Nixon, Katherine, DO

Rio Grande Medical Group, located in Las Cruces, NM, is dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community. Their offerings include family practice, pediatrics, and after-hours care, ensuring accessible medical support for individuals and families alike. Situated in Starr County, Rio Grande City features a variety of medical facilities, including hospitals and specialty clinics. With a focus on affordability and quality care, the community health resources are geared towards meeting the healthcare needs of its residents. Generated from the website

Dr. Michael Frederich currently practices as a family physician with Rio Grande Medical Group, an assistant professor at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, medical director with MountainView Palliative Care, chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee, medical director of Hospice of the Southwest and associate medical director at Ambercare Hospice. He has 20 years of experience as a full-time hospice medical director for seven different hospice programs prior to coming to Las Cruces. He is one of the founding members of the Academy of Hospice Physicians and served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He has done numerous presentations at multiple national hospice and palliative medicine conferences and has several publications in the literature of the field. Dr. Frederich is also a teacher for Education for Physicians in End of Life Care.

Dr. Laura Cashin is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and earned her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 2017, she was appointed assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso and Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces. She was the first woman to receive the Christian Brothers Academy Distinguished Alumni Award. She was also a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corp.