EliseMPletnikoffMD

Summary

• Elise Pletnikoff, MD, Sun’aq/Unangan, is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician and serves as the Chief Medical Officer at KANA. Her educational journey was driven by the goal of caring for Native people and rural Alaskans. Dr. Pletnikoff pursued her medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine from 2006-2010, with a focus on Indigenous Health and Rural and Underserved Health. She went on to complete her residency at the Swedish Cherry Hill Seattle Indian Health Board Family Medicine Residency from 2010 – 2013, with a focus on the health of Native and Rural populations.
  
  
  Returning to her hometown of Kodiak in 2013, Dr. Pletnikoff embraced her role in patient care at KANA. Dr. Pletnikoff cares for patients of all ages including newborns, children, pregnant women, adolescents, adults, elders, and those at end of life. She greatly enjoys meeting her community members through KANA, and has special interests in the health of Native people and traditionally marginalized populations. Building long-term, trust-based care relationships with her patients remains a priority. Dr. Pletnikoff enjoys medical education, and is always interested in keeping up with new developments in the medical field. In her free time, she enjoys subsistence gathering and playing outside with her two daughters and partner.