Submitted by PeaceHealth
Neal Shaffer, PA-C, has joined the Priority Care team at the PeaceHealth Lynden Clinic.
With experience in both family medicine and emergency care, Shaffer has treated everything from common illnesses like the flu to emergency injuries at remote campsites. He started his medical career as a wilderness emergency medical technician (EMT) in Leavenworth, Washington, and worked as a senior instructor in field medicine.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in cell biology from Western Washington University with a minor in biochemistry. He completed his PA training at Red Rocks Community College in Arvada, Colorado.
In his free time, Shaffer is passionate about getting off-grid in Washington’s outdoors.
Lynden Clinic Priority Care can be reached at 360.288.4741.
About PeaceHealth
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a non-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, more than 3,000 providers, more than 160 clinics and 9 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online here.
