Katie is a graduate of UC Davis and Samuel Merritt University, completing a master’s as a Nurse Practitioner with a focus in Family Practice. She is board certified in Family Practice as well as in Palliative Care.

Katie started her nursing career in the ICU, as a registered nurse. In 2012, Katie joined the Palliative Care team at Lodi Health as a Nurse Practitioner. She has been with SHOMG since 2015 and loves working with our patients and their families.

When not in clinic, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Kathi is board certified in Family Practice and Palliative Care. She received her Master’s of Science Degree as a Nurse Practitioner from Sonoma State University in 2011 but has been practicing as a Registered Nurse since 1981. She specializes in symptom management and providing a holistic approach to patient care.

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Tanya Dolson is a graduate of Herzing University, where she completed a Masters in Nursing with a focus on Family Nurse Practitioner. Tanya is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Tanya has clinical experience at Lodi Memorial and St. Joseph’s hospitals here in San Joaquin County. Before joining SHOMG, Tanya had been working as a home health nurse, a nurse shift manager in the Home Health Department, and as a Case manager in the Home Health Department.

Tanya finds that educating the patient and family builds the best atmosphere for successful patient outcomes.

In Tanya’s spare time she enjoys reading biographies, watching documentaries, and traveling to places she has never been. She loves visiting her children in their home states, attending concerts, and any beach activities, specifically at the ocean. Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. You can find her enjoying long walks to anywhere and sitting outside at night or early in the morning by the pool.

Marcy earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ohio Wesleyan University, Riverside School of Nursing in Delaware, Ohio. She graduated Cum Laude and was the founding member of the Ohio Wesleyan University Honor Society of Nursing.

Marcy went on to graduate from California State University Sacramento where she received her Master of Science in Nursing, she was a member of Sigma Theta Tau and was part of the Nursing Honors Society.

In 1992, Marcy was licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant from the University of California, Davis.

Marcy is licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner, ANA certified Specialist and holds the Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner license as well. She has over 42 years of direct patient care.

Marcy has 2 children and 4 grandchildren, she absolutely loves being a grandma and spending time with her family. In her spare time, she loves to travel, the beach, and her amazing dogs.

Josephine Appeng is a board-certified Physician Assistant (PA). She completed her undergraduate studies at San Joaquin Delta College and UC Davis with a major in Cell Biology. She received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree (MPAS) from the University of the Pacific Physician Assistant Program in Sacramento. Her prior clinical experiences include working as a medical scribe in the Emergency Department, Pediatric Endocrinology, ENT, Pediatric Urology, Hospitalist Medicine, and Bariatric medicine. She has had prior experiences in clinical research and working as a certified nursing assistant.

She is passionate about educating others as well as teaching and empowering patients and their families in understanding and managing their health. She is committed to delivering optimal and compassionate care to the community.

Josephine was born in Southern California but lived in Canada for 10 years before returning to California. In her spare time, she enjoys learning the guitar, singing, watching stand-up and late-night comedy shows, reading, cooking, hiking, practicing yoga and kickboxing. Many have recounted her legendary prowess as a world-renown lemur tamer and skilled underwater basket weaver. She is an avid traveler and enjoys new adventures, having traveled to various countries including Japan, Cambodia, France, Germany, and Mexico. She endeavors to travel, see, and learn more about the world.

Michelle Son is a board certified Physician Assistant and received her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from University of the Pacific in Sacramento. She completed her undergraduate studies at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts with a degree in Biological Sciences and Psychology.

Michelle has clinical experience working as a medical assistant in Hematology-Oncology, Family Medicine, and Endocrinology in Los Angeles prior to completing her PA program.

She strives to bring compassion and good patient education in order to empower and support her patients on their health.

Being born and raised in Los Angeles, outside of medicine, Michelle enjoys fashion, exploring trendy restaurants, spending time with her cat, Daisy, and all things Disney.