Madalyn Kovarik, MD was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and completed medical school at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, IL. She served her residency at West Suburban Family Medicine Residency near Chicago, IL and is board certified in Family Medicine. After residency, she was hired on at West Suburban as an attending physician for two and a half years, practicing full scope inpatient and outpatient family medicine as well as supervising resident physicians during their training. Throughout her career, Madalyn has been passionate about global health and underserved medicine, and she graduated with honors in global health medicine from Stritch School of Medicine. She has extensive training in full scope family medicine including women’s health and family planning, pediatrics, adult medicine, mental health, and hepatitis C treatment. She believes firmly in working together with patients through shared decision making to deliver personalized medical care with each patient’s priorities and values in mind. Madalyn is fluent in English and Spanish and values the importance of communicating with patients in their primary language. When she is not in the office, Madalyn enjoys spending time with her family, skiing, cooking, and gardening. She is thrilled to be moving to such a wonderful community and excited to join the medical team at Rocky Mountain Primary Care.