Sulphur Springs

Kara Hartl, MD

Dr. Kara has always believed in excellence, especially in medicine. Trained at Harvard University, UCSD, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, her education was exceptional and reinforced the notion that we should always practice exceptional medicine. The medical center she founded in Alaska was exactly that and is raising the bar of medicine in rural Alaska. She is now dedicated to bringing this exceptional standard to the rest of rural America. She is starting by creating a novel and exceptional model of telehealth for rural communities.

Ann Igoe, MD

Dr. Ann Igoe was born in Dublin, Ireland, and graduated from the University of Pécs Medical School in Hungary. She completed her residency in Rheumatology at Metrohealth in Cleveland, Ohio, where she has practiced for the last six years. She recently moved to Arizona with her husband and children.

Dr. Igoe treats all adult rheumatological conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, osteoarthritis (OA), Sjogren’s Syndrome, and gout, among many others.

William Lasswell, MD

Dr. Lasswell was born in Florida, and attended Florida State University as an undergraduate where he received a BS in Chemistry. After completing a doctoral program in Natural Products Chemistry at the University of Mississippi, he taught as an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island. He entered medical school at Brown University on an Army scholarship and, after finishing his MD training, entered postgraduate medical training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he completed internship and residency programs in general internal medicine and a fellowship program in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism.

Dr. Lasswell sees all endocrine related issues, including Type I and Type II diabetes, thyroid disorders, pregnancy-related endocrine issues and hormone imbalances.

Ferhad F. Bashir, MD

Dr. Ferhad F. Bashir is board certified in Neurology, Headache Medicine, and Obesity Medicine. Dr. Bashir’s medical interests include comprehensive management of headache conditions such as migraines, tension headaches, and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias. Commonly treated conditions include stroke, epilepsy, tremor, neuropathic pain, and dementia. After graduating and receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Bashir earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. He then completed his fellowship in Headache Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center and the renowned Diamond Headache Clinic where he went through extensive training in Adult and Pediatric Headache Management. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.