University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Education Bio Allison Couture, DO, MPA, (she/her) is a family medicine physician and assistant professor serving as family medicine department chair at UnityPoint–Meriter Hospital. Couture founded and directs one of the region’s only inpatient osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) consultation services at UnityPoint Health–Meriter, integrating osteopathic principles into hospital-based care for postpartum patients, newborns, and beyond. …
Bio Kathleen Carr, MD completed undergraduate (Exercise Physiology) and medical degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, residency training at the University of Michigan, and a two-year fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. She joined the Madison Campus faculty in July 2002, and was the Associate Residency Director from …
Bio Mark Beamsley, MD, is a UW Health family medicine doctor and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Beamsley provides comprehensive care for patients of all ages. As a family medicine doctor, Dr. Beamsley sees a …
Bio Karina Atwell, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor and core Family Medicine residency faculty at the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. She is also boarded in Public Health and General Preventative Medicine. Karina is co-director of the Community and Population Health rotation for the family medicine residency, and holds several roles …
Education Bio Brian Arndt, MD (he/him/his) joined DFMCH faculty in 2008. He serves as site lead for the UW Health Verona Family Medicine Clinic, the UW family medicine program’s largest residency continuity practice where he oversees the care of over 13,000 patients. He also provides inpatient hospital care four to six weeks per year at …
Education Bio Kellie Steele, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH as a resident in 2024. For Kellie, to practice family medicine is to treat patients within the clinic, engage with communities, and address health disparities systematically. Kellie is from Metamora, IL and she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, and Spanish from Greenville University in …
Education Bio Supriya Paidemarry, MD (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH as a resident in 2024. Supriya’s approach to medicine is that every patient is a person, and behind every person is a story. She strives to build trusting relationships with her patients so she can join their story and provide healthcare that is personalized to each patient’s …
Education Bio Briana Krewson, DO, MPH, developed her passion for family medicine when she started vegetable gardening, rooting her interests in the connection between the earth and human health. Prior to medical school, she had experiences across the globe that shaped her, including completing her Fulbright Fellowship in Poland and medical research in subarctic Canada …
Education Bio Olivia Kavanaugh-Garcia, DO (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH in 2025 as a resident. As a medical student, Kavanaugh-Garcia served as a student member of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians board of directors and as a delegate at the National Conference Student Congress where she learned about advocating for patients in the family medicine field. …
Education Bio Amy Holzer, MD (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH as a resident in 2024. Amy is drawn to family medicine for the amazing opportunity to provide care to any person, in any setting, at any point in their life. She is excited to manage both chronic and acute conditions and provide obstetric care for her patients. …