Our Staff
Wendy Johnson, MD, MPH
Medical Director
"I credit my residency training at La Familia for showing me how true community medicine and primary care should be practiced. My mentors, both health providers and promotoras, provided high quality compassionate care to whole families from birth to death." Dr. Johnson comes to LFMC from The University of Washington where she was a Clinical Asst. Professor of Global Health. Previously, she directed... More
Bridget Andrew, PA, MPH
Bridget Andrew received her training as Family Medicine Physician Associate at the Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program. Before coming to LFMC in 2010, Bridget was on the medical staff at Zuni Indian Health Service (PHS/IHS) Hospital in Zuni, NM for 8 1⁄2 years, completed an MPH in International Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, worked on... More
Allison Bacon, MD
Dr. Bacon comes to LFMC from her Residency at the Santa Rosa Family Medicine in Santa Rosa, CA. She received her MD from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, CA. She began practicing at La Familia in September of 2011. More
Erika Benson, NP
"I choose to work at LFMC in order to provide care to everyone in the community from birth to 100 years of age." Erika Benson attended graduate school at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and has been a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for 12 years. Before coming to LFMC, Erika worked in Bellingham, WA with migrant farm workers, volunteered with Doctors of the World in Chiapas, Mexico and... More
Suzanne Burlone, MD, MSPH, OB/GYN
"Women's health issues are exciting and intimate aspects of their lives. It is a privilege to share in the care of women who allow me to take part in their health care." Dr. Burlone joined LFMC in September 2011. She graduated from medical school at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and received her MSPH from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. She completed... More
Raya Chyorny, MD
"I enjoy being able to get to know my patients and their families because it allows me to integrate care. Primary care gives me a chance to be a part of happy events such as births as well as difficult parts of life such as a death or a diagnosis of a serious illness. It is a rewarding though frustrating field." Dr. Chyorny attended medical school at the University of Iowa. She is particularly inte... More
Neal Devitt, MD
"My uncle Joe was a much loved family physician in Milwaukee and was my role model but I didn't become interested in medicine until I saw the birth of our first daughter, Sheila, in 1972. The rigid practice of obstetrics at that time, as well as the quality of care we had experienced in a teaching clinic in Boston were eye openers for me and inspired me to want to provide a more humane, patient fo..." More
Ray Galley, PA, MPH
"I like being a provider in primary care because I am able to provide the best care for my patients by listening intently to their evolving stories as they pertain to their health care needs." Ray Galley has been a Physician Assistant since 1983. He attended Cayahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio and received a Masters in Public Health from the University of Washington. He has been in Sant... More
Gary Giblin, MD
Dr. Giblin has been practicing Family Medicine since 1995. He went to University of New Mexico for medical school and has a special interest in maternal and child medicine and in hospice care. Dr. Giblin is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. More
Sue Katz, MD, MPH
"I have stayed at La Familia because it allows me to have a full family practice including prenatal care, well-child, women’s care, adult medicine and geriatrics. This family medicine practice has given me wonderful opportunities to know and support families through health and illness – from managing pregnancies to visiting people in nursing homes." Dr. Katz received her medical training at Uni... More
Eric Manske, MD, OB/GYN
Dr. Manske is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Manske graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He was been in practice since 1997. From 1999-2007, he worked at the Gallup Indian Medical Center has been at LFMC since then. His professional interests include obstetrics, gynecology, laparoscopy and pelvic surgery. More
Silvia Marin Popowski, MD
Dr. Popowski returns to La Familia as a Family Medicine provider practicing at our Southside site. She was born in El Salvador and graduated from Universidad de El Salvador in 2007. Silvia worked as an Attending Physician/Local Coordinator of the National TB and HIV Program through the Ministry of Public Health in San Luis La Herradura, El Salvador. More
Alan Marx, MSN, NP
"I am committed to serving the underserved." Alan Marx has been a provider at La Familia since 1990. He received his Physician's Assistant and Nurse Practitioner certification in North Dakota and his MSN from Case Western Reserve University. He has been in Santa Fe since 1984 and has a special interest in diabetes and respiratory disease. More
Bernadette Pacheco
Director of Nursing
"It is my goal to provide compassionate and high quality care to our patients." Ms. Pacheco received her Associates Degree in Nursing at the College of Santa Fe in 1983 and Bachelors of Nursing from the University of New Mexico in 1997. She has been at La Familia for 22 years. More
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Maite Redondo Cladera, FNP, CNM
"Midwifery is my passion!!! It’s a holistic approach to family medicine." Maite received her medical training at the University of New Mexico. She has been in practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner for 4 years and as a Certified Nurse Midwife for 3 years. Her special interests are pregnancy, women's health and teen health. More
Melissa Rosen, MD
Dr. Rosen graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine seven years ago. She has lived in Santa Fe since 2002. Her special interest is in Women's Health. Dr. Rosen is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. More
Matt Schmidt, MD
"I am excited to join an organization that seeks to provide for the healthcare needs of all members of its community. As a primary care physician, I look forward to developing relationships with patients, caring for their whole families and hearing their stories. I have a special interest in working in with pregnant women, children and sports medicine." Dr. Schmidt received his medical degree fro... More
Jennifer Simpson-Manske, MD
"I have been working to overcome my own sedentary habits and added swimming, biking and running to my already full family life. I have been trying to encourage my patients to make exercise part of their daily life." Dr. Simpson-Manske received her medical education at Vanderbilt University Medical School and did her residency in Family Medicine in New York at the University of Rochester. She h... More