Announcement from UW
Welcome, Dr. Kim Dougan
UW Medicine is thrilled to announce the June 2022 arrival of the new Lopez Island clinic chief, Kim Dougan, MD. Dr. Dougan is an experienced family medicine physician certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Her clinical interests include ADHD/ADD, addiction medicine, behavioral health, chronic disease management, diet and nutrition, preventive medicine, and women’s health. Dr. Dougan was a physician at the former UW Medicine Olympia Clinic and has had experience in more rural communities, including Bainbridge Island and the Silverdale & Poulsbo area.
Dr. Dougan is a strong patient-oriented physician who returned to medical school after a 20-year career as a public high school teacher in the Seattle area and raising a family. She achieved her medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University and completed her residency training at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
Dr. Dougan provides her patients with continuous, comprehensive, and compassionate health care. She loves family medicine and interacting and caring for patients of all ages and backgrounds. Dr. Dougan enjoys helping people understand complex medical issues and how to make their health better. Her teaching career and work as a physician demonstrate her dedication to community and helping people learn and discover their greatest potential. Dr. Dougan is also fluent in French.
Dr. Dougan enjoys traveling, hiking with her dog, camping, kayaking, reading with her cats on her lap, gardening, foreign films, cooking, and meeting new people in her spare time.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Dougan! We greatly appreciate your continued support and patience throughout this process.
Lopez Island Hospital District will provide updates on any new developments as we work through this transition, and we encourage community participation in our monthly board meetings (Calendar HERE).