Overview
Dr. Kjos grew up in various small towns all over Oregon with a short stint in Colorado, before she moved to Corvallis, OR to receive her undergraduate degree in biology with minors in history and chemistry at Oregon State University. She completed a three-month medical internship in South Africa, working in various day hospitals and with EMS services in Cape Town's numerous townships, prior to entering medical school at Oregon Health and Science University. She married her husband, Chris, in 2004 while he was a military police officer. It was during his second deployment to Iraq that she went to Africa. Melissa and her husband have a 3-year-old daughter, a miracle ex-24-week-old, who is the light of their lives and the best teacher Melissa has ever had. Melissa enjoys traveling, camping, jogging, reading and spending time with her family. She is excited to explore the beautiful outdoors surrounding Pocatello and experiencing a new area of the country.
Dr. Kjos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osmotic Diuresis. Her top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Bulimia, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1000 N 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83201
Caribou Medical Center, Inc
John Franson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Soda Springs, Idaho. Dr. Franson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osmotic Diuresis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Idiopathic Edema, Shingles, and Endoscopy. Dr. Franson is currently accepting new patients.
Dean Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in American Falls, Idaho. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osmotic Diuresis. His top areas of expertise are Cluster Headache, Tracheitis, Shingles, and Empyema. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.
Franklin County Medical Center
Lance Hansen is a Southeastern Idaho native raised on a potato farm in the Snake River area. He played basketball at the College of Idaho and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. After undergrad, Dr. Hansen attended the University of Washington School of Medicine, which is perennially recognized at the top of national rankings for primary care. His post-graduate training emphasized rural family medicine, which he loves for the relationships that he develops with patients and their families over time as well as the breadth and variety of practice. While at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho—Caldwell Rural Training Track, he was selected to serve as the Chief Resident. In 2017, the American Academy of Family Physicians awarded him the Degree of Fellow. Dr. Hansen enjoys teaching and training medical students and residents. He has also been involved in choosing the next generation of Idaho physicians as a member of the University of Washington School of Medicine Admission’s Committee during a 7-year tenure, leading the Idaho committee for 4 years. Dr. Hansen enjoys full-spectrum family medicine including obstetrics, pediatrics, inpatient and outpatient medicine, and ER, as well as skin procedures, C-sections, and EGD/Colonoscopies. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife(Joni) and six children as well as hiking, skiing, traveling, running, and golfing. Dr. Hansen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osmotic Diuresis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Alport SyndromeDr. Kjos isExperienced. Learn about Alport Syndrome.
- AthetosisDr. Kjos isExperienced. Learn about Athetosis.
- BulimiaDr. Kjos isExperienced. Learn about Bulimia.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Kjos isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- CirrhosisDr. Kjos isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.