Providers

Primary care is provided by practitioners specifically trained for and skilled in comprehensive first contact and continuing care.

Primary care includes:

Health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses.
Patient advocacy in the health care system to accomplish cost-effective care by coordination of health care services.
Promoting effective communication with patients and encouraging the role of the patient as a partner in their health care.

At Fanno Creek Clinic, each of our primary care physicians is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Fanno Creek Providers

Luciana Arcas, APRN, DNP, FNP-C

PRIMARY CARE

Education

Gonzaga University, Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner, 2021

Oregon Health & Science University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2012

Kathrine Avison, M.D.

Luciana Arcas, APRN, DNP, FNP-C

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

Oregon Health Sciences University, 1975

Residency

Providence Hospital, 1978

Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Leesa Azar, M.D.

Luciana Arcas, APRN, DNP, FNP-C

Charles J. Bentz, M.D., FACP

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Internal Medicine Residency

Legacy Health/Emanuel Medical Center, 1996

Medical School

Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, 1993

Master of Science

Cornell University, Biochemistry

Charles J. Bentz, M.D., FACP

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin, 1988

Residency

OHSU Primary Care Internal Medicine, 1991

Fellowship

Academic General Internal Medicine, 1993

Board Certified

American Board Internal Medicine, 1991, recert. 2001

Interests

Hospital Care, Primary Care, Palliative Care, and Prevention

Meei Choong, M.D.

Charles J. Bentz, M.D., FACP

Gregg Coodley, M.D., FACP

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

U.S.C., Los Angeles, CA, 1981

Residency

OHSU, Portland, OR, 1984

Board Certified

1994, Recertification 2004 American Board of Internal Medicine

Areas of Interest

Internal Medicine and Primary Care

Languages

English and Mandarin Chinese

Gregg Coodley, M.D., FACP

Charles J. Bentz, M.D., FACP

Gregg Coodley, M.D., FACP

FCC MEDICAL DIRECTOR

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1985

Residency

The Cambridge Hospital, 1988

Board Certified

1988 American Board of Internal Medicine

Areas of Interest

Internal Medicine and Primary Care

Languages

English and Spanish

George Demetrion, M.D.

INTERNAL MEDICINE, PRIMARY CARE, AND CRITICAL CARE

Medical School

The George Washington University School of Medicine, 1994

Residency

OHSU, Portland, OR, 1997

Board Certified

1997 American Board of Internal Medicine

Areas of Interest

Internal Medicine, Primary Care, and Critical Care

Nicholas A. Kuhn, M.D.

George Demetrion, M.D.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 2006

Residency

University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, 2009

Board Certified

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010

Areas of Interest

Internal Medicine and Primary Care

Louise McHarris, D.O.

George Demetrion, M.D.

Louise McHarris, D.O.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997

Residency

St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, 2000

Board Certified

2010 American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

Areas of Interest

Internal Medicine, Primary Care, and Preventive Medicine

Gheorghe Plesiu, M.D.

Edmund Torkelson, D.O.

Louise McHarris, D.O.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2012

Residency

Kettering Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2015

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University of Southern California, 2008

Angela Stearns, M.D.

Edmund Torkelson, D.O.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin, 1993

Internship

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Residency: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Edmund Torkelson, D.O.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 1992

Internship

Grandview Medical Center, 1993

Residency

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, 1997

Don Valerio, M.D.

INTERNAL MEDICINE, PRIMARY CARE AND HIV CARE

Medical School

New York University, 1996

Residency

NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center, 1999

Board Certified

2000 American Board of Internal Medicine

Areas of Interest

Primary Care, Internal Medicine, HIV Care

Susan Yeh, M.D.

Don Valerio, M.D.

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE

Medical School

University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995

Residency

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, 2000

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 1997

Languages: English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese