
Overview
Karen Schowalter, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician who sees patients of all ages.Dr. Schowalter focuses on treating the whole person and family. She believes each person is the expert on their own life, and she works in partnership with them to prevent disease through healthy living. She loves genetics and offers osteopathic manipulation.Dr. Schowalter is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and American Osteopathic Association.Outside of work, she enjoys reading, traveling, gardening and walking her two golden retrievers, Jig and Rodney.
Dr. Schowalter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Storm. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis, Alopecia Areata, and Sciatica.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
5741 N 26th Street, Suite 115, Tacoma, WA 98407
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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
- Acute CystitisDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cystitis.
- AlbinismDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Albinism.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)Dr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Schowalter isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.


