Core Faculty
Choijie Chen, MD
Dr. Chen received her undergraduate degree at Kent State University and went on to receive her Medical Doctorate at Northeastern Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Akron General Medical Center where she continued practicing primary care for several years prior to moving to New Mexico. Dr. Chen specializes in preventative care and management of chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes. She has performed lots of procedures like shave biopsies, cryotherapy, and joint injections.
David Devitre, DO
Dr. Devitre attended the University of Missouri-Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biology. He completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics combined residency at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He has been a hospitalist at San Juan Regional Medical Center since 2009. Dr. Devitre has held numerous physician leadership roles, including Chief of Staff on the SJRMC Board and Medical Officer of San Juan Health Partners.
Michael Ting, MD
Dr. Ting attended the University of California at Berkeley where he received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a mechanical engineer before going to medical school at Texas Tech University Health Science Center’s Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso. Dr. Ting went on to complete his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the University of Nevada at Reno. He is a member of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Ting enjoys mountain biking and hiking in his free time.
Tanuja Yalamarti, MD
Dr. Yalamarti holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences in India. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital of UPenn in Philadelphia, followed by a fellowship in Nephrology at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Yalamarti also completed a Critical Care fellowship at Stanford. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Yalamarti is from the United Kingdom. She’s a self-professed coffee enthusiast and her hobbies outside of work include travel, hiking and yoga.
