Doctors in Alaska

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Alaska, the largest and one of the most sparsely populated states in the U.S., has unique geographical and demographic characteristics. The state has a population of approximately 731,000 people, with Anchorage being the largest city. Other significant cities include Fairbanks and Juneau.

Health Systems

The healthcare system in Alaska includes major health systems such as the Providence Health & Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Southcentral Foundation. These organizations provide comprehensive healthcare services ranging from primary care to specialized medical treatments.

Popular Insurance Plans

Health insurance in Alaska is available through private providers, employer-provided plans, and the federal marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. Popular insurance plans include Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, Moda Health, and Aetna.

Healthcare Facilities

Major healthcare facilities in Alaska include the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage and the Alaska Native Medical Center, which offer a wide range of services from primary care to specialized treatments.

Insurance and Healthcare Coverage

Residents of Alaska have access to various health insurance options, including private insurance plans, Medicaid, and Medicare. The state's healthcare marketplace under the Affordable Care Act offers additional options for coverage.

Challenges

Key challenges in Alaska's healthcare include accessibility in remote areas, higher healthcare costs, and a limited number of medical professionals in certain specialties.

Finding the Right Doctor or Specialist in Alaska

Using Insurance Provider Directories

For insured patients, the first step is to consult their insurance provider's directory for a list of in-network doctors and specialists in Alaska.

Online Resources and Platforms

State resources like the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services provide information on healthcare providers. Websites such as Healthgrades and Zocdoc can assist in finding and reviewing doctors based on location and specialty.

Referrals and Recommendations

Referrals from primary care physicians are crucial, especially for specialist care. Recommendations from friends or family members who have had similar healthcare needs can also be valuable.

Telehealth Services

Given the geographical challenges, telehealth services are a significant aspect of healthcare in Alaska, offering remote consultations and follow-ups.

Special Considerations

When searching for specialists, consider factors such as the provider's experience, qualifications, patient reviews, and their approach to telehealth, which is particularly important in Alaska.

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Healthcare providers in Alaska by specialty


Comprehensive list of Doctors in Alaska

Name Credentials Medical school Graduation year Primary specialty Secondary specialties organization City State Zip Hospital affiliations
Cynthia Kahn 1912990599 MD Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai 1,985 Addiction Medicine Anchorage AK 99503
Suneet Purohit 1760781553 Boston University School of Medicine 2,011 Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology Cardiology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Bartlett Regional Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, South Peninsula Hospital
Kristina James 1588711444 Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota 2,006 Allergy/Immunology Soldotna AK 99669 Central Peninsula General Hospital
Benjamin Marvin 1982898771 University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 2,007 Anesthesiology Palmer AK 99645 Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Krzysztof Balaban 1528083334 MD State University of Ny Upstate Medical University 1,995 Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiology Internal Medicine Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Central Peninsula General Hospital, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, South Peninsula Hospital
Mario Binder 1265457022 MD University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1,995 Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) Internal Medicine Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital
Megan Ferguson 1487017877 2,016 Certified Nurse Midwife (Cnm) Wasilla AK 99654
Angela Parker 1821689662 2,013 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center
Charles Krichbaum 1467567628 Western States College of Chiropractic 1,981 Chiropractic Anchorage AK 99503
Cindy Westergaard 1669474136 CP 1,995 Clinical Psychologist Sitka AK 99835
Brandy Aday-Springer 1316479702 2,012 Clinical Social Worker Fairbanks AK 99701
Rebecca Rowen 1427465392 2,013 Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) Anchorage AK 99508 Alaska Regional Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center
Michael Michener 1467448662 MD 1,999 Dermatology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center
William Perry 1033557418 University of Washington School of Medicine 2,013 Diagnostic Radiology Fairbanks AK 99701 Alaska Regional Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Alaska Native Medical Center, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Providence Alaska Medical Center
Annette Kasprzak 1740713866 Saint Louis University School of Medicine 2,017 Emergency Medicine Palmer AK 99645 Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Konrad Kaltenborn 1972589299 MD University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Medicine 1,989 Endocrinology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Gladys Bailon 1467436071 MD 1,988 Family Practice Soldotna AK 99669 Central Peninsula General Hospital
Ajay Pabby 1205929163 MD Boston University School of Medicine 1,999 Gastroenterology Anchorage AK 99508 Multicare Valley Hospital, Deaconess Medical Center, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital,
Jose Anzilotti 1619955606 MD St. Louis College of Physicians And Surgeons 1,995 General Practice Eagle River AK 99577 Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
David Miller 1497844617 MD University of Kansas School of Medicine (Kc/Wich/Sal) 1,989 General Surgery Juneau AK 99801 Bartlett Regional Hospital
Jessie Janowski 1144545476 University of Vermont College of Medicine 2,010 Hand Surgery Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital
Natalie Wallace 1386059061 University of Washington School of Medicine 2,014 Hematology/Oncology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital
Julia Herbert 1245625128 University of Washington School of Medicine 2,015 Hospice/Palliative Care Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center
Brian Benjamin 1700980281 MD University of Rochester School of Medicine And Dentistry 1,991 Hospitalist Juneau AK 99801 Bartlett Regional Hospital, Mt Edgecumbe Hospital
Andrea Caballero 1003173824 2,012 Infectious Disease Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Central Peninsula General Hospital
Alvaro Rosales 1811192495 1,994 Internal Medicine Cardiology Anchorage AK 99504 Alaska Regional Hospital, Central Peninsula General Hospital
Richard Anschuetz 1386669174 MD Harvard Medical School 1,973 Interventional Cardiology Cardiology Internal Medicine Fairbanks AK 99701 Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital
Shan Jiang 1861415622 MD Medical College of Pennsylvania 1,998 Interventional Pain Management Anesthesiology Pain Management Fairbanks AK 99701 Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Matthew Cronin 1821103714 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 2,006 Interventional Radiology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr, Providence Seward Hospital, Central Peninsula General Hospital,
Clay Van Leeuwen 1356652085 Case Western University School of Dental Medicine 2,010 Maxillofacial Surgery Fairbanks AK 99701
W William Cox 1114912094 MD Temple University School of Medicine 1,995 Medical Oncology Hematology Internal Medicine Fairbanks AK 99701 Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Lawson 1154717775 2,015 Nephrology Internal Medicine Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Central Peninsula General Hospital, Providence Seward Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Lawrence Murphy 1699846691 MD University of Washington School of Medicine 1,983 Neurology Sitka AK 99835 Swedish Issaquah, Mt Edgecumbe Hospital
Brian Miller 1336319243 Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Med 2,006 Neurosurgery Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, St. George Regional Hospital
Brandon Sale 1881115723 2,017 Nurse Practitioner Juneau AK 99801 Bartlett Regional Hospital
Linda Wrigley 1235115114 MD University of Arizona College of Medicine 1,993 Obstetrics/Gynecology Anchorage AK 99508
Chelsea Gibson 1770031767 2,013 Occupational Therapy Soldotna AK 99669
Don Davis 1023254190 University of Utah School of Medicine 2,007 Ophthalmology Anchorage AK 99515 Providence Alaska Medical Center
Stephanie Berge 1114413143 Michigan College of Medicine And Surgery 2,018 Optometry Anchorage AK 99515
Matthew Monaco 1235131392 University of Iowa College of Dentistry 1,993 Oral Surgery Wasilla AK 99654
Charles Hightower 1255562104 University of Minnesota Medical School 2,007 Orthopedic Surgery Anchorage AK 99508 Bartlett Regional Hospital
Maury Oswald 1265509681 1,987 Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Family Practice Anchorage AK 99515
Michael Wolfe 1346289865 MD University of Washington School of Medicine 1,998 Otolaryngology Neurology Sitka AK 99835 Mt Edgecumbe Hospital, Swedish Medical Center
Johannes Gruenwald 1275623761 1,977 Pain Management Anchorage AK 99503
Jered Weinstock 1952750572 2,015 Pediatric Medicine Pulmonary Disease Anchorage AK 99508
Stanley Watkins 1548294945 MD University of Maryland School of Medicine 1,997 Peripheral Vascular Disease Cardiology Interventional Cardiology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Alaska Native Medical Center, Central Peninsula General Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Valerie Jones 1912195603 Columbia University College of Physicians And Surgeons 2,001 Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Anchorage AK 99508 Herrin Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital Inc, Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Walter Eiland 1376582973 1,980 Physical Therapy Anchorage AK 99515
Mark Restad 1114145174 1,994 Physician Assistant Kenai AK 99611 Central Peninsula General Hospital, South Peninsula Hospital
Anh Lam 1639367600 DPM William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 1,999 Podiatry Juneau AK 99801
Karen Ni 1770781007 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 2,007 Psychiatry Anchorage AK 99508
Marek Martynowicz 1962581249 MD 1,994 Pulmonary Disease Critical Care (Intensivists) Anchorage AK 99508 Central Peninsula General Hospital, South Peninsula Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center,
Joyce Sexton 1033239736 2,007 Qualified Audiologist Anchorage AK 99515
Anne Ver Hoef 1740345974 1,985 Qualified Speech Language Pathologist Anchorage AK 99507
Eugene Huang 1972626927 Baylor College of Medicine 2,002 Radiation Oncology Juneau AK 99801 Bartlett Regional Hospital
Riley O'Connor 1639708803 2,018 Registered Dietitian Or Nutrition Professional Juneau AK 99801 Mt Edgecumbe Hospital
Ryan Ragle 1073781951 Creighton University School of Medicine 2,006 Rheumatology Internal Medicine Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Central Peninsula General Hospital, South Peninsula Hospital, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
Beth Baker 1184606956 MD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine 1,976 Sleep Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Anchorage AK 99508 Bartlett Regional Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center
Joshua Logan 1902067390 Emory University School of Medicine 2,006 Urology Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
April Rodriguez 1992071666 University of Michigan Medical School 2,012 Vascular Surgery Anchorage AK 99508 Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Native Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center,

Healthcare providers in Alaska by city

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