Spectrum Health Medical Group Adds Internal Medicine Specialist

Karen L. Garibaldi, MD, MPH, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group effective February 28, 2010.

Garibaldi, who specializes in internal medicine, will practice at the Spectrum Health Medical Group Internal Medicine Office at 4444 Kalamazoo Ave. in Kentwood.

“We are very happy to welcome Dr. Garibaldi to Spectrum Health,” said James M. Tucci, MD, MMM, president, Spectrum Health Medical Group. “Her experience is a valuable resource for our internal medicine program.”

Dr. Garibaldi received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and her Masters of Public Health degree from the University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center in Houston. She completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics internship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Garibaldi served a fellowship in primary care research at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and held faculty positions at both Baylor and the University of Connecticut.

The Spectrum Health Medical Group employs more than 90 physicians and mid-level providers, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, a collection of seven hospitals and more than 140 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group, mmpc® and West Michigan Heart-physician groups totaling more than 400 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with nearly 580,000 members. Spectrum Health’s 16,000 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,200 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care. The organization provided $79.4 million in community benefit during its 2009 fiscal year. As a system, Spectrum Health has earned more than 100 awards since it was formed in 1997.