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Provider Moves | August 2025

Effective July 1, 2025, Hospital Medicine is now provided by SCP Health at all Munson Healthcare locations. For a list of new SCP providers as well as former Sound providers who are no longer on our medical staff, click here. This list is being updated periodically so please check regularly for updates.

New Providers

Cadillac Hospital

Amelia Kruse, MD

Amelia Kruse, MD
Emergency Medicine

SCP Health - Emergency Medicine

Charlevoix Hospital

Emily Stevens, MD

Emily Stevens, MD
Urology

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Urology
Phone: 231-547-2812
Direct Trust Email: ESTEVENS2@direct.mhc.net

Residency: Akron General Medical Center

Medical Education: Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Also practices at Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group Urology

Grayling

Natika Mitchell-Cowie

Natika Mitchell-Cowie, NP
Family Medicine

Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group - Lewiston
Phone: 989-786-4877
Direct Trust Email: NMITCHELLCOWIE@direct.mhc.net

Graduate Education: University of Michigan - Flint, Nurse Practitioner

Kalkaska Memorial Health Center

Blair Brown, MD

Blair Brown, MD
Family Medicine

Kalkaska Medical Associates
Phone: 231-258-7777
Fax: 231-258-3600

Board Certification: Family Medicine
Residency: Munson Medical Center, Family Practice Residency Program
Medical Education: Saba School of Medicine

Munson Medical Center

Brandon Ahlgren, MD

Brandon Ahlgren, MD
Rheumatology

Munson Healthcare Rheumatology
Phone: 231-935-2525
Direct Trust Email: bahlgren@direct.mhc.net

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Wayne State University, Rheumatology

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Internal Medicine

Medical Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Melissa Bryson, NP

Melissa Bryson, NP
Hospital Medicine

SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
Capriana Calvachi

Capriana Calvachi, PA
Hospital Medicine

SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
John Fanta, MD

John Fanta, MD
Neurology

Munson Healthcare Neurology
Phone: 231-392-0430
Direct Trust Email: JFANTA@direct.mhc.net

Medical Education: Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota

Lavon Fenderson, NP
Hospital Medicine
SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
 
Brent Flusty, DO

Brent Flusty, DO
Vascular Neurology

Munson Neurosurgery
Phone: 231-392-0640
Direct Trust Email: MHC.NeurosurgeryTraverseCity@direct.mhc.net

Board Certifications: Vascular Neurology, Neurology

Fellowships: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Vascular Neurology
NYU Langone Health, Endovascular Neurology

Residency: NYU Langone Health, Lutheran Medical Center

Medical Education: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Holly Hinds, NP

Holly Hinds, NP
Nephrology

Munson Healthcare Kidney & Hypertension Specialists
Phone: 231-935-0338
Direct Trust Email: hhinds@direct.mhc.net

Board Certification: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Graduate Education: Walden University, Nurse Practitioner

James Jonna, MD

James Jonna, MD
Anesthesiology

Munson Healthcare Anesthesia
Phone: 231-935-7690

Board Certification: Anesthesiology

Residency: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Anesthesiology

Medical Education: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Nicholas Miller, MD

Nicholas Miller, MD
Anesthesiology

Munson Healthcare Anesthesia
Phone: 231-935-7690

Board Certification: Anesthesiology

Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals

Medical Education: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Justin Steward

Justin Steward, NP
Hospital Medicine

SCP Health - Hospital Medicine
 

Otsego Memorial Hospital

Caleb Alley, DO

Caleb Alley, DO
General Surgery

Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group General Surgery
Phone: 989-731-7987
Direct Trust Email: CALLEY2@direct.mhc.net

Residency: Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, General Surgery

Medical Education: Liberty University

Matthew Ayers, MD

Matthew Ayres, MD
Urology

Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group Urology
Phone: 989-731-6405
Direct Trust Email: MHC.OMHUrologyGaylord@direct.mhc.net

Medical Education: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Rachel Cleminson, MD

Rachel Cleminson, MD
Family Medicine

Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group Family Medicine
Phone: 989-731-7860
Direct Trust Email: RCLEMINSON@direct.mhc.net

Medical Education: Central Michigan University

Angela Keough, DO

Angela Keough, DO
Family Medicine

Munson Healthcare OMH Medical Group Family Medicine
Phone: 989-731-7860
Direct Trust Email: AKEOUGH@direct.mhc.net

Board Certifications: Family Medicine/OMT

Medical Education: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ashlyn Muntin, NP

Emily Stevens, MD
Urology

Petoskey Community Health Center - Urology
Phone: 231-417-6000
Direct Trust Email: ESTEVENS2@direct.mhc.net

Residency: Akron General Medical Center

Medical Education: Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Also practices at Munson Healthcare Harbor Springs Urology

Brett Walker, DO

Brett Walker, DO
Orthopedic Surgery

Munson Healthcare Orthopedic Institute - Gaylord
Direct Trust Email: BWALKER2@direct.mhc.net

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship: University of Washington School of Medicine, Spine Surgery

Residency: McLaren Oakland Regional Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical Education: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine


Office Updates

Munson Medical Center

Christy Kemner, PA

Christy Kemner, PA
Gastroenterology

Munson Healthcare Digestive Health
Phone: 231-935-5710
Direct Trust Email: MHC.DigestiveHealth@direct.mhc.net

Board Certification: Physician Assistant

Graduate Education: Concordia University of Ann Arbor

 


Retired Providers

No changes

 


Providers No Longer on Medical Staff or Practicing at Hospital

Refer to the Hospitalist Transition page for a list of Sounds providers no longer on medical staff.

Otsego Memorial Hospital

Stacey Sensor; Obstetrics & GynecologyMunson Healthcare OMH Medical Group OBGYN

For a complete listing of Munson Healthcare medical staff: munsonhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor