Raphael Nowak, MD

Dr. Leep-Lazar grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and then headed out towards Allentown, Pennsylvania for her undergraduate degree in Biology at Muhlenberg College. There she became passionate about public health and studied abroad in Gaborone, Botswana to learn more about the healthcare system. She also did research on local tickborne infectious diseases and their impacts on the community. After graduating she spent a year working at John’s Hopkins School of Medicine on HIV and Hepatitis C research. She went to medical school at Temple University’s medical school campus at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. Throughout her medical school career she grew to love working directly with patients, especially in women’s and reproductive health and obstetrics.

I enjoy helping patients make and achieve goals for healthier living.

Dr. Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and moved to Washington at the age of 5. He obtained a B.S. in Biology at the University of Washington, Bothell. He would go on to Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa for medical school. During medical school, he embarked on an international rotation in Vietnam, an experience that deepened his commitment to global health. He remains devoted to implementing proven methods to enhance the well-being of local communities. Within the realm of family medicine, he is particularly interested in global health, integrative medicine, and sports medicine.