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Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Jessica Duncan, PA-C, to the team at Manistee Primary Care. 

Jessica chose to practice in primary care because she enjoys educating and empowering patients to take an active role in their healthcare, helping them make informed decisions, and supporting them as...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Munson Healthcare is encouraging community members to get screened. 

Worldwide, Colon Cancer is the third most common form of cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. In Northern Michigan, colorectal cancer rates are 4-5 percent higher...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Matthew Lederer, DO, to Cedarwoods Internal and Geriatric Medicine. 

Dr. Lederer enjoys family medicine because it allows him to get to know his patients and build long-term relationships, while using preventative medicine to combat chronic disease. He...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Taylor Schuch, DO, to Elmwood Primary Care. 

Dr. Schuch values building relationships with families and helping them with their health needs. She enjoys seeing patients of all ages and has special interests in pediatrics, obesity medicine, and women’s health. ...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Michelle Chartier, DO, to the Little Traverse Primary Care team. 

As a family physician, Dr. Chartier takes pride in her role, taking care of people of all ages and providing holistic healthcare. She takes inspiration from her family physicians growing up, who...

Munson Healthcare OMH Family Practice is pleased to welcome Victoria Watters, MD, to the clinic. Dr. Watters has transitioned her practice to Gaylord two days a week and will be full-time in Gaylord effective January 2025. This transition will increase access to family medicine and pediatric...

Munson Healthcare Boyne Area Health Center is pleased to welcome Catherine Wonski, MD to the family medicine team. 

After spending several years in a leadership role at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, Dr. Wonski is excited to be offering primary care to her community in Boyne City. She...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Grace Breuer, MD, to the Elmwood Primary Care team. 

Dr. Breuer chose to pursue family medicine because she enjoys being able to treat patients throughout their lifetime, see whole families, and manage the entire spectrum of healthcare. She chose to also train...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Ruben Barroso, DO, to Munson Healthcare Manistee Family Care. 

Dr. Barroso enjoys practicing medicine because it requires him to continuously grow, learn, and adapt. He chose family care because he likes seeing patients of all ages and enjoys the broad nature...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Kyle Ahnert, NP, to Milltown Primary Care Clinic. Kyle is a Grayling native, who is proud to return to the area to care for his community.

His favorite part of practicing medicine is connecting with his patients and ensuring that their concerns are recognized...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Jamie Barnwell, DO, to Foster Family Primary Care.

Dr. Barnwell attended medical school at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Munson Family Practice. She is excited to continue to serve the community that has become her home...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Jacob MacLean, DO, to Munson Healthcare Cadillac Primary Care.

As an osteopath, Dr. MacLean practices holistic medicine, which includes exploring how health can be restored naturally before turning to medication, when possible. He attended medical school at...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Susan Cogswell, PA, to Foster Family Primary Care. 

Susan pursued a career in medicine after shadowing a friend who was a physician's assistant. She has worked in Urgent Care and Emergency Departments before practicing in primary care. 

Susan is passionate...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Stephen Welsh, MD, to Munson Healthcare Cadillac Primary Care. 

Dr. Welsh graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners in Grand Rapids. He is board certified...

Munson Healthcare is expanding access to care in Traverse City with two new clinics.  

On March 18, Munson Healthcare Elmwood Primary Care and Munson Healthcare Cedarwoods Internal and Geriatric Medicine will open. These clinics join the expansion in primary care services with Munson Healthcare...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome family medicine Nurse Practitioner Noel DeShano to Manistee Primary Care. Her first day will be February 26, 2024. 

Noel’s interest in the medical field was deeply influenced by the transformative experience of birthing her own children. She is especially...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Kori Marvin, PA-C to Cadillac Primary Care. 

Kori is a graduate of Central Michigan University’s Physician Assistant program. He was born and raised in Cadillac and is thrilled to return to practice medicine in his hometown. 

"I am passionate about the...

Munson Healthcare Foster Family Primary Care is pleased to welcome Sarah Shepler, P.A.

Sarah completed her undergraduate degree at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, before going to the University of New England in Portland, Maine to be a Physician Assistant.

Sarah was inspired to pursue a...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome family medicine physician Joseph Rexroat, M.D. to Milliken Medical Group. 

A Michigan native, Dr. Rexroat was born and raised in Lake Leelanau. He went to Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Michelle Amore, FNP-C to Grayling Community Health Center. 

Michelle was drawn to a nursing career to improve the health of the community she serves. Advancing her career as a family nurse practitioner was a natural progression, allowing her to continue to...

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Primary Care is pleased to welcome Darcie Sharapova, M.D., ABFM, ABOM.

Dr. Sharapova was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin, she went on to medical school and completed her family medicine...

Munson Family Practice Center is pleased to welcome board-certified family medicine physician, Curt Ward, MD, MBA, FAAFP. 

Dr. Ward was born and raised in Brookston, Indiana on a corn, soybean, and registered Hereford farm. During his childhood, he often traveled to Leelanau Peninsula to enjoy the...

Munson Healthcare is expanding access to primary care in Northern Michigan with the opening of a new clinic in Traverse City, another step in the health system’s Regional Care Transformation Plan announced earlier this fall. 

The Foster Family Primary Care clinic, located at 550 Munson Ave. within...

Munson Healthcare Empire Family Practice is pleased to welcome Daniel Hadley, M.D., to the medical staff. 

Dr. Hadley is a Michigan native. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and then attended and graduated from medical school at Indiana University School of...

Site of future Community Health Center.

Munson Healthcare today announced a proposal to establish a Community Health Center in Petoskey which would bring more access to award-winning patient care in the area.

The proposal is part of Munson Healthcare’s recently-announced Regional Care...

Back-to-school season for many is an exciting time for children to reconnect with friends, meet new ones, and experience opportunities for growth and learning.

It is also a time when parents dread the viruses and bacteria that come with school being back in session. Germs take advantage of young...

MSU-COM students now training at Munson Healthcare include from left, Monica Sun, Morgan Ham, Amanda
Cline, Rebekah Weeks, and Masai Rains.

 

Five members of the Class of 2025 from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine recently joined Munson Healthcare to complete the final...

Munson Healthcare announced starting Monday, Aug. 14, the Walk-In Clinic at the Indian River location has switched to a "same-day care" model, offering a minimum of 52 appointments per day during the week, and 26 appointments on Saturday for anyone in the community, including those visiting the area...

Munson Healthcare Family Practice Residency graduates heading into their careers include from left:
Jaclyn Sylvain, DO; Elizabeth Godfrey, MD; Cynthia Wang, MD; Miriam Riestra-Bareman, MD; and Jason
Schreiber, DO. (File photo)

Munson Healthcare Family Practice Residency’s graduating Class of 2023 ...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Sara Hoye, F.N.P.-BC, to Frankfort Medical Group as a Family Medicine provider. 

After years of emergency nursing, Hoye wanted to expand professionally and chose to become a family nurse practitioner because of the diversity it offers. She graduated Kaplan...