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Biography: Christian Kuhr, MD, is a board-certified urologist with special medical interest in kidney and pancreas transplantation and kidney cancer surgery. Dr. Kuhr's lab focuses on the mechanisms of immune tolerance as they relate to organ transplantation and cancer treatment.Dr. Kuhr feels privileged to work with patients and to witness the transformative effects of transplantation, both for the patients and their families. The process of transplant surgery requires a lot of trust between patient and physician, and Dr. Kuhr works hard to built this trust.Dr. Kuhr is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is part of Benaroya Research Institute, a clinical associate professor of surgery and urology at the University of Washington, and affiliate in research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He has been named a Top Doctor by Seattle Metropolitan and Seattle magazines.When not caring for patients or in the laboratory, Dr. Kuhr enjoys spending time with his wife, two children and dog, hiking, climbing, skiing, cycling and running. He also enjoys the outdoors, travel and music.

Biography: Dr. Heidi Rogers, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist who practices in Kirkland, WA. She is 57 years old and has been practicing for 29 years. Dr. Heidi Rogers, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Biography: Catherine Edwards, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician who provides comprehensive primary care, including prenatal care. She performs a variety of in-office procedures including skin procedures, joint injections and gynecologic procedures such as colposcopy and endometrial biopsies.Dr. Edwards enjoys seeing patients at all ages and stages of life, and she strives to bring empathy, compassion and a high quality of care to every patient interaction. Deeply integrated into the Bainbridge community, she enjoys bumping into her patients around the island, which she feels adds a richness to her life and practice.During her free time, Dr. Edwards enjoys backpacking, gardening, practicing yoga and skiing.

Care Philosophy: When patients come to see I like to learn about their health goals and help them determine what barriers exist to achieving these goals. We can then combine my years of medical experience with patients' own awareness of their health needs in order to help patients achieve health and wellness.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Klaus Mergener is a gastroenterologist based in Edmonds, WA, specializing in colon cancer prevention and the management of biliary and pancreatic diseases. He offers a wide range of general and interventional endoscopic procedures and is now accepting new patients.

Biography: *Accepting new patients, however, there is a waitlist. Please call Concierge Medicine, (206) 341-1557, for additional information.Brandon Auerbach, MD, MPH, is a board-certified internal medicine physician specializing in primary care, nutrition and adult weight management. He practices as part of the Virginia Mason Concierge Medicine program. _x000D_ Dr. Auerbach has written a number of scientific publications, and is particularly interested in nutrition and ``food as medicine.`` _x000D_ When not busy practicing medicine, Dr. Auerbach enjoys tennis, rock climbing, and Lego building with his son.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Larisa Martin is board certified in family medicine. Having chosen to be a physician nearly 25 years ago, Dr. Martin remained devoted to her calling. After working as an Otolaryngologist in Russia for eight years, she expanded her scope of practice to acute care and later to family medicine. She is fascinated with family medicine, which gives her a view of the entire person, allows her to use her surgical skills in office procedures and provides a sense of belonging to a community.

Care Philosophy: Kristen Pomeroy, DO, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who cares for patients ages 18 and older. She holds special expertise and interest in minimally invasive robotic surgery, high risk pregnancy and infertility. Dr. Pomeroy is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and member of American Osteopathic Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Away from work, she loves exploring the outdoor beauty of the Pacific Northwest with her husband, daughter and two dogs. She also enjoys cooking, film festivals and theater.

Biography: Shingo Chihara, MD, specializes in general infectious diseases, travel medicine, medical microbiology, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria and caring for patients with HIV. Dr. Chihara enjoys working in an area of medicine where patients improve with intervention. He also enjoys the detective work often required to arrive at a diagnosis. _x000D_ For Dr. Chihara, all care must be individualized. All patients have different values, goals of care and health histories which must be considered when developing a plan of care. He finds it gratifying to help patients along during their healing process. _x000D_ Away from work, Dr. Chihara enjoys cycling, baseball, and spending time with his wife and children.