General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  Thank you for your interest in our medical weight loss and management program.  We would love to help you achieve your weight loss goals.  Our program is individualized for each patient by our bariatric specialists based on your medical history and goals.
• Pediatric Care
  Dr. Webb’s wife is also a physician, who practices pediatrics in Mount Vernon. They moved to this area one year ago because of proximity to the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, as well as having family nearby in Seattle. Both he and his wife grew up in the Pacific Northwest and had always hoped to set up their practices in this region. In his free time, Dr. Webb can be found biking, hiking, spending time with his wife, woodworking, and gardening.
• Sleep Disorders
  We offer a variety of treatment options for all sleep disorders at our facility. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can be treated with a variety of different therapies, depending on the severity of the apnea. The gold standard for treating Sleep Apnea effectively is CPAP Therapy. We provide several different treatment therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea here at NorthStar Medical Specialists, including...
• Family Practice
  Cathy graduated from the University of California, Davis Physician Assistant program in 2018.  She started in Family Medicine until discovering a passion for helping patients regain restful sleep.  She has worked in Sleep Medicine since 2020 and especially enjoys guiding patients through cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and supporting patients as they adapt to PAP therapy.
• Emergency Care
  Earl began his medical career as a EMT/Medic in the 1980s. He then became a Registered Nurse and worked as an RN in various positions while obtaining a BS degree in Biochemistry from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He attended Northeastern University in Boston to become a Physician Assistant, graduating in September of 1993. Earl moved to Bellingham in 1994 and worked for 6 years practicing in Asthma and Allergy. He then worked for 15 years at a large multi specialty clinic doing urgent care for Internal and Family Medicine departments.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Donald Berry has been practicing Pulmonology since 1984 and is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine. In 1971, he received his BA at Haverford College, Pennsylvania followed by his Doctorate of Medicine in 1979 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York.

Neurologists

• Neurology
  Dr. Zachary Webb is medical director of sleep medicine at Northstar Medical Specialists and focuses his practice entirely on the management of sleep disorders. He is board certified in neurology and Sleep Medicine. In 2005 he completed his neurology residency and fellowship training and moved to the Bellingham area.

Psychiatrists

• Insomnia

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Dr. Lauter joined the NorthStar Medical Specialists staff as Bariatric Medical Director in 2016.  Dr. Lauter went to undergraduate school at Oberlin College and received his Doctorate of Medicine from University of Rochester in 1986. He completed his general surgery internship at the University of Washington and his general surgery residency at the University of California at San Diego in 1991.
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  Lily Chang, MD, is a minimally invasive general and bariatric surgeon at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She received her medical degree from Tufts University in 1996. Her residency training was at the University of Washington, and she then completed fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery also at University of Washington in 2002. She has been performing bariatric surgery for over 20 years.
• Robotic Surgery
  He has practiced surgery in the Pacific Northwest since 1992. During that time his private practice has included general, vascular, surgical oncology, bariatric and minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

Plastic Surgeons

• Bariatric Surgery
  “The road I was heading down was going to lead to diabetes – my dad and grandpa both had it and both of them are gone now. I wanted to be there longer for my kids, to be able to walk my daughter down the aisle. I decided to have bariatric surgery through NorthStar. I’ve dropped about 30lbs. this month. The staff has been really supportive all the way through. Always a smile, always supportive, encouraging and very informative.”

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Sophia Graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with her Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences. Shortly after, she decided to continue her education and interest in exercise science, by earning her certification in personal training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Sophia joined the North Star Medical Specialist team in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation department in 2022 after moving to the Bellingham area from her hometown in Alaska. Sophia has been active in sports and exercise all her life and hopes to inspire others through movement.