Dr. Sholar grew up in Salem and is thrilled to return home to care for the community where he was raised. He completed medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon, Oregon, and his Internal Medicine residency at the Universal Health Services Southern California Medical Consortium in Temecula, California. He enjoys getting to …

Jarin earned his Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Bradley University, specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. He is board-certified by the AANP-CB and a member of the AANP organization. He holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Human Movement Science from Utah State University and a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Weber State University, graduating Magna Cum …

Lorie Kelley Norton is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Lorie completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Master of Science in Nursing with specialization in Education from Walden University, and post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Purdue University. Lorie …

Don Winder has always wanted to work in medicine in some capacity since middle school. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Denver and he gained invaluable experience as an EMT, witnessing firsthand the profound impact of compassionate care. Driven by a passion for enhancing patient outcomes, Don transitioned to become …

Lisa Oreschak was born in a small town in Northern California. She graduated from Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nevada with an associates degree and completed her last few years of her undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She spent the next several years working as a Medical Assistant …

McKayla Pollard was born and raised in the Salem area. She attended Western Oregon University for her undergraduate work and in 2019 earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. McKayla went on to pursue a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies at Oregon Health & Science University. She was able to practice throughout Oregon during the …

Specialty: Adult Medicine Education and Training: Undergraduate: Rapid City School of Nursing, South Dakota -Diploma University of Portland, Oregon Bachelor of Science in Nursing Post Graduate: University of Portland, Oregon- Masters in Science University of Washington, Washington- Certificate in Wound Care Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center Advanced Wound Care WOCNC-ANCC Special Interests: Preventative Health …

Transitioning out of state March 10th. Dr. Saumyajit Datta will no longer be practicing medicine at South Salem Primary Care – Praxis Health. We want to wish Dr. Datta and his family the best of luck as they transition to the next chapter of his career out of state. You will be missed in the …