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Dr. Achterman is a native of the Northwest, born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Following high school, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She holds a master’s in Public Health International with an emphasis in maternal-infant health and community education along with a doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences. She is fluent in Spanish and specializes in the full spectrum of family medicine, as she puts it, “cradle to the grave” including deliveries and newborn care through geriatrics. She also performs OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy).

Dr. Achterman is thankful to be living close to home and enjoys spending time with her family and her two pug/Chihuahua/terrier puppies. She was a competitive swimmer through the university level and enjoys cycling. Dr. Achterman has completed the 200-mile STP five times, twice in one day and once on a tandem bike.

Dr. Andrews was born and raised in rural Wahkiakum County before attending Seattle Pacific University. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1994. She then moved to Olympia, WA to begin her family medicine residency with the St. Peter Family Medicine Residency Program, graduating in 1997.

Dr. Andrews has been practicing family medicine and providing obstetrics in Elma since 1997. She has been adjunct faculty with St. Peter Family Medicine since 1997 and has also hosted Family Medicine residents and students for rotations in Elma throughout her time in Elma. Dr. Andrews enjoys all aspects of primary care, especially long-term continuity relationships with patients, treating the whole family and making care accessible to everyone, especially those who feel estranged from the healthcare system.

Outside of the office, Dr. Andrews enjoys time with family (including lots of animals), gardening, cooking, crafting, SCUBA diving, and jigsaw puzzles.

Laura Armstrong grew up in the small town of Socorro, New Mexico. She attended Rice University in Houston, Texas and attended medical school at UT Houston, now known as McGovern Medical School. After medical school, Laura completed her residency in Family Medicine at Memorial Residency Program in Sugar Land, Texas. Laura is passionate about family medicine and caring for her patients at every stage of life. She enjoys caring for newborns, their parents and grandparents all in the context of lifelong healthy living. Her interests include nutrition, mindfulness, lifestyle medicine and integrative medicine. Laura has held leadership roles in newborn care and has served as the medical director for the Nurse Health Line in Houston. She is board certified in Integrative Medicine and recently became a diplomate of the ACLM (American College of Lifestyle Medicine). She is passionate about physician education and physician wellness.

Laura is married with three children. She enjoys gardening, hiking, yoga, tai chi, making jewelry and enjoys most mediums of art including oil painting, quilting, alcohol ink art and epoxy art. She also likes to swim, dance and read science fiction in her spare time. Laura organized the community garden at her former workplace, and she is a certified yoga instructor.

Dr. Biggerstaff has been a veteran provider at SPMC since 2009. She received her master’s in nursing through the Frontier School of Nursing and Midwifery. She previously worked in oncology at St. Peters Hospital. She is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In her spare time, she enjoys surfing, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Sarah is a Northwest native from Aberdeen, WA. She graduated from Seattle Pacific University earning a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutritional Science and completed her Dietetic Internship through the University of Washington. Sarah has been a registered dietitian since 2004 and has experience in both clinical and outpatient dietetic practice. She enjoys helping people set achievable, meaningful nutrition goals that will enhance and sustain their health and wellness.

Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and Boston Terrier. She loves being active and enjoys running, walking, spinning, and taking day hikes.

Dr. Chan was born in Hong Kong and has spent her last decade in Western Washington. She believes in whole-person health and enjoys working with her patients in holistic approach. She is excited to bring her passion for rural medicine to Grays Harbor County.

Dr. Chan appreciates mentally stimulating activities such as board games, puzzles, team obstacle courses and escape rooms. She enjoys singing, reading, meditating, playing video games, cooking different cuisine, baking, gardening and home improvement projects. She is a dog lover.

Dr. Karissa Ellis, DO, is a dedicated pediatrician born and raised in Indiana. Within her educational pursuits, she first acquired dual associate degrees in chemistry and psychology and a biology degree from Purdue University. She then earned her doctor of osteopathy degree at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida.

Specializing in primary care pediatrics, Dr. Ellis appreciates the magical and humorous perspective that children have on the world, making each day in pediatrics a unique and rewarding experience.

Beyond medicine, she explores nature with her teen daughter, sharing a passion for rehabilitating animals. She also enjoys photography, reading, crafting, and international travel.

Amy was born in Aberdeen and raised in Westport. She graduated from Ocosta High School before attending Grays Harbor Community College where she would earn an associate degree in Nursing in 1992. She then moved to Yakima, Washington where she worked as an emergency department RN and as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-C). She then obtained a Master of Science in Nursing, FNP from Gonzaga University in 2014. Following graduation, she worked at a family practice, Terrace Heights Family Physicians, as well as Westside Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic from 2015-2017. Her family relocated to Grays Harbor in January 2017.

Amy is married with three teenage children; her hobbies include reading and riding motorcycles.

Thomas Griffith, ND, a native Washingtonian, began practicing naturopathic primary care in 2006. A graduate of the National University of Natural Medicine, he combines 18 years of experience with an evidence-driven approach to empower patients toward lifelong, beneficial lifestyle choices. Beyond medicine, he loves relaxing in forests of the PNW.