Beccue, MD, Julia L.
Academic fellow Julia Beccue, MD, advances rural mental health care by bridging primary and psychiatric care while promoting healthy lifestyle changes.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Academic fellow Julia Beccue, MD, advances rural mental health care by bridging primary and psychiatric care while promoting healthy lifestyle changes.
Education Bio Lindsey Buswell Cleary, DO, joined DFMCH in 2026. Buswell Cleary is a family medicine physician working in a rural area. She cares for all aspects of a person’s health but is particularly interested in the care of those with substance use disorders, incarcerated individuals, and substance use in pregnancy. Clinical Interests Buswell Cleary’s …
Bio Sophie Chatas, MD (she/her) is interested in full-spectrum family medicine, with particular interests in community engagement and women’s health. She looks forward to continually expanding her knowledge of health issues, building enduring relationships with patients, and serving as an advocate in a complex healthcare system. While a medical student at the University of Michigan, …
Education Bio River Cornelius, MD (they/them) is an Oneida (Turtle Clan) and Two Spirit physician trained in family medicine. After completing their undergraduate studies at Harvard University with degrees in molecular and cellular biology and global health and health policy, Cornelius went on to graduate from the University of Washington School of Medicine. There they …
Education Bio Katherine Cornwall, PhD (she/her), joined DFMCH in 2025 as a fellow. Her background in environmental studies and sciences inspired her research interests in the intersection of climate change and mental health. Her dissertation explored a paradox of environmental action: individuals must urgently engage with the health of our planet, as attitudes, beliefs, and …
Education Bio Maggie Gray, MD (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH as an addiction medicine fellow in 2025. Gray completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California San Francisco with a focus on providing high-quality care for underserved communities. Prior to fellowship, she provided care to veterans residing in rural areas of Washington state and served …
Education Bio Aaron Griffin, MD, joined DFMCH in 2026 as a fellow. He was fortunate to have been able to serve as core faculty for one year at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center Family Medicine Residency before ending his military service in 2025. Griffin is passionate about improving primary care education in LGBTQ+ …
Education Bio Emmy Hakes, MD, joined DFMCH in 2026. Hakes completed her emergency medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin, where she served as chief resident. She followed her residency with an administrative fellowship and later practiced emergency medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Through her work in emergency medicine, she witnessed both the significant harms …
Education Bio Allie Hecht, DO (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH as a fellow in 2025. She grew up in Westfield, NJ. Hecht earned her undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montreal, QC and her medical degree from Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in New Jersey. She completed her Family Medicine residency training at Penn Medicine Lancaster General …
Education Bio Rita Henien Bybee, DO, is a fellow with professional interest in full-spectrum family medicine, prenatal care and obstetrics, geriatric and palliative medicine, and LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming care. Her academic goal during her fellowship is to pursue further training in obstetric ultrasonography and pain management options for procedural contraception. Henien Bybee participated in the …