Katherine Lemler

Katherine E. Hughey, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
300 North Ingalls Street, NI4C06
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5435   

Biography

Dr. Katherine L. Hughey is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine.  She received her undergraduate degree in religion and chemistry from Duke University.  After graduating from medical school at the University of Chicago in 2012, Dr. Hughey moved to the University of Michigan to complete her residency in Family Medicine in 2015, and subsequently the department’s inaugural fellowship in Community Medicine and Health Disparities in 2016.  Professionally fluent in Spanish, Dr. Hughey sees patients at the University of Michigan Ypsilanti Health Center, where she focuses on culturally-aware and language-concordant care.  She also sees patients at Scarlett Middle School and Ypsilanti High School as part of Michigan Medicine’s school-based clinic system, the Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools.

In the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Hughey serves as the Assistant Director for the Global Health and Disparities Path of Excellence.  Her scholarly interests include community-based participatory research in the Latinx community in Washtenaw County, MI.  She serves on the Family Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. 

Areas of Interest

Clinical interests:

Primary care of vulnerable populations

Immigrant and refugee health

Language-concordant primary care

Research interests:

Barriers to contraception use in the Latinx community in Washtenaw County, MI

Other interests:

Medical education in international and domestic health equity

Physician advocacy for vulnerable populations

Credentials

Medical School

M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill., 2012

Residency

Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2015

Board Certification

Family Medicine

Locations
200 Arnet St.
Suite 200
Ypsilanti, MI  48198
734-539-5000
734-482-1707

Downloads

Dr. Hughey's most recent curriculum vitae