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The ARUP Family Health Clinic is staffed by physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, phlebotomists, medical assistants, and support staff members. In addition to offering comprehensive primary care services, we can refer you to the many specialists within the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and throughout the community if your healthcare needs fall outside the scope of our practice.
Ashley Cafferty, MPAS, PA-C
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Ashley (she/her) is a board-certified physician assistant who received her master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Utah. Her medical interests include mental health, women’s health, LGBTQIA+ health, and family medicine. Before becoming a physician assistant, Ashley completed additional postbaccalaureate training in biomedical sciences and education. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, cooking, and reading. She joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2020.
Ben Storz, MD
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician
Ben (he/him) is a board-certified family medicine physician. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington State University and earned his medical degree at Loma Linda University. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Utah. His special interests include cardiovascular health, diabetes, adolescent health, and men’s health. He joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2017.
Cari Sanyer, MPAS, PA-C
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Cari (she/her) received her bachelor’s degree in Health, Society, and Policy and earned a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Utah. Her clinical interests include primary care, preventive medicine, sports medicine, and women’s health, and she takes a holistic approach to mental health. Before joining the ARUP Family Health Clinic, she practiced family medicine at a rural community health center in Washington. Outside of work, she enjoys skiing, biking, camping, hiking, and reading.
Christy Van Orman, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Christy (she/her) is a family nurse practitioner who provides care for individuals of all ages with a focus on health education and making healthy lifestyle choices. She particularly enjoys working with children, adolescents, and their parents. She received her undergraduate degree in Nursing from Brigham Young University and earned a master’s degree in Nursing at Westminster College. Christy is also a board-certified lactation consultant. Before joining the ARUP Family Health Clinic, Christy worked as a nurse in mental health, maternal newborn care, public health, lactation consulting, and case management. She enjoys gardening, playing pickleball, and going on walks with her dog.
Dakota Chetrit, MPAS, PA-C
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Dakota (she/her) is a board-certified physician assistant who completed her master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Utah. She is focused on whole-person care and is interested in family medicine, LGBTQ+ health, women’s health, disordered eating, and mental health. She completed her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Psychology at Simmons College in Boston. Before becoming a physician assistant, she worked as a clinical dietitian for over seven years in mental health and hospital medicine settings. Her personal interests include skiing, running, dancing, exploring nature, cooking, and traveling the world.
Darrin Cottle, MPAS, PA-C, RD
Clinic Director
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Registered Dietitian
Darrin (he/him) is a board-certified physician assistant who joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2014. Before becoming a physician assistant, he worked as a registered dietitian for seven years, working in clinical and community settings. Darrin received his bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and Education and earned a master’s degree in Nutrition at the University of Utah. His medical interests include primary care, pediatrics, mental health, chronic disease management, LGBTQAI+ care, lifestyle medicine, and medical nutrition therapy.
Jennifer Heiner, MPAS, PA-C
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Jen (she/her) is a board-certified physician assistant. Before becoming a physician assistant, Jen worked for five years as a radiology and computed tomography (CT) technologist at the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute. In 2009, Jen graduated from the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program with a specialty in Family Practice, and she especially enjoys working in women’s healthcare. Before joining the ARUP Family Health Clinic, she worked as a physician assistant in occupational medicine and urgent care. Jen is a recipient of the Dr. C. Hilmon Castle award and scholarship for clinical excellence.
Magdalena Quinton, MD
Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician
Magdalena is a board-certified family medicine physician. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of Lublin and completed a residency in Family Medicine at St. Vincent’s Mercy Medical Center. Magdalena sees patients of all ages and provides acute and chronic care for various complex medical conditions. She joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2022.
Scott Hanson, MPAS, PA-C
Board-Certified Physician Assistant
Scott (he/him) is a board-certified physician assistant who joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2016. Before joining ARUP, he worked as a firefighter/paramedic for the United Fire Authority and was previously a physician assistant at a community clinic in rural New Mexico and a family practice clinic in Salt Lake City. His interests include primary care, urgent care, emergency medicine, pediatrics, men and women’s health, and mental health. Scott received a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of New England in Portland, Maine.
Alisyn May, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Board-Certified Ambulatory Pharmacist
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Alisyn (she/her) is originally from Nebraska and she graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy with a doctorate in Pharmacy. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Health Science at Wayne State College. She also completed two years of residency training at the University of Utah, specializing in family medicine and primary care practice. Alisyn works with the providers and patients at the ARUP Family Health Clinic to provide optimal medication therapy. Her professional interests include managing chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many others.
Holly Gurgle, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Board-Certified Ambulatory Pharmacist
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Holly (she/her) is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at the University of Virginia and a doctorate in Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed two years of residency training focused on primary care practice at the University of Washington. She is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and a recipient of the American Pharmacists Association Immunization Champion award. Holly works with ARUP Family Health Clinic providers and patients to optimize medication use, particularly related to chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and many others.
Riley Speth, CMHC
Certified Mental Health Counselor
Riley (she/her) is a clinical mental health therapist. She earned an undergraduate degree in 2017 from the University of Utah and received a master’s degree from Westminster College in 2022. In her clinical practice, she uses interpersonal process therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and humanistic treatment modalities. She is also trained in motivational interviewing and ketamine-assisted therapy. She is a member of the LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapist Guild of Utah and uses a multicultural lens to support individuals across all socioeconomic, racial, sexual orientation, and cultural identities.
Irene Tan, RD, CD
Registered Dietitian
Irene joined the ARUP Wellness team in 2025. Originally from the Philippines, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Silliman University. She previously spent three years as a clinical dietitian at St. Mark’s Hospital. During her time there, she was nominated for a Recognition of Service Excellence (ROSE) award for her compassionate care. Irene is working toward becoming a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). She values working with diverse populations of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Irene loves spending time with her family and dogs, traveling, and reading good books.
Rachel Palmer, MS, RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Rachel (she/her) started her career in healthcare as an oncology nurse and worked at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital for six years. During her experience as a nurse, she developed a passion for the connection between diet and the development of chronic disease. She then earned a master’s degree in Nutrition Science and Dietetics and now practices as a registered dietitian. She spent the first part of her career teaching nutrition classes for nurses and working in the corporate wellness space with clients on weight management and intuitive eating. Rachel joined the ARUP Wellness team in 2024 and enjoys working with patients on nutrition therapy for a variety of healthcare needs. In her free time, she likes to ski, backpack, cook, watch movies, and spend time with family and friends.
Sara Hillring, MS, RDN, CD, SFP-MRC
Wellness Supervisor
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Sara (she/her) holds a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Psychology from Drake University. She completed her master’s degree in Sports Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition at the University of Utah. She is a certified running coach through the North American Academy of Sport Fitness Professionals (NAASFP). Sara has worked in collegiate athletics, Olympic sports, corporate wellness offices, clinical settings, and sports performance institutes. She loves working with a variety of populations, ages, stages, abilities, and backgrounds. Her health approach is focused on individualized, long-term, and sustainable change. Sara strives to help all who work with her find health, happiness, balance, and longevity. Outside of providing care, Sara loves to hike, travel, run, cook, play tennis, kayak, practice yoga, and adventure through life with friends and family.
Amanda Love, RN
Operations Nurse Supervisor
Registered Nurse
Amanda (she/her) graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Westminster College in 2014. While in nursing school, Amanda worked in the Blood Services department at ARUP. Upon graduating, she took a position in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the University of Utah Hospital and worked there for three and a half years. Amanda returned to ARUP in 2017, joining the ARUP Family Health Clinic as a triage nurse. She was promoted to be the operations nurse supervisor in 2026.
Brooke Blaser, RN
Triage Nurse
Brooke (she/her) joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2020 as a medical assistant. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences in 2025.
Julee Higgins, RN
Clinical Care Coordinator
Registered Nurse
Julee earned an associate of science degree in Nursing from Salt Lake Community College. Her nursing experience includes orthopedics, home health, hospice case management, and clinical instruction for nursing assistants. She oversees the patient care coordination program at the ARUP Family Health Clinic.
Karleigh Pavich, RN
Registered Nurse
Karleigh (she/her) graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Utah in 2022. Upon graduating, she worked at the University of Utah Hospital in internal medicine and the medical intensive care unit for three years. Karleigh joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2025 as a triage nurse.
Katie Ohman, RN
Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Registered Nurse
Katie (she/her) earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing at the University of Utah. While pursuing her education, she worked in ARUP Blood Services and took a registered nurse position upon graduating. Katie joined the ARUP Family Health Clinic in 2014 as a triage nurse to help coordinate patient care and improve patient access to the clinic. She was promoted in 2025 to be the clinical nurse supervisor and now oversees the medical assistants and nursing teams.
