Central Peninsula General Hospital is pleased to welcome board-certified Internal Medicine Specialist Amy M. Dechet, MD.  Dr. Dechet is joining Peninsula Internal Medicine and will be with the practice as a locums tenens physician through the end of June of this year. 

“The Physicians at Peninsula Internal Medicine are very excited to have Dr. Dechet joining us”, said Dr. John Bramante, one of the physicians at the practice.  “Her references were overwhelmingly positive, and enthusiastic. We feel very lucky to have her here on the Peninsula.”

Dr. Dechet graduated Magna cum laude from Williams College in 1993.  She earned her M.D. with honors from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1999 and in June 2002, completed her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine from the University of California San Francisco. 

Dr. Dechet came to the Peninsula from Atlanta, Georgia where she worked as an Epidemic Intelligence Services Officer for the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) specializing in food borne-related disease outbreaks.  Additionally, she has provided medical care in several locations overseas in Africa and Central America.  In her spare time, Dr. Dechet enjoys hiking, rock climbing, international travel and cultural activities.

Patients wishing to make an appointment with Dr. Dechet may call Peninsula Internal Medicine at (907) 262-8597 or fax (907) 262-6516.