Lindsay Carlson, MD

Federal Way, WA

(Basically somewhere between Seattle and Tacoma)

College: Georgetown University

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Interests Outside of Medicine: Running, Hiking, Being outside, Spending time with Kudos (dog) and Mark (significant other), and working on the endless list of home improvement projects

Interests in Medicine: Preventative Healthcare, Pediatrics, International Medicine

Life before Medicine: EMT, ER tech, college, a few months in Africa teaching preschool

Favorite Books: "Banner in the Sky", all the James Herriot books, anything Jane Austen

Favorite Music: Everything from Counting Crows to Incubus, Anything good to run to, Storyhill...way more into country lately...probably a product of Billings radio

Favorite Movie: All the Harry Potters...can't help it.

Why you chose residency in Montana: After thinking Washington was the most beautiful state for 24 years I did a rotation in Lewistown, Montana and discovered I was wrong. Mountains, rivers, no traffic, and really wonderful people - easy choice.