Crystal D. Hammer, MD

MPH President

Education & Training

• MD, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 2012
• Combined Internal Medicine & Emergency Medicine Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh
• Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health (Gorgas Course)

Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

Background: Joined HEPA and MPH in 2017. Dual-practices as both emergency physician and hospitalist. Holds administrative roles at Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital.

James Madison, DO

Chief Medical Officer, QNHCH

Education & Training

• DO, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001
• Internal Medicine Residency, University of Hawai’i, 2001-2004
• Nephrology Fellowship, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2005-2006

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Professional Affiliations: Fellow, American Society of Nephrology; Fellow, American College of Physicians

Roles: Chief Medical Officer at QNHCH, Executive Medical Director of MidPacific Hospitalists, Hospitalist Medical Director at QNHCH

James Finney, MD

Education & Training

• BA, Cognitive Science, Dartmouth College
• Post-baccalaureate pre-med, Harvard University
• MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2020
• Residency, Family Medicine, Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency (Hilo Medical Center), 2020-2023

Board Certification: Family Medicine (ABFM)

Background: Grew up in rural New England working in engineering, politics, and business. Traveled to Nepal where he witnessed healthcare disparities, inspiring him to pursue medicine. Worked at a clinic in Belize before medical school.