Our Residents

University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio Texas

Dr. Azevedo grew up in Arizona and lived in Brazil for a year after meeting her husband. She was accepted for medical school to the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio Texas. When she isn’t practicing medicine, she loves being in the outdoors hiking, skiing, traveling, and playing board games with her family.

University of Utah Medical School

Dr. Bishop grew up in Rigby, Idaho. He attended the University of Utah School of Medicine. His professional interests include full-spectrum family medicine and preventative medicine. Outside of medicine he enjoys spending time with family, traveling, reading, enjoying French cuisine, watching BYU sports, and playing badminton.

Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Braak worked in the United States Army Reserves for 8 years before going to Temple University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania for undergraduate. Afterward, he went to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston South Carolina for medical school. He enjoys hiking, running, and skiing in his spare time.

A.T. Still University SOMA

Dr. Higgins is from Elk Grove California and Honolulu Hawaii. She attended University of Hawaii at Manoa for her undergraduate where she majored in Pre-sports medicine. Dr. Higgins has a very supportive, encouraging husband whom she met while they both were athletes at the University of Hawaii. They have one son that they just love and adore. Dr. Higgins medical interests include women's health, pediatrics, diabetes education, sports medicine. When Dr. Higgins isn’t practicing medicine, she enjoys trying new foods, cooking new recipes, working out, hanging out with my family, going to the beach, and being outdoors.

University or Utah Medical school

Dr. Lindsay grew up in Cedar City, Utah and did his undergraduate at Southern Utah University. Dr. Lindsay is interested in full spectrum family medicine, but particularly interested in mental health, addiction medicine, and sports medicine. Outside of medicine, he enjoys reading, traveling, fishing, and epic game nights.

Liberty University College

Dr. Mitchell grew up in Roosevelt, Utah a rural town in an eastern part of the state. Growing up he enjoyed fishing, backpacking, snowboarding, and playing sports. His passion for medicine started from his father who was a rural family medicine doctor and serving a 2-year church mission in Florianopolis, Brazil after graduating high school. While in Brazil, he developed a special love for the Brazilian culture and looks forward to continuing to us the Portuguese language to better serve patients. While earning his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University-Idaho, he married his wife. After graduating college, he enrolled at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lynchburg, Virginia for medical school. Patrick chose Family Medicine because he imagined a career that has close ties to the community and wants to serve patients of all ages and backgrounds. Patrick, his wife and three children enjoy having easy access to beautiful places to visit and explore while also having the amenities of a big city, especially when that city is Provo UT, home to the greatest college team in the country BYU! He is honored to be part of Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency due to their dedication to serving their diverse patient population.

Liberty University College

Dr. Moberg grew up in Moses Lake, WA. He attended BYU for his undergraduate degree and Liberty University for medical school. His professional interests include full-spectrum family medicine with a special interest in working with underserved populations. He enjoys endurance sports, basketball, football, and spending as much time as possible with his beautiful wife and four children.

Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Nelson was raised in Lookout Mountain Tennessee and did her undergraduate at Furman University. She is interested in women’s health and when she isn’t practicing medicine, she enjoys cooking, baking, and bothering her cat, as well as any activity outside, especially skiing!

Dr. Castellaw is from Washington, D.C. She earned her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and attended medical school at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Castellaw is passionate about providing care to underserved populations and is interested in both inpatient and outpatient medicine. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, playing tennis, boating, and skiing in Utah’s beautiful ski resorts.

Dr. Garcia completed her undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and her medical degree at the University of Utah. Dr. Garcia grew up in Mapleton, Utah and went to Springville High School, where she met her husband. They welcomed their first son in 2022. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, running, traveling, hiking, rock climbing, and being outdoors. She also enjoys cooking and her favorite type of food is Mexican food.

Dr. Holladay was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and grew up in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. She moved to the United States in 2010 to raise her children. After living in Utah for almost a decade, she moved to Long Island, New York to attend the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her professional interests include full-spectrum family medicine, preventative medicine, mental health, addiction medicine, and working with underserved populations. Outside of medicine, she enjoys hiking, dancing, baking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Dr. Nelson was born and raised in St. George, Utah. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah and medical degree from the University of Central Florida. His professional interests include full-spectrum family medicine and preventative medicine. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife and daughter along with a multitude of hobbies including piano, drums, DJing, vinyl record collecting, and mountain biking.

Dr. Tingey grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. After serving a two-year mission, he attended the University of Utah to study business administration. He then moved to Kansas City with his wife where he attended medical school at Kansas City University. His professional interests include sports medicine, preventive medicine, women’s health, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending as much time with his wife and two kids as he can, playing and watching a variety of sports, boating, and spending time outdoors.

Dr. Van Alstine graduated from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. She grew up in a military family in Enterprise, Alabama. From skiing to rock climbing, and everything in between, she and her family love the outdoors. She shares two beloved fur babies with her significant other, and they are all excited to call Utah home.

Dr. Waterman grew up in rural Caldwell, Idaho. He attended Northwest Nazarene University where he earned a degree in marketing. Dr. Waterman graduated medical school from the University of Washington through the university’s multi-state medical education program as an Idaho WWAMI student. His medical interests include hospital, international, and rural full-spectrum family medicine. Dr. Waterman married his best friend, who is a nurse and his favorite person to go on adventures with. On a sunny day, they enjoy running, backpacking, skiing, fly fishing, mountain biking, and traveling. On a rainy day, they can be found tying flies, reading a book, woodworking, or playing piano or guitar.

Dr. Womack grew up in Kaysville, Utah. He graduated from Utah State University before attending Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. His medical interests include sports medicine, lifestyle medicine, and working with underserved and Spanish-speaking populations. In his free time, he enjoys playing ping pong, racquetball, listening to his vinyl record collection, and serving as a human jungle gym to his three young children.