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JEFF ALLEN, M.D.
Medical Oncologist,
Kootenai Clinic
Cancer Services
Tell us a little bit about
you and your family.
Though my wife and I
are native Californians,
our academic and
professional lives have
brought us opportunities
to live in upstate New
York, western Tennes-
see, rural northern
California, and now the
Inland Northwest. Along
the way, our family has
grown with the addi-
tion of our son (age 10)
and our daughter (age
6). With our extended
family stretching from
the Puget Sound to the
desert southwest, we
feel that northern Idaho
is the perfect location
for our family to settle
down.
Why did you pick
your specialty?
My interest in hema-
tology and oncology
started while I was an
undergraduate studying
biochemistry and mo-
lecular biology and grew
stronger while I was in
medical school. By the
time I started my internal
medicine residency, I
had already decided that
I was destined to con-
tinue my training with a
fellowship in hematology
and oncology. From the
fascinating inner work-
ings of cancer cells to the
never-ending stream of
advances in clinical care,
hematology and oncology
is a field that is constantly
evolving. It is exciting and
humbling to be contribut-
ing to the greater good
through my participation
in clinical research, while
hugely fulfilling to be
taking care of patients
who are on their way to re-
covery following a cancer
diagnosis.
One of the best things
you can do for your
health is to have an
ongoing relationship with
a primary care doctor,
experts say.
In fact, people who see
a primary care doctor
regularly have better
health outcomes, lower
she helps you prevent
disease and maintain
good health.
Your primary care
doctor is able to diagnose
and treat a wide variety
death rates and lower
total costs for health care
than people who don’t
routinely see a doctor,
according to the Ameri-
can Academy of Family
Physicians.
A primary care doctor
is the lead person on your
health care team. He or
of illnesses. When more
specialized care is need-
ed, he or she works with
other types of doctors,
such as the specialists
featured here.
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It is exciting and
humbling to be
CONTRIBUTING
to the greater
good through my
participation in
research.