Board Roster

Dr. Zachary Baeseman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a rural family physician in Waupaca and Wild Rose, Wisconsin, and currently serves as Vice President and Chief Quality Officer of the North Region for Froedtert-ThedaCare. A passionate advocate for rural health, he has led innovative work in obstetrical safety, Advanced Practice Clinician workforce development, and physician leadership transformation across Wisconsin. Dr. Baeseman is excited to be serving as current President of the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians and he is a national speaker on healthcare leadership, rural workforce sustainability, and the future of postgraduate training. He remains committed to full-spectrum family medicine, mentorship, and advancing high-quality care for rural communities.

Dr. Suhail Shaikh serves as the Program Director of Mercyhealth Family Medicine Residency Program-Janesville. He also oversees the Mercyhealth Hospitalist Fellowship Program at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center‚ Janesville. Dr. Shaikh also completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Dr. Sabrina Hofmeister is a family physician with a full-spectrum academic medicine practice in Milwaukee, WI. She enjoys being able to provide patient care to the community as well as train medical students and future family physicians. It is important to her to always be advocating for patients, the specialty of family medicine, and the profession of medicine in general, as health and wellness play a role in all aspects of our lives.

Ani Saryan Kopf is a family physician with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians in West Allis, Wisconsin. After medical school at Ross University (Dominica), she completed her residency at the UW Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency (now Mosaic Family Health) in Appleton, WI. She enjoys providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages as well as teaching medical students and residents. Dr. Saryan Kopf enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters and has won numerous blue ribbons in baking, including at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Erin Morcomb, MD, is a current faculty physician practicing full-spectrum Family Medicine at the La Crosse Mayo Family Medicine Residency program in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where she previously completed her residency training. She earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in the Twin Cities. Her clinical and professional interests include full-spectrum primary care, preventative medicine, resident education and quality initiatives in medicine. She is especially fond of hospital medicine, obstetrics/women's health and geriatrics. Outside of medicine, she enjoys playing music, reading and spending time with her family.

Mark Deyo-Svendsen, MD, FAAFP is an assistant professor and practice chair for the Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine. He is in his 38th year with Mayo, practicing primarily in Menomonie Wisconsin and Austin Minnesota. He delivered over 1000 babies in his career, all of whom are good looking and above average. He was recently named 2023 Consultant of the Year for Mayo Clinic in Wisconsin. His clinical interest is in addiction medicine and medication management of opioid use disorder.

Brittany Goodrich-Braun, MD is faculty at the Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency, affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin. She enjoys teaching residents, working with patients to achieve health goals, and exploring the leadership aspect of medicine as Mosaic Family Health’s Medical Director. Her clinical interests include preventive medicine, women’s health, pediatrics, gender affirming care, treatment of substance use disorders, and quality improvement. Outside of work, Dr. Goodrich-Braun enjoys running, spending time with my family, and family vacations to Disney World.

Dr. Johnson-Moss is a practicing Family Medicine physician in the Sheboygan area, she is a wife and mother to two vibrant and loving children. She loves to travel and experience new cultures and foods in spare time.

Dr. Joles is a family physician who practices in the Chippewa Valley, where he was born and raised. He provides outpatient primary care with a special interest in men’s health and weight loss. Additionally, he volunteers his time with the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, the Wisconsin Medical Society, and the AMA. He also serves as an officer in the Wisconsin National Guard. Outside of medicine, he enjoys the outdoors, skydiving, and spending his free time with his wife and four children.

Dr. Jeremy Waldhart is the associate program director for the South Side Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, WI, affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin. He practices full scope family medicine with extra interest in maternal child health and sports medicine, and greatly enjoys both medical student and resident education.

Dr. Amanpreet Sethi has been practicing Family Medicine for nearly 20 years and has a special interest in population health and value based care. Additionally, she is passionate about health equity and currently involved with the WAFP Health Equity and Anti-Racism Workgroup. She enjoys traveling the world with her family in her spare time. She is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, and speaks some Spanish as well.

Michael Chen, MD, FAAFP (he/him) is a board-certified family physician who received his medical degree from the University of Utah. He completed residency at the Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency where he was chief resident. Dr. Chen now practices outpatient family medicine with UWHealth and serves on the University of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Health DEI Committee as well as serving as Medical Director, Primary Care Expansion Services.

Dr. Chen is a past president of the Utah Academy of Family Physicians, is actively involved as a board member for University of Utah School of Medicine Alumni Board, and serves on the University of Utah School of Medicine admissions committee. In the past, he has advocated for the public as a member of the Utah Health Advisory Council, Utah Medical Cannabis Compassionate Use Board, and Utah Physician Licensing Board.

Dr. Butler is a Family Medicine physician and the Medical Director of Process Improvement at Prevea Health, where she leads initiatives to enhance patient care through continuous improvement. She has a strong background in applied and community engagement research, consulting, and founding a nonprofit dedicated to promoting diabetes prevention and management health education. Dr. Butler holds a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and is passionate about driving organizational excellence and improving healthcare delivery. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, attending live performances, and cooking.

Dr. Joseph Gravel is Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He served as a residency program director for 20 years. He is a Past President of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD), the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), and the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians. He has also served on the ACGME Review Committee for Family Medicine, as Chair of the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee, as Treasurer of the ABFM Board of Directors and the STFM Foundation Board of Trustees, and as a Technical Advisor for the HRSA THCGME program.

Ken Schellhase, MD, MPH, has lived in Wisconsin since 2001, which came after some military experience, U Penn for medical school, residency at the University of Washington, and fellowship through the RWJ Clinical Scholars Program. His career has evolved from being a grant-funded researcher at MCW, to medical director roles at a variety of different non-profit health plans, to now Medical Director of Quality and Population Health for Ascension Wisconsin. All the while Ken has remained clinically active taking care of predominantly underserved populations, and has maintained a strong interest in advocacy at the state and national level. Outside of work, Ken treasures time with his grandson, still likes to perform as a semi-pro drummer, and tinkers with cars.

Karina Atwell, MD, MPH, DipABLM is an Associate Professor with the family medicine residency program in the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. She is also boarded in Public Health and General Preventative Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She is passionate about bridging the gaps between community health, public health and primary care; and fostering lifestyle-based approaches to her clinical practice and teaching. Outside of her professional roles she enjoys the adventures of being a mom to two lively daughters, running and weight lifting and savoring time with family and friends.

Dr. Stader is an "old-fashioned" family doctor thriving in a small private practice in rural SW Wisconsin. He is committed to practicing excellent, full-spectrum family medicine in a manner which reflects his faith and values, prioritizes family, and honors his colleagues, staff, and patients. His interests include education of the next generation of rural clinicians, travel/mission medicine, practice management, and much more.

Christian Widder, MD, is a resident physician at the Fox Valley Program in Appleton. Originally from Sacramento, California, he earned his undergraduate degree in Human Biology with a minor in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego. Christian completed his medical training through the University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School, studying in both Australia and New Orleans. He has strong interests in obstetrics/women's health, underserved communities especially Spanish-speaking individuals, and LGBTQ+ care. Outside of medicine, Christian enjoys hiking, camping, movies, board games, and performing in musical theater productions when possible.

Originally from Baldwin City, KS, Dr. George Letner attended undergrad at the University of Kansas and obtained two bachelor degrees in Ecologic, evolutionary, and organismal biology as well as general psychology. He then completed his medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, KS. Following medical school, he started his residency in family medicine and obstetrics with Mayo Clinic in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 

Dr. Letner values family medicine for the crucial role that it plays in our community and healthcare system. He is a big proponent of full scope family medicine and hopes to return to a rural community on completion of his residency to provide care for people from all walks of life. He describes his time in Wisconsin as an incredible experience, and genuinely believes that we have some of the finest family medicine providers in the country both in and outside of the Mayo Clinic system.

Steven Martell is an M1 at the Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin campus. Originally from Wausau, Wisconsin, he earned his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Neurobiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Steven is excited about promoting interest in primary care specialties among fellow students, healthcare access in rural communities, public health research, and implementation of lifestyle medicine programming, and he looks forward to practicing full-spectrum family medicine in rural Wisconsin, Outside of medicine, Steven enjoys mountain biking, board games, and supporting Wisconsin athletics.

Madison Kurth is an M1 at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is passionate about providing care to uninsured and underinsured communities, and currently serves as a clinic coordinator for one of the MEDiC student-led free clinics. Her medical and advocacy interests include immigrant and refugee health, asylum medicine, street medicine, HIV prevention and treatment, and global health. She wants to tie human rights advocacy work into her future career as a family medicine physician, and hopes to work at an urban FQHC.