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Meet our staff
Our staff is a family of compassionate, skilled professionals who listen to and love, laugh with and cry with, teach and learn from, believe in and appreciate the strong and resilient families we serve. |
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We recognize where they have been, accept them where they are, and have faith in where they have the potential to go. To learn more about our staff members, click on their names.
MEDICAL CLINIC
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Benjamin Danielson, MD |
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M.A. Bender, MD, PhD |
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Julianne O'Brien, ARNP |
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Ken Feldman, MD |
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Lenna Liu, MD, MPH |
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Jim Stout, MD,MPH |
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Cynthia Brown, ARNP |
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Diana Brovold, RN, MSN |
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Seema Mhatre, LICSW, MPH |
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Jo Montgomery, ARNP |
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Linda Murfeldt |
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Gabrielle Seibel, ARNP |
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Antwanette Lyons |
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Caren Goldenberg, MPH |
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Crystal Lyons |
DENTAL CLINIC
MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC
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Mark Fadool, MS, LMHC |
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David Ingram, MSW, LICSW |
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Andrea Pascarelli, Psy.D. |
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Leafar Espinoza, PhD, MPH |
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Wanjiku Njoroge, MD |
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Diane Magyary,PhD, ARNP |
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Beth Emmons, LICSW |
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William French, MD |
GARFIELD TEEN HEALTH CLINIC
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M.A. Bender, MD, PhD
Director, Odessa Brown Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic
Despite an elite set of credentials, M.A. Bender is still a kid at heart.
Claiming that he still hasn’t grown up, this pediatric oncologist and associate professor at the University of Washington Medical School has a sense of humor that touches his young patients at Odessa Brown.
A native of New York, Bender (who prefers being called by his last name rather than his first) received his Bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego prior to earning his Medical and Doctorate degrees, as well as pediatric and hematology/oncology training from the University of Washington.
Before joining the OBCC staff, Bender was doing bone-marrow transplants as well as doing molecular biology research and stem-cell research.
His interest in sickle cell disease led him volunteer at OBCC while in training and doing bone marrow transplants, and he eagerly joined the OBCC staff in 1999 when the opportunity arose.
As director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Bender not only sees patients but also oversees a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in sickle cell from many points of view, including nursing, social work, genetics, neurocognitive expertise, mental health and more.
He ensures that staff, health professionals in training and other pediatricians and hematologists can provide the most cutting-edge care to patients and families affected by this complex blood disorder.
In his spare time, Bender enjoys eating, gardening, looking at art and meandering around the city. He has a pet turtle named Terrin that a patient gave him. A big fan of the water, Bender was an ocean lifeguard from his early teens through medical school.
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| Sickle cell, Bender says, “can affect everything, all aspects of life. It is amazing how out of 3 billion bases of DNA, one mutation effects how people feel and function, affecting them physically, socially and emotionally. This then effects school, work, recreation and how one sees the world. These patients and families often have to deal with so much, and are often not offered adequate services and support.” |
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