventative medicine, lifestyle medicine, pediatrics, mental health, sports medicine

    Personal Interests: Spending time outside going on walks with my husband and labradoodle Rosie, skiing, hiking, trying new workout classes, playing and watching sports, and travelling

  • Morgan Kariotis, MD

    Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Lifestyle Medicine, Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, POCUS, Women's Health, Direct Primary Care

    Personal Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Outdoor adventures with my husband and our dog, Cooking, Knitting

  • Nicholas Kress, MD

    Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

    Professional Interests: Global Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Underserved Populations, Medical Spanish, Behavioral and Mental Health.

    Personal Interests: Hiking, Camping, Playing Piano and Organ Music, Video Games, Table Top Role-Playing Games, Trying New Restaurants, Arthouse Movies, Political Activism, spending time with my wife, dog, and two daughters.

  • Taylor Schofield, MD

    Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

    Professional Interests: Taking a holistic approach to patient care, lifestyle medicine, preventive care, women's health, chronic condition management, mental health, and medical humanities.

    Personal Interests: Spending time with my partner and our dog Junie, skiing, camping, hiking, rock climbing, weight training, creating art (mostly oil painting but I also love watercolor, chalk pastel, and charcoal), painting outdoors (called "en plein air painting"), house plants, cooking with my partner, reading, and listening to music and podcasts!