Residency Bios

1st Year Residents

Emily Deer, MD

Kelly Kieper, MD

Justin LaPlante, MD

Leah Palifka, MD

Nicholas Pierson, MD

Sarah Stilwill, MD

2nd Year Residents

Danielle Eckart, M.D.

Medical School: University of New Mexico SOM

Mark Halverson, MD

Medical School: UC Davis

Wayne Mortensen, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University SOM

Nicholas Satovick, MD

Medical School: University of Utah SOM

Nicole Winkler, MD

Medical School: University of Utah SOM

3rd Year Residents

David Bauer.

Hometown: Wray, Colorado

Undergrad: University of Denver, biology

Medical school: Dartmouth

Outside interests: snowboarding, hiking, camping

John Bell.

Medical School: University of Utah

Married to Melanie Bell

Children: Tanner, Katelyn and Carter

I enjoy backpacking, photography, travel, snowboarding, soccer, indie music/concerts, well-hopped beer. I met my wife Carolyn, in California,

Jola Dennis.

Home town - Chorzow, Poland

Medical School - Slaska Akademia Medyczna w Katowicach

Marital status – married; 5 years

Interests – My husband, snowboarding, jogging

Radiology interests – just starting my residency… like everything (so far)

Dan Johnson.

I grew up about a mile from the University of Utah and stuck around to major in economics as an undergraduate.

I attended medical school at Duke University, where I thoroughly enjoyed the fine grits and the basketball.

We decided to come back home for internship at LDS hospital. Then I took a slight detour and spent some time working as a medical consultant in Palo Alto.

I am married and have a three year old daughter and a one year old son. When we're not chasing kids, my wife and I love to mountain bike, road bike, ski, and backpack.

Scott McNally.

I grew up in Kingsport, TN.

I completed my undergrad in math and biochemistry at UT, Knoxville.

(and watched us lose to Florida 4 years in a row)

I attended Medical school and graduate school at Emory in Atlanta, GA.

Intern year at LDS hospital.

I’m married to a Finn named Liisa.

Now, I love coffee and salmiakki. I spend my winters ice fishing and skiing and spend my springs fly fishing. I play ultimate Frisbee year round.

I'm a huge Cracker Barrel fan - momma's pancake breakfast is the best.

Oakland A's fan - don't know how that happened.

Alex Schabel.

I was born and raised in a small town in central Wisconsin. (Except for the few years during elementary school that my family spent in Tanzania and the year during high school spent as an exchange student in Mexico and Costa Rica)

I majored in chemical engineering and chemistry at the University of Minnesota.

I attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin.

After completing a Surgical Intern year at the University of Washington in Seattle, I am settling into Salt Lake City.

4th Year Residents

Chris Harker.

Hometown: Idaho Falls, Idaho. Proud to be and Idahoan

Undergraduate: University of Utah. Diehard Ute lovin' fan.

Med school: University of Virginia.

Internship: Roanoke, Virginia

Family: Married to a beautiful, wonderful Idaho farm girl Missy with two beautiful little girls, Madeline and Chloe.

Radiology Interests: all of it.

Hobbies: Family, sports, skiing, Halo, and exercising at least 3 times per year.

Logan McLean.

Hometown: Fort McMurray, Alberta and Las Vegas Nevada

College: University of Nevada, Reno

Internship: University of Nevada, Washoe Medical Center, Internal Medicine.

Interests: Traveling the world. Skiing, hiking and camping. Riding my bike, yoga and lifting weights.

SLC is a fun place to live with great access to skiing, hiking, concerts and great niches for food and drinks. Moreover, I love all my classmates and enjoy attending conferences with them, working as a group on rotations and celebrating time off together!

Paul Meier.

I grew up in Los Alamos, NM. The New Mexico state question is Red or green I would have to answer Green! (as in green chile for you non-New Mexicans).

I received my BS in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and returned to New Mexico for medical school.

After medical school, I did a transitional year in Spokane, WA.

My radiology interests are broad, but I am particularly interested in Body and Musculoskeletal imaging.

My hobbies include music, ultimate frisbee, and the usual array of Utah outdoors activities.