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Office
2222 Meridian Avenue East
Suite A
Edgewood, WA 98371Phone+1 206-407-4171Fax+1 253-294-7069
Summary
- FM/Post-Acute Care/Palliative-Hospice Care/Addiction Med & Pain Management/Urgent Care.
Highest patient satisfaction ratings; Comfortable with procedures; Fluent Spanish and French speaker. A former Director of Medical Operations for a the largest occ med provider in the country; I know what I am capable of...I have a team of like minded ARNPs, and am Medical director and PCP of that team at several SNFs, and have a private FM office where we do old fashioned private practice, with hour- long visits, complete with procedures, in house blood draws, EKG, etc...In-patient and out-patient, whatever we can do for the patient, we will. We care for the patient, we don't calculate RVUs, we don't sell/market any products. We have the best metrics in the state, and zero turnover. No magic there, just lots of hours spent with the folks that need our help....
Education & Training
- Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2014
- University of Texas at ArlingtonPhD, Rhetoric and Cultural Criticism, 2002
- University of Texas at ArlingtonMA, American Literature and Rhetoric, 1996
- University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBA, English, 1992
- Westchester General Hospital, Inc.Residency, Family Medicine
- American University of ParisNo Degree
- North Lake College
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State License 2017 - 2025
- FL State License 2016 - 2018
- MI State License 2014 - 2017
- AOA Board of Family Physicians Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- American Academy of Family PhysiciansAdvanced Life Support in Obstetrics
- American College of SurgeonsATLS
- American Heart AssociationACLS
- American Heart AssociationPALS
- NTSBDOT Medical Examiner
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Humanitarian Service Ribbons
- Army Commendation Medals
- Army Reserve Commendation Medal
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSupervisors and accomplices: extra-marital sex among migrant construction workers in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.Bui Thi Thanh Thuy, Joshua Kretchmar
Culture, Health & Sexuality. 2008-04-29
Journal Articles
- "Supervisor and Accomplice: Extra-marital sex among migrant construction workers in Ha Noi, Viet Nam"Joshua Benjamin Kretchmar, DO, Thuy Bui, MD, Journal of Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 1/1/2008
Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Professional Mapping: Epistemic Modes and Ideologies of Critique.Joshua Benjamin Kretchmar, PhD, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington - 1/1/2002 - "Teaching Tonal Language Speakers"Joshua Benjamin Kretchmar, MA, Teacher's Guide for First Year English (University of Texas at Arlington, Department of English)
1/1/2001 - "Rapping Rhetoric: Sitcoms as Topos of Meaning" (Retorica del Rap: Las Tenovelas como Significado de los Topos)Joshua B. Kretchmar, International Rhetorical Conference
Universidad Nacional Autonomia de Mexico - 1/1/1998
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Japanese
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