Michelle Minikel, MD, is a board certified physician specializing in Family Medicine. Dr. Minikel believes in attending to the health of individuals in the context of their families, their communities, their values, and their life circumstances. After getting to know a patient, her first goal is to provide education about their health and available tests and treatments in plain, understandable language. Dr. Minikel wants to work together with her patients to improve their health. She doesn't give up easily and asks the same of her patients. Specialty Areas: Complex or multiple chronic diseases Low medical literacy Obstetrics Infants Pediatrics Spanish speaking patients Specialty Procedures: Prenatal care and normal vaginal delivery Circumcision Dilation and currettage for miscarriage management Skin excisions/biopsies Toenail removal IUD insertion/removal Nexplanon insertion/removal Endometrial biopsies Trigger point injections Joint injections Education: MD/MS, Joint Medical Program at University of California, San Francisco, UC Berkeley, 2002-2007 Family Medicine Residency, Boise, Idaho, 2007-2010 Petaluma Health Center, Petaluma, CA, 2011-2015 (outpatient family medicine with obstetrics and deliveries, as well as, hospitalist and skilled nursing facility work) Personal: Dr. Minikel is married and has a daughter and a son. In her spare time she enjoys cycling, walking, cooking, and traveling.
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