Rural Health Clinic Providers
We invite you to get to know our Rural Health Clinic Providers. Please take a few minutes to read their bios on the following page and then contact our clinic at 575.894.3221 to schedule an appointment with the Provider of your choice.
SONIA SEUFER, MD
Board certified in Family Medicine, Sonia attended medical school at the University of Colorado-Denver and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Banner University in Phoenix Arizona. She has been in practice for 30+ years in California, Texas, Colorado, Arizona., and now, Sierra Vista Hospital. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and is excited to be a part of our community. Sonia sees patients of all age groups and performs minor procedures. During her down time, she enjoys reading, gardening, music, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.ERICA PALIN, MD
Having grown up in a small rural town in Virginia, Erica received her Bachelors of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA; attained her Doctorate of Medicine from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN; and completed her Family Medicine medical training and residency program at Hidalgo Medical Services Family Medicine in Silver City, NM, where she focused on rural medicine. “I like rural family medicine, because it is how I grew up. My entire family saw the same doctor. And he was more than just the local physician - he was part of the community. I knew that I wanted to do the same thing.” Dr. Palin’s scope of practice includes all age groups, from Pediatrics to Geriatrics, and a variety of medical services, including prenatal care, women’s health, birth control counseling, weight management, chronic disease management and annual physicals.ESTELA G. RUBIN, MSN, CNP
Having completed her Dental Degree in 1997 at the University of Cartagena in Colombia, Estela worked as general dentist in Bolivar Province until she moved to the United States in 2003. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at New Mexico State University in 2009 with honors. After working as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings, including outpatient rural health, public health, and long-term care, Estala completed her Masters of Science in Nursing through Graceland University, MO and became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2014. Estela joined Sierra Vista Clinic in 2015 and provides primary care to people of all ages. Her interests include women’s health, health promotion, disease prevention, wellness, and management of chronic conditions. She is proficient with insertion and removal of Nexplanon® for contraception and has completed training and attained a DATA waiver that allows her to treat opioid dependency in the outpatient setting by prescribing Buprenorphine-Naloxone.
A certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and certified Diabetes Educator., Karen-Lynn spent most of her career at the University of New Mexico Hospital as a nurse practitioner in Pulmonary-Critical Care. She received her Bachelor’s and Masters degrees from the University of New Mexico, completed the Respiratory Therapy Program at Biosystems, Tempe, AZ, and clinicals at Albany Medical Center in NY. She has been Adjunct Faculty at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing and faculty at CNM and St Francis University. She was a member of the Advance Practice Advisory Committee with the New Mexico Board of Nursing from 2010 to 2016, and her research and publications have been in the field of Adult Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes. Karen-Lynn worked at Sierra Vista Hospital from 2015-2016, returning in 2018.exceptional providers...
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