About Dr. K

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Dr. Allison Kelliher an Alaska Native physician originally from Nome Alaska she is Koyukon Athabascan.  In addition to her practice as a board certified Family and Integrative Medicine doctor, she incorporates Alaska Native traditional healing and other botanical and holistic modalities.  

She has a background in biomedical research and received her undergraduate BS in Indigenous Medicine from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2001).  Dr. Kelliher is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine (2005) and the Alaska Family Medicine Residency (2009).  She has a breadth of experience having practiced full spectrum family medicine in addition to serving her community as the first and only Tribal Doctor, MD at Southcentral Foundation where she worked as a traditional healer.  

Dr. Kelliher has apprenticed with healers including: Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western herbalists.  She is currently in private practice and teaches at the University of Washington WWAMI medical school as adjunct faculty.

Dr. K was raised close to nature in rural Alaska where she learned the value of medicine. She was born in Nome and spent summers at her beloved family cabin at Snow Creek. 

Dr. Kelliher honors her heritage as an Alaska Native physician.  She is said to be the first of her Tribe, Koyukon Athabascan, to become a medical doctor.  

As a child, Dr. K, listened and learned how to help find the source of disease and promote healthy lifestyles and treatments.  She deeply values her teachers and continues to travel and learn.  

 Dr. K received her Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary studies, Indigenous Medicine in 2001 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks before earning her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2005.  She graduated from the Alaska Family Medicine Residency in Anchorage and has provided care in rural and urban Arizona as well as in Alaska.  She has experience implementing medical acupuncture programs, and also has hands on experience as a traditional Alaska Native healer. Dr. Kelliher is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine