Providers

Robin Sebastian, MD

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Dr. Sebastian specializes in:

• Obstetrics (Labor and Delivery available at West Valley)
• Prenatal and Postnatal Care
• Pediatrics
• Women's Health
• Acute and Chronic Conditions

Dr. Robin Sebastian is board-certified in family practice and uses a full-spectrum care approach to help patients—and entire families—live their healthiest lives. She is passionate about rural medicine and knows the value of making quality healthcare accessible so people can get the important care they need when they need it. Patients appreciate Dr. Sebastian’s personable, relationship-focused approach to care and her commitment to helping people of all ages find the greatness in their lives—and keep it.

Medical school: University of Utah
Residency: Altoona Family Physicians
Professional memberships or certifications: Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Idaho Medical Association, Ada County Medical Society, Southwest Idaho Medical Society, Idaho Academy of Family Physician board member
Areas of special interest: Preventative care, women’s health, obstetrics, pediatrics, sports medicine, women’s health. Dr. Sebastian has privileges at Saint Alphonsus- Nampa, offering newborn delivery.
Favorite quote: “Medicine is more than a job.”

Temporary Transition in Care

Madison Beatty, MD

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Dr. Beatty Specializes in

• Obstetrics (Labor and Delivery available at West Valley and Saint Alphonsus)
• Prenatal and Postnatal Care
• Pediatrics
• Women's Health
• Acute and Chronic Conditions

Dr. Beatty was drawn to Family Medicine because it allows her to build true relationships with patients of all ages and provide full-spectrum family care. An Idaho native, she is thrilled to practice in her home state and particularly passionate about rural health where she can be involved in her community and build strong relationships with both her patients and her neighbors.

Dr. Beatty is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine in partnership with the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho
Residency: McKay-Dee Family Medicine Residency in Ogden, Utah.
Areas of Special Interest: Obstetrics, pediatrics, women's health, acute and chronic care. Dr. Beatty is currently privileged and delivering at Saint Alphonsus (Nampa & Boise locations) and St. Luke's (Nampa & Meridian locations).

Jon Hlavinka, MD

Dr. Jon Hlavinka joins Valor Health Family Medicine, offering our patients increased access to primary care services. Born to a rural family physician, Dr. Hlavinka began his healthcare
journey at a young age, joining his father on hospital rounds and eventually becoming a hospital orderly and then a paramedic for the volunteer ambulance service.

Dr Hlavinka spent time practicing medicine in remote Alaska and served as the medical director for the Kodiak Island Native Association. He would travel by amphibious planes to secluded villages to care for his patients. Upon starting his family, he moved back to the lower 48 and joined a clinic in Nampa that eventually became Saltzer Health. Over the span of his career, Dr. Hlavinka has provided care for all ages of patients, from birth through life, and specializes in adult chronic care.

When not serving his patients and community, Dr. Hlavinka can be found enjoying the great Idaho outdoors. His passions include skiing, camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, and photography. He also spends time on his hobby farm with his chickens, goats, and garden.

Access to primary care is important for you and your family. As we work to recruit new permanent providers, we are excited to welcome Dr. Jon Hlavinka to our Family Medicine team to help increase appointment availability during this transition. Dr. Hlavinka has over 30 years of experience and will provide interim care at our clinic through 2025.

Jennifer King, DNP

Dr. Jennifer King is a Doctor of Nursing Practice with over 25 years of experience in healthcare. She graduated from Graceland University with a master's in science of nursing in 2014 and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a Doctor of Nursing Science in 2016.

She also holds a Bachelor of Science focusing on Human Resource Management. She has been practicing in Treasure Valley since 2014, caring for people of all ages. She especially enjoys serving the pediatric population beginning at birth; however, she does treat all ages. Dr. King has practiced mainly in the Treasure Valley, focusing on rural areas. However, she did have an 18-month stent in Spokane during the COVID-19 epidemic, where she floated to many of the corporate clinics. It was in Spokane that she became familiar with transgender care and the homeless population, giving her a new insight into her practice. She returned to the Treasure Valley in 2021. In her practice, Dr. King specializes in treating migraines, pediatrics, and nutrition. She enjoys incorporating medicine with preventive measures to obtain the best health possible for her patients. She also treats transgender care and hormone replacement therapy for men.

Outside of work, she enjoys riding one of her six "Paint" horses, on which she competes in barrel racing and carries sponsor flags in many of the local rodeos. She has also been happily married to her husband for over twenty years and has five children and, soon to be, five grandchildren.

Dr. King recently left Saltzer Health and chose Valor Health because it focuses on patient-led healthcare.

Morgan Ruiz, DO

Dr. Ruiz is licensed as an Osteopathic Physician and is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian, ID, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology-Chemistry from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association. During her residency at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, she was a member of the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee and the Family Medicine Resident Wellness Committee.

Dr. Ruiz’s goal is to provide her patients with comprehensive care at every stage of life. She believes in a holistic approach to healthcare, integrating all aspects of life to promote longevity and help patients achieve their personal health goals.

When not seeing patients at Valor Health Family Medicine, Dr. Ruiz enjoys gardening, reading, crocheting, and spending time with her family.

Residency: Family Medicine - Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls, ID

Medical School: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID

Dr. Ruiz specializes in:

• Women's Health
• Pediatrics
• Chronic Disease Management
• Geriatrics
• Mental Health

Van Nieuwenhuyzen, MD

Dr. Van Nieuwenhuyzen (Dr. Van) is licensed as a Physician by the Idaho State Board of Medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, in Sacramento, CA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA. Dr. Van completed her rural health family medicine residency with Full Circle Health Family Medicine in Caldwell, Idaho in 2025.

She is a board member of the Idaho Rural Health Association and a member of the Idaho Medical Association, the Gold Humanism Honor Society, the Christian Medical and Dental Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Van’s interest in medicine was sparked in early childhood, as she helped care for her mother, who faced serious medical conditions. Her goal is to deliver holistic care, focusing on lifestyle changes and incorporating medical management when necessary. She values the meaningful connections she has built with her patients and their families, reflecting her belief in fostering strong, long-term relationships as a foundation for effective care.

When not seeing patients at Valor Health Family Medicine, Dr. Van enjoys farming, gardening, reading, writing, spending time with her family, crafts like painting and needlepoint, and exploring the outdoors.

Residency: Family Medicine - Full Circle Health Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
Medical School: University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA

Dr. Van Nieuwenhuyzen specializes in:

• Obstetrics
• Women’s Health
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Newborn Care/Pediatrics
• Acute and Chronic Medical Management

Melisa Schwartz, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Melisa Schwartz is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) and licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with over a decade of experience across diverse clinical environments. Her background spans emergency medicine, urgent care, infusion therapy, intensive care, and now, primary care—where she continues her commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

Melisa’s interest in science and medicine began early in life, but it was her experience as a parent of a child with autism that gave her a unique perspective of and passion for medicine. Navigating that journey as both a caregiver and advocate deepened her empathy, strengthened her resilience, and reinforced her belief in the importance of truly listening to patients and their loved ones.

Melisa believes that every patient deserves to feel seen, heard, and respected. Melisa does not believe healthcare is one-size-fits-all, but rather that your healthcare should be personalized and based on mutual trust with your provider.

Outside of patient care, Melisa enjoys spending time with her family, her energetic husky and traveling.

Education: Master of Science in Nursing, FNP Program (MSN, FNP-C), Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID; Bachelor of Nursing (BSN), Boise State University, Boise, ID; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Rose State College, Midwest City, OK

Melisa specializes in:

• Primary care/family medicine
• Preventative care
• Acute conditions
• Chronic disease management

Korin Velez, PA-C

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Korin Velez joined our Urgent Care and Family Medicine Clinic in 2022. She enjoys building meaningful relationships with her patients and families, focusing on their personal health goals and overall quality of life.

Medical School: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Clinical Studies from AT Still University in Phoenix, AZ
Areas of Special Interest: Pediatrics, women’s health, acute care.

Ty Weber, MSN, FNP-C

Ty Weber is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals and families. He earned his Master of Science in Nursing from Gonzaga University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in Gerontology from Brigham Young University.

Ty specializes in managing acute and chronic conditions, with particular expertise in joint injections, obesity management, and biopsies. He enjoys building meaningful relationships with his patients by fostering an inclusive, welcoming environment.

Outside of work, Ty enjoys spending time outdoors and giving back to the community through local health initiatives. Ty is thrilled to join Valor Health’s family medicine team and looks forward to partnering with patients to achieve their healthcare goals.

Lisa Isaksen, NP-C, PMHNP-BC

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Lisa Isaksen is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with expertise in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions across the lifespan. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University and received her PMHNP certificate from Frontier Nursing University and received her certificate in and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Lisa brings a unique perspective to mental health care, combining her advanced nursing skills with her deep understanding of social and emotional well-being. As a PMHNP, she is qualified to prescribe medications and manage psychopharmacological treatments.

Lisa has been part of the Valor Health team for over 10 years. She has worked in our Family Medicine and Urgent Care clinic, as well as in our Specialty Medicine Clinic, and previously specialized in acute and chronic conditions, wound care, and foot and ankle care. When Lisa isn’t helping members of our community live their best lives, she enjoys traveling around the world and keeping her bull terrier named Karl out of mischief.

Gail Baker, LCSW

Gail has been practicing as a licensed clinical social worker for more than 15 years. She completed her master’s degree in social work with an emphasis on children and families at Walla Walla University. She is completing her doctorate in health sciences.

She was born and practiced in Montana before relocating to Idaho, residing in Emmett for five years. She has practiced throughout Idaho for the last ten years, providing clinical oversight and developing behavioral health treatment programs for youth and adults. She believes that mental health starts with person centered treatment planning that incorporates all aspects of the mind and body. She practices evidence based treatment that is tailored to the unique healthcare needs of the individual.

Trever Martin, DPM

Bio

Trever J. Martin, DPM is a graduate of Brigham Young University – Idaho and Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.  He trained in foot and ankle surgery and wound care at North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC).

Dr. Martin provides compassionate care to his patients, specializing in foot and ankle surgery, general foot and ankle care, sports medicine, pediatrics, diabetic foot care, and wound care. He has additional training in pediatric foot and ankle conditions and surgery and has completed several medical missions to Mexico providing pediatric care.

Dr. Martin is a member of The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and The American Podiatric Medical Association.  He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Dr. Martin enjoys spending time with his family, coaching and playing sports, and enjoying the Idaho outdoors.

Jerod Hines, MD

Dr. Jerod Hines was born and raised in Southeast, Idaho. He received his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine and completed his residency and received his Fellowship of Sports Medicine at McGill University, Department of Orthopedics. Dr. Hines served as a VISTA volunteer in Lowell, MA for 1 year and also served as Hospital Corpsman in Navy Reserves for 8 years.

Dr. Hines has been living and working full-time in Gem County since 2016. He is the Director of Valor Health’s Sports Medicine program and you can usually find him on the sidelines of many Emmett Huskies sporting events. Dr. Hines enjoys spending time with his son, coaching and playing sports and spending time outdoors.

A few questions for Dr. Hines:

“I am honest about their options. Patients appreciate honesty, a doctor they can trust.” – Dr. Hines

“Dr. Hines took great care of my daughter when she broke her arm. He was compassionate and straight-forward. Exactly what I want in a doctor.” – SC, Emmett 

What do you want patients to know about you?

“I am glad to be back in Idaho. Emmett is a great town, and I am fortunate to work and live in this community.” – Dr. Hines

Zachary Bastian, MD

Zachary Bastian, MD FACS, is a native of Boise, Idaho, who knew at an early age that he wanted to be a surgeon. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he studied medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. During that time, he met his talented wife, Dr. Allison Bastian. Together, the two moved to North Dakota, where Dr. Bastian completed his General Surgery residency, emphasizing Rural Surgery. Finally, after more than 10 years away from home, Drs. Bastian returned to Idaho, along with their infant daughter, eager to start their new lives and careers.

Fast forward some years and Dr. Zachary Bastian has worked full-time in Emmett for the past 4 years and serves as the VH Director of Surgery. When not performing surgery, Dr. Bastian loves to spend time outdoors with his family, hiking and camping. He likes to work with his hands and is known as a craftsman, gardener, and handyman at home.

A few questions for Dr. Bastian:

What do your patients say?

“I tend to spend a lot of time talking to patients. People have told me I am a good listener, that I am direct and speak frankly, but with genuine care.” 

What would you like your patients to know about you?

“I care about the success of Valor Health and about the community I serve. A community hospital is an essential part of a small town like Emmett. Rural communities across this country have seen major economic changes… one industry that is indispensable for a town like Emmett is healthcare, and the foundation of healthcare is the community hospital.”

Brian Fortuin, MD

Brian Fortuin, MD, is a University of California- Santa Barbara graduate. He attended medical school at Duke University and had an internal medicine residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received sleep medicine training from Stanford University and became board-certified in sleep in 1997.

Dr. Fortuin enjoys rural medicine, having a more direct impact on the people and community around him. He will offer an in-person clinic monthly at Valor Health Specialty Medicine and Surgical Clinic, working closely with our sleep lab technologists to diagnose and treat sleep disorders. When not providing care at Valor Health, he works as a general internist at his Twin Falls, Idaho medical practice.

When not providing care, Dr. Fortuin enjoys the great outdoors with his wife: alpine skiing, rafting, and golfing. He also enjoys aviation, flying in the backcountry, spending time on his small farm, and raising crops and sheep.

Chancen Hall, DO

Dr. Chancen Hall is a fellowship-trained interventional pain management specialist and anethesiologist.  He earned a B.S. in Biology with Honors from Dixie State University in St. George, Utah in 2013 and graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Rocky Vista University in 2018. He subsequently completed an internship and anesthesia residency at the University of Kansas—Wichita, followed by a fellowship in chronic pain management at Penn State University in 2022. In 2023, Dr. Hall joined the Advanced Pain Management center of Oklahoma, providing comprehensive chronic pain care through advanced techniques such as spinal and joint injections, peripheral nerve stimulation, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, neurolytic procedures, and sympathetic blocks.

Excited to be back in a rural community, Dr. Hall is originally from a small town in southern Utah.  When he's not practicing medicine, he cherishes time with his wife and kids and serving his community.  He is always on the lookout for a new mountain bike trail or disc golf course.

Tyler Jue MSN, ACNP-BC, CWCN-AP, CWS

Tyler Jue is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner, certified wound care nurse (advanced practice) and certified wound specialist. He has over a decade of experience in advanced skin and wound care. He holds two national wound certifications from the American Board of Wound Management and the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society.

He takes pride in offering current advanced wound care, in addition to educating patients and empowering them with how to best prevent recurring wounds.

When not at work, Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife and children exploring Idaho’s great outdoors, including mountain biking, fly fishing and bow hunting.

Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; Master of Science in Exercise and Sports Studies (M.S.), Boise State University, Boise, ID

Scott Thomas, MD

Pat Coleman, MD

Philosophy of Care

Karl Undesser, MD

Karl P. Undesser, MD, is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist who has practiced medicine in the Boise area for over 18 years. He began his schooling in biology at the University of California, San Diego, and later received a PhD in pharmacology and doctor of medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Over the next several years, Dr. Undesser completed post-graduate education and training in Texas, North Carolina and California, including an electrophysiology fellowship with the Division of Cardiology at University of California, San Diego. Dr. Undesser is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology and has extensive research experience with several publications.

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Lyndon Box, MD

Dr. Lyndon Box is an experienced and board-certified interventional cardiologist. He graduated medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, before completing fellowships in both cardiology and interventional cardiology at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. Prior to moving to Idaho, Dr. Box was part of the cardiology faculty at the University of Florida-Jacksonville, where he instructed training physicians and engaged in clinical research.

Dr. Box was born in Winfield, Alabama. His introduction to medicine was at the bedside of his father, who had open heart surgery when Dr. Box was just 8 years old and passed away from heart disease during Dr. Box’s freshman year of college. It was his father’s dream that Dr. Box be the first in his family to go to college, and it is not surprising that Dr. Box went into medicine.

Continually influenced by his childhood experiences, Dr. Box’s practice philosophy is based on the belief that the art of medicine consists of being able to utilize advances in science and technology without losing sight of the patient as an individual. He considers it his responsibility to make sure patients understand their conditions and feel comfortable with their care plan.

Dr. Box is married to a fellow physician and has three young children. As a family, they are actively engaged with their church community. Dr. Box and his wife both enjoy endurance sports and when he is not busy with work or family, you are most likely to find him out on the trails.

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Patrick Connor MD

Dr. Connor is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist and fellow with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his medical degree and completed his residency at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His fellowship was through the University of Michigan.

Dr. Connor has expertise in both minimally invasive robotic and complex open procedures.

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