Submitted by PeaceHealth Medical Group
PeaceHealth Medical Group (PHMG) has welcomed five new board-certified providers to Bellingham practices.
Avneet Rattan, MD, joined PHMG’s Center for Senior Health team of providers. Dr. Rattan earned her Doctor of Medicine at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed her Family Medicine residency at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. Her area of interest is community medicine with a focus in geriatrics. She employs a holistic, team-based and non-judgmental approach to patient care. She is a member of the American Geriatric Society and the Canadian College of Family Physicians.
Gina Dado, MD, joined PHMG’s Obstetric Hospitalists team of providers. Dr. Dado earned her medical degree and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) residency at Loyola UniversityChicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. Prior to joining PeaceHealth, she previously held a private OB-GYN practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition, she served as attending physician for St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, supervising and working with medical students, residents and midwives. She has been named a TOPDOC in Phoenix Magazine.
Trina Koudelka, ARNP, joined PHMG’s Center for Senior Health team of providers. Koudelka completed her Master of Science in Nursing: Adult Nurse Practitioner with specialization in geriatrics, at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Koudelka previously practiced at the Cleveland Clinic for 20 years– most recently as a nurse practitioner in Internal Medicine and Urgent Care. She credits her many years as a registered nurse for providing her with a solid foundation to compassionately serve patients of all backgrounds.
Carla Savinon, DNP, FNP, joined PHMG’s Internal Medicine team of providers. Savinon earned both a Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Nursing Practice at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Savinon’s areas of special interest include chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure), prevention/health promotion and women’s health. During her 20 years of experience in the medical field, she has served as an associate professor, health care consultant and associate medical director.
Scot LeTellier, MD, joined the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center team of providers. Dr. LeTellier earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico; completed his Internal Medicine residency at Staten Island University in Staten Island, New York; and completed his Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. LeTellier is dedicated to general hematology and oncology in the community setting with special interests in bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer and malignant hematology. His research has focused on acute leukemia. His goal is to offer the most up-to-date medical knowledge, as well as emotional support, to all patients. He values opportunities for participation in clinical trials.
More information about each of these providers can be found using the “Find a Doc” tool at www.peacehealth.org.
