Our Providers
William C. Husum, MD
Physician
Fernando Cendejas, MD
Physician
Dr. Cendejas was born and raised in San Jose, California. He graduated from Stanford University majoring in biological sciences. He earned his medical degree from Stanford University Medical School and completed his residency at Stanford University Hospital. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Cendejas practiced in San Jose, California, for three years before moving to the Rogue Valley to join SOIM in 1995. He enjoys primary care and preventive medicine for patients age 16 and older. He is especially interested in the treatment of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.
Dr. Cendejas lives in Medford with his wife and three daughters, two are currently attending college. He is fluent in Spanish, enjoys fly fishing, hiking, gardening, and spending time with his family.
Dennis H. J. Linden, MD, FRCPC, CCD
Physician
Dr. Linden is an American Board Certified Internist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He completed medical training at the University of Alberta, and was Chief of Interns at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Dr. Linden then completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Center. He was an Alberta Heritage Scholar and completed his Royal College Fellowship at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Linden has been a practicing internist since 1988 and joined Southern Oregon Internal Medicine in 1996. He is the Medical Director of the Rogue Valley Physicians Laboratory and Imaging Center, Principle Investigator of Rogue Valley Clinical Research, and Director of the Osteoporosis Center.
Robert N. Blanche, MD
Physician
Dr. Blanche was born in Vancouver BC, raised in Claremont CA, and came to the Rogue Valley in 1997. He is a graduate of Stanford University, and earned his medical degree from Wake Forest University, NC. He did a transitional internship at Mercy Hospital, in San Diego, CA, and Anesthesiology training at Stanford University, CA. He completed his residence in Internal Medicine at Stanford University and is board-certified in Internal Medicine.
“I welcome the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives and enjoy building long term relationships with patients. I offer a comprehensive approach to patient care that takes into account physical and emotional needs. I encourage a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise, optimal nutrition, and weight management. Important goals are to improve quality of life, to reduce symptoms of disease, and to reduce the need for medications.”
Dr. Blanche’s personal interests include snow skiing, bicycling, gardening and enjoying his life with his wife, daughter and son.
Albert H. Newton III, MD
Physician
Noriecel D. Mendoza, MD
Physician
Dr. Mendoza earned her medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines and completed her residency in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, New York City. Dr. Mendoza specialized in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and trained in metabolic bone diseases with a preceptorship at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Mendoza is skilled at performing DXA bone density screening, thyroid ultrasounds, and fine-needle aspiration.
Dr. Mendoza is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, and is an ISCD Certified Clinical Densitometrist.
Visit Dr. Mendoza's Endocrine web site for in-depth information on health conditions associated with the endocrine system.
Jaymey Sweeney, RN, MN, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jaymey completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1995 at Oregon Health Sciences University, and worked as a Registered Nurse Case Manager with patients of all ages in Southern Oregon. She started working with Southern Oregon Internal Medicine in 2000 and has extensive experience in all aspects of patient care including, case management, clinical research and the care of complex, chronically ill patients. In 2008, she completed her Master in Nursing, also from OHSU and became certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
In her private life, Jaymey enjoys outdoor activities such as walking, hiking and gardening. She loves music and is a busy mom with two young children. She spends much of her free time with her family. Jaymey has been fortunate to live in the beautiful Rogue Valley since 1986.
Over 44 million
Americans, 68 percent
of whom are women,
suffer from
Osteoporosis.
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