At Blue Mountain Clinic Dr. Eric Ravitz leads our family practice staff. With one doctor, two physicians assistants and one nurse practitioner, our family practice team is ready to meet your needs by listening to you and involving you in decisions about your medical care.
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Dr. Eric Ravitz is a board certified Family Practitioner with 30 years of experience. In addition to general family medicine he has special interests in preventative health care, internal medicine problems, and psychiatry. Though trained in traditional western medicine in a military hospital, Dr. Ravitz is welcoming of other complimentary approaches to health care management. Good communication is also a highly prized aspect of Dr. Ravitz' style of practice. He always tries to make sure all questions and concerns are addressed during patient encounters.
Mindy Opper is a family medicine certified Physician Assistant. Mindy started as an abortion counselor with Blue Mountain Clinic in 1980 and went on to become a health care provider. She has been a PA since 1989. Mindy has been affiliated with Blue Mountain Clinic in some way or another over the past 27 years. Her areas of focus are reproductive health care, perimenopause care and integrative medicines. She has been an advocate for patients in this community by providing quality care and health promotion education to empower patients to take charge of their own health care.
Laura Marx is a family nurse practitioner who has practiced clinically for 23 years. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Florida State University and her Master's degree from Case Western Reserve University. Laura is focused on wholistic health practices and the empowerment of her clients to make their own health care decision. Her professional interest is the integration of western medicine with other established medical modalities. Laura sees clients of all ages and is most comfortable with maternal/child health. She also performs colposcopy.
Kelly Polus is a Physician Assistant Certified practicing in Family Medicine. She graduated from the University of Montana in 1996 with a double major in Social Work and Psychology. At UM, she specialized in women's studies and volunteering at the Sexual Assault Recovery Services and YWCA. After graduating, she worked at the Bozeman Area Battered Women's Network as a child advocate, volunteer coordinator and crisis line staff member. During that time, Kelly also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic.
It was during her time working as a paramedic that she decided to pursue her interest in medicine. Kelly attended a Physician Assistant Program in Buffalo, New York, where she graduated from D'Youville college, and received her degree as a PA. Upon returning to Missoula, Kelly began to integrate her social work skills along with women's studies and medicine. Today she enjoys a practice at Blue Mountain Clinic, meeting the needs of a diverse clientele. Kelly focuses on women's reproductive health and education, as well as family medicine. Kelly is dedicated to providing quality health care to all patients, as well as listening to patient's concerns and addressing their needs.