General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  Carla Bloem, PA Carla was born in Seattle, Washington. Her father was in the Coast Guard. She was raised in multiple towns and cities in Washington, Oregon, and California. In 1977, Carla began a 20-year career as a medical technician for a large multi-specialty clinic in Bremerton, Washington. In 1998, she graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine/MEDEX Physician Assistant Program. She spent 13 years in the state of Wyoming working in rural health centers specializing in primary care medicine, acute care, and OB/GYN. She returned to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 and worked in endocrinology for 4 years before joining Jefferson Neurology LLC in 2018. She enjoys reading, crafts, and fishing.

Ophthalmologists

• Ophthalmology
  About Dr. Ali Dr. Ali was born and raised in Bombay (Mumbai), India. He attended Medical School at the Assam Medical College, graduating with an MD degree in 1990. Following his medical degree in Assam, he completed a 1-year residency in Ophthalmology; then returned to Bombay where he underwent 3 years training in General Medicine.

Neurologists

• Neurology
  In 1995, Dr. Ali did a medical internship in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1997, he moved to Boston where he did his Neurology residency through Tufts University at the New England Medical Center, completing his residency there in 2000.
• Multiple Sclerosis
  Neurologists diagnose and treat diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Common symptoms for which one may see a neurologist include headaches, dizziness, double vision, memory loss, weakness and numbness. Neurologists treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy, myopathy, etc.
• Epilepsy

Endocrinologist

• Endocrinology

Radiologist

• MRI
  Blood test results may take up to 2 weeks. Some tests may be sent to specialized laboratories which take time. MRI and CT scan reports are sent to us within in 2-3 days after the scan is done. EEG, ultrasounds and heart test reports usually take about a week after the tests are performed. We request that you wait until all the test results are in before scheduling an appointment.
• Computed Tomography