Provider Moves | September 2026

New Providers

Vicki Rupert, NP
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Women's Health
Phone: 231-547-4477
Direct Trust Email: VRUPERT@direct.mhc.net

Cynthia Evans, NP Hospital Medicine	SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
Sophia Reinhardt, PA-C Hospital Medicine	SCP Health - Hospital Medicine

Laurel Leithauser, MD
Dermatology

Leithauser Skin Institute
Direct Trust Email: laurel@tcskinsurgery.emadirect.md

Matthew Purtee, PA-C
Family Medicine

Kalkaska Medical Associates
Phone: 231-258-7777
Direct Trust Email: MPURTEE@direct.mhc.net

Board Certification: Physician Assistant
Graduate Education: Grand Valley State University

Casey Weitzel, PA-C
Dermatology

Leithauser Skin Institute

Richard Armstrong, MD Hospital Medicine	SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
Gabrielle DiGiovanni, PA-C Emergency Medicine	SCP Health - Emergency Medicine
Leah Harris, NP Hospital Medicine	SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
Melissa Kurek, NP Pulmonary Disease	Munson Healthcare Pulmonary and Critical Care of Northwest Michigan Phone: 231-935-0440 Direct Trust Email: MKUREK@direct.mhc.net Board Certification: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Graduate Education: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Alexander Persyn, PA-C Pulmonary Disease	Munson Healthcare Pulmonary and Critical Care of Northwest Michigan Phone: 231-935-0440 Direct Trust Email: apersyn@direct.mhc.net Board Certification: Physician Assistant Graduate Education: Central Michigan University
Jessica Pollard, DO Family Medicine	Partners in Family Practice
Kate Taylor, NP Hospital Medicine	SCP Health - Hospital Medicine