Justus Fiechtner
MD, Fel. ’80

About Justus Fiechtner

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Job title: Clinical Professor Emeritus Michigan State University

Degrees: MD, Fel. ’80

Career stage: Retired

State of practice: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Current practice settings: Volunteer consultant

Lived career experiences/transitions:

  • Leaving a practice
  • Starting a private practice
  • Retiring from practice
  • Work/life balance

Graduation year from the UW School of Medicine: Fel. 1980

Residency:  Marshfield Clinic/U of WI

Fellowship: University of Washington Medicine

Specialty/subspecialty: Internal Medicine/Rheumatology

Teaching roles: Med students, Residents and Fellows

Research or other professional interests: 30 years of Clinical Research


Justus’s bio:

A native of North Dakota, I graduated from U of ND (BS in Chemistry) and Boston U (MD), served in the US Navy, did my Internal Medicine in Wisconsin before coming to UW for my fellowship and MPH degree. I have practiced in a large group practice, as a hospital employee and in a private practice. I retired at the age of 72 but remain active by volunteering for the Maven Project, a nonprofit group dedicated to providing consultations to national underserved communities.

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