Meet the Fellows
WELCOME CLASS OF 2024
Saima Khan, MD, MPH, is an incoming Addiction Medicine Fellow. She completed her Family Medicine Residency in Kalamazoo at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine program. She earned her medical degree from Dow Medical College, Pakistan, and her Master’s of Public Health from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She is passionate about public health and advocacy. Her clinical and research interests include community-driven initiatives, health promotion, and equitable access to healthcare for marginalized populations.
Kristin Prewitt, MD, MPH (she/her) grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in English Literature. It was in undergrad she developed a passion for the nexus between humanities, medicine, and advocacy. After enduring many Wisconsin winters, she decided it was time to explore warmer climates. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a dual MD and MPH in Epidemiology degree.
She then moved to Portland, Oregon for residency at OHSU. Although she initially started residency in Family Medicine, she transitioned to OHSU’s Obstetrics and Gynecology program, desiring to expand her ability to advocate for patients through high-risk obstetrics, advanced family planning, and surgical care. She graduated from OB/GYN residency in June 2023. Her research focuses on substance use disorders in pregnancy, abortion, stigmatized care, and pain management during gynecologic procedures. Having been a teenage parent herself, Kristin also has a particular interest in adolescent gynecology. She is thrilled to continue her training at OHSU in the Addiction Medicine Fellowship. In her free time, she likes to garden, hike, read, and explore the Portland food scene with her two kids and partner.
Kyle Sears, MD is joining the Addiction Medicine fellowship after four years of practice as a hospitalist in Seattle. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, he completed medical school at Temple in Philadelphia and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is particularly interested in expanding access to substance use treatment for hospitalized patients and bridging this care to the outpatient setting. Out of the hospital, he enjoys rock climbing, running, and cooking classic New Mexican food.
Matt West, DO is excited to be one of the new Addiction Medicine Fellows! He grew up in Arizona and moved to Portland in 2017 to complete his medical school rotations. During this time he fell in love with the city, nature, and culture of the Pacific Northwest. In Matt's spare time he enjoys going to concerts, playing bass guitar, and exploring new things to do with his wife and frenchie! His favorite aspects about Addiction Medicine are shared decision making and harm reduction. After spending the last three years in Seattle for residency training, Matt is incredibly excited to come back to Portland and put down permanent roots!