Downtown Seattle Clinicians - (206) 913-4700

Dr. Erika Bliss is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree in History from San Francisco State University and a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Stanford. She completed her medical training at the Swedish Family Medicine Residency Program in Seattle in 2003. She worked briefly for the Community Health Centers of King County before accepting a permanent position at Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center in Seattle, where she served as a staff physician, Clinical Site Director, and Director of Clinical Quality.

Dr. Bliss has traveled extensively in Mexico and Central America. There she collaborated with a local women’s health and human rights group to do research, including a video project, on domestic violence. In addition, she developed and implemented a medical education exchange program with a rural hospital in Honduras. While in medical school, Dr. Bliss was a founding member of the Free Clinic Project of San Diego, a student-run project that delivers primary care to homeless and indigent people. Not only has Dr. Bliss focused on direct patient care, she has also been involved in organized medicine and health policy through her work with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Additionally, she served on the education task force for the Future of Family Medicine Project, a national effort to chart the direction of Family Medicine for future decades.

Dr. Bliss is a member of the board of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians, and serves on the steering committee of P4, Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice, a project to transform family medicine residency training in the US. In 2009, she was elected to serve on the American Board of Family Medicine, the organization that oversees certification and continuing education requirements for family physicians across the US. Dr. Bliss is delighted to be a part of the Qliance team and values providing personalized, high quality and convenient care to the people of Seattle. Her special interests include chronic disease management, care of children, geriatric medicine and mental health issues. Dr. Bliss feels that building relationships that empower patients to take charge of their health is the most important part of her work, and has a particular interest in studying and working on communications between health care providers and their patients.

Dr. Bliss lives with her family in Kirkland. In her spare time she enjoys travel, cooking, hiking and taking in the many movies and cultural events in the Seattle area.

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Dr. Bliss' hours: Tuesday 9am - 1:30pm, Thursday 1:30pm - 5pm, Friday 1:30pm - 7pm; Weekends every 4 months
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Email; Response Time: 2 days
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 2 business days
Refill response time: Same day or next day in clinic.
On-site hospital privileges? No.

Dr. Frances Broyles is pleased to bring her teamwork focused approach to medicine to the next level. Dr. Broyles has extensive education and training in internal medicine and endocrinology. She received her medical degree at the University of Florida, and enjoyed an internship at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. After completing her residency in internal medicine, Dr. Broyles acted as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Upon moving to Seattle, Dr. Broyles acted as Senior Fellow in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism at the University of Washington.

Dr. Broyles is a member of the American College of Physicians, the King County Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, the Washington State Medical Association and has recently been ranked as one of Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors in Endocrinology and Metabolism as well as an Outstanding Woman in Medicine.

In her spare time Dr. Broyles enjoys spending time with her family, reading and practicing her yoga poses. She also acts an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Dr. Broyles' hours: Monday/Wednesday 8am - 3pm, Tuesday 8am - 5pm, Thursday 9am - 6pm, Friday 9am - 3pm, Weekends every 2 months
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception or nurse directly; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, to nurse for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 3 business days
Refill response time: 3 business days
On-site hospital privileges? Yes, Swedish Hospital.

Dr. Susan Casabona is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, graduation in 1979. She received her undergraduate degree in French Literature from Mount Holyoke College. She completed her Medical Residency at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Oregon focusing on Internal Medicine. Dr. Casabona practices privately from 1983 until joining Minor & James Medical in 1987. In 2008, Dr. Casabona made the transition to Qliance and is continuing to provide her expertise in Internal Medicine to Seattle area residents.

Dr. Casabona is excited to be a part of Qliance and looks forward to providing exceptional, in depth and comprehensive care to her patients. Her interests include women’s health care and psychological aspects of wellbeing. In her free time, Dr. Casabona enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters and friends. She enjoys gardening, playing tennis and skiing.

Dr. Casabona's hours: Monday/Thursday 8am - 7pm, Tuesday/Wednesday & every other Friday 9am - 3pm
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 2 business days
Refill response time: 2 business days
On-site hospital privileges? Yes, Swedish Hospital.

Jennifer grew up in Seattle, Washington and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Sociology from Western Washington University. After graduation, Jennifer moved to Wenatchee, Washington where she was first exposed the health care field working in a community health center.

In 2004, Jennifer moved back to Seattle where she began research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on breast and ovarian cancer. While working with cancer survivors, Jennifer realized that that a quality health care provider is one who advocates for and offers guidance to patients, promotes a patient’s autonomy in decision making, takes a holistic approach to medicine and treats each patient as an individual with unique needs. Today, Jennifer strives to achieve each of these goals while working with her patients.

In 2008, Jennifer graduated from Seattle University with a Master in Science of Nursing with a specialty in Family Practice. Her areas of interest include adolescent medicine, women's health and preventive medicine. Jennifer is thrilled to be part of the Qliance team and looks forward to building lasting relationships with her patients and providing quality, cost effective and convenient health care. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys reading, spending time with her family and friends, cooking and traveling.

Jennifer's hours: Wednesday 7am to 5pm and Friday 8am to 6pm
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 2 business days
Refill response time: Same day if in clinic or when next in the office.
On-site hospital privileges? No.

Dr. Rick Morgan grew up in Colorado, graduating high school in Fort Collins and obtaining a B.A. in Geography from University of Colorado at Boulder. His medical degree is from the University of Colorado Health Sciences in Denver. After finishing his medical training at Swedish Family Medicine Residency, Dr. Morgan moved to Kodiak, Alaska where he practiced full-spectrum family medicine including obstetrics and emergency medicine. He also served as the medical director of the Kodiak Community Health Center and at Swedish Physicians in Queen Anne.

Dr. Morgan enjoys providing patient centered care to people of all ages. He values time face to face with his patients and their families, and appreciates the trust patients place in their providers. He has a special interest in pediatrics, sports medicine and injuries, and chronic disease management. He is very excited about being part of Qliance because it is a promising new model for access to health care with the goal of removing barriers between health care providers and their patients. Dr. Morgan is energized by the ability to provide personal, convenient care to people who haven’t had that opportunity in the past, whether it is for an urgent issue or routine preventive care.

In his spare time, Dr. Morgan, his wife Cate, and daughter like to take in what the Pacific Northwest has to offer, whether it’s hiking or biking outdoors, or enjoying great food and entertainment with friends in the city.

Dr. Morgan's hours: Monday/Friday & every other Wednesday 7am - 5pm, Tuesday 9am - 7pm, Weekends every 2 months
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 2 business days
Refill response time: Same day or next day in clinic.
On-site hospital privileges? No

Dr. Lili Sacks comes to Qliance with expertise in internal medicine. Dr. Sacks received her undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago and her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine. Dr. Sacks followed her residency at the University of Washington with work at Harborview Medical Center in the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit from 1993-1995. She joined Minor & James Medical in 1995 until joining and moving her practice to Qliance in 2008.

Dr. Sacks’ special interests include women’s health and HIV medicine. In her free time, Dr. Sacks enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, cooking and listening to music.

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Dr. Sacks' hours: Monday/Thursday & every other Friday 9am - 3pm, Tuesday/Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 2 business days
Refill response time: 2 business days
On-site hospital privileges? Yes, Swedish Hospital.

Cate grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in biology and desire to enter the health care field. After spending time in medical research, health education and working for non-profit health care organizations, she furthered her education as a Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Science and Nursing from Seattle University in August of 2004. Her specialty is Family Practice.

After graduation, Cate moved to the remote Kodiak, Alaska to practice full spectrum family medicine where she was able to provide comprehensive primary health care as part of a small community. This experience reinforced her belief that health care encompasses the whole person and treats illness within the family and community context. Within family practice, Cate particularly enjoys adolescent medicine, women’s health, disease prevention and health education.

Cate enjoys providing health care at Qliance where she has time to get to know her patients, their health concerns and their families. She is committed to helping her patients make lasting health changes and to working to improve their overall health.

In her free time, Cate enjoys spending time with her husband and their young daughter. She also enjoys running, cycling and cooking.

Cate's hours: Monday 9am - 7pm, Thursday 7am - 5pm, Weekends every 4 months
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 3-4 business days
Refill response time: Next day in the clinic.
On-site hospital privileges? No.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Melissa Wolin received her medical degree at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, and completed residency training in Family Medicine at the New Mexico Health Sciences University in Albuquerque. She obtained further expertise in rural health and high-risk obstetrics through the Rural Family Medicine Fellowship at Tacoma General Hospital. After completing her fellowship, Dr. Wolin practiced full spectrum family medicine as the only full-time physician in Shingletown, a small, rural community 30 miles east of Redding, California.

Dr. Wolin practices Family Medicine so she can care for patients throughout their entire life cycle, from newborns to grandparents. She is particularly interested in women’s health, travel medicine and patient education. She has made several trips to Africa and Guatemala to do volunteer medical work and enjoys treating patients from diverse backgrounds.

Dr. Wolin is excited about continuing to serve her community by bringing a new healthcare choice to the people of Seattle. She looks forward to creating trusting relationships with her patients by offering exceptional, compassionate care to those who seek an alternative to the traditional insurance-based care model. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing yoga, gardening skills, rollerblading and exploring the Seattle outdoors through hiking and cross-country skiing.

Dr. Wolin's hours: Monday/Tuesday 7am - 5pm, Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm, Thursday 9am - 7pm, Weekends every 2 months
Best contact for emergencies: Reception; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception; Response Time: Same day or next day in clinic.
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: 3 business days
Refill response time: 2 business days.
On-site hospital privileges? No.

Dr. Garrison Bliss is an internist with 30 years of experience as a primary care physician. He has been rated by his peers as one of the top physicians in Washington on numerous occasions. Dr. Bliss founded Seattle Medical Associates in 1980 and is widely regarded as a pioneer in changing the way quality health care services are provided and financed. Frustrated with the poor performance and low service inherent in traditional insurance-based medicine, Dr. Bliss helped reinvent Seattle Medical in 1997 to offer high quality, patient-centered primary care services for an affordable fixed monthly fee. Qliance Medical Group is the vehicle that will take his vision for delivering the highest quality primary and preventive care to the next level, both regionally and nationally.

Dr. Bliss has been active nationally in the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design, serving tenure as President and Chairman of the Board. His expertise has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Medical Economics and many other news and trade publications. He was named as one of the 25 top entrepreneurs and innovators by the Seattle Business Monthly in 2006. Dr. Bliss has been passionate about medical ethical issues for many years and has served as Chairman of the King County Medical Practice and Ethics Committee, King County Grievance Committee and the Judicial Counsel of the Washington State Medical Association.

Dr. Bliss received his BA in Biology from Harvard University and his MD from the University of Utah. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington. Although Dr. Bliss’ practice is currently closed to new patients, as Chief Medical Officer for Qliance Medical Group, he consults regularly with other Qliance providers.

Dr. Bliss' hours: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 8am - 5pm, Weekends available by mobile phone or answering service
Best contact for emergencies: Reception or Mobile phone; Response Time: 1 hour by nurse
Best contact for non-emergencies: Reception, MA, RN or email; Response Time: Same day
Email OK? Yes, for non-urgent issues only. Response Time: Same or next day.
Refill response time: Same or next day.
On-site hospital privileges? Yes, Swedish Hospital.