Brian Jeppesen, MD
I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. As a kid, I enjoyed scouting adventures, hiking the Cascade Mountains, and backcountry skiing Washington’s volcanoes. I went to Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, studying biochemistry and researching proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease. My wife and I met at Western; she spent her childhood summers commercial fishing in […]
Jeff McDonald, MD
Dr. McDonald grew up in Southern California. He attended UC Davis medical school, then did his post graduate training at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Utah. He has practiced medicine in Alaska since 2002 and currently lives in Kenai, AK. In addition to hunting and fishing, he participates in Ironman and other extreme […]
Syed Rahman, MD
I was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and moved to Maryland when I was 13 years old. I completed high school in Baltimore and subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology-Neurobiology at the University of Maryland College Park. My first two years of medical school were conducted at St. George’s University in Grenada, West […]
Eric Dreibelbeis, DO
Dr. Eric Dreibelbeis joined The Alaska Hospitalist Group in 2018. An Iowa native, he completed his residency at the University of Iowa – Des Moines Internal Medicine Residency and served as Chief Medical Resident for a year after graduation. He came to Alaska following the love of his life, and looks forward to falling in […]
Lucinda MacNeal, MD
I was born in Anchorage, but left Alaska when I was young. After 19 moves in 16 different states, I moved back to Alaska in 2003. I graduated from UAA in 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. I went to the University of Washington Medical School through the Alaska WWAMI program from 2009-2013. […]
Ryan Webb, MD
Dr. Webb grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and went to college at Vanderbilt University. He returned home for medical school at the University of South Alabama and then completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver, where he was also a chief resident. After residency he joined the faculty at […]
Michael Mraz, MD
I was raised in Erie, Pennsylvania and attended Boston College. After graduating, I moved to Anchorage and worked for 3 years at the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association before going to University of Washington medical school’s WWAMI program here in Anchorage. I took some time off during medical school to study at Harvard University for a Masters in Public Health. I […]
Anthony K. Larson, MD
2004 M.D. – University of Minnesota Duluth and University of Minnesota Medical Schools. 2007 Family Medicine – Alaska Family Medicine Residency I moved to Alaska from Minnesota. After residency I worked in Bethel, Kodiak and Seward. I joined the Alaska Hospitalist Group in 2012. I can’t imagine living anywhere else, except maybe Argentina
Chris Swanson, MD
I was born and raised in Blooming Prairie, MN and after finishing high school, I traveled to Southern California where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Westmont College. I enjoyed a short career of teaching junior high and high school before attending medical school at St. Georges University in Grenada. I was then accepted to […]
M. Landon Smith, MD
Born and raised in Harrison, Arkansas , I grew up loving the adventure of the outdoors… I attended undergrad at the University of Arkansas (1999-2003) where I earned a Bachelor degree in Biology while volunteering at free health clinics that helped confirm my decision of becoming a physician. My adventure continued as I attended medical school at Ross University School of Medicine (2003-2007) […]