About Justus Fiechtner

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.

