Lester Pittle, MD 
Internal Medicine (Qliance Level 1 provider, practice open)

Specialty: Internal Medicine
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine, MD; University of Michigan, BS – Psychology
Residency: University of Washington Academic Track, Internal Medicine
Language: English

Lester Pittle grew up in New Jersey and went to the University of Michigan graduating with a B.S. in Psychology. While attending the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Dr. Pittle became involved in community medicine. Working with the Department of Pediatrics to gather data, Dr. Pittle helped to support the establishment of the Arvonia Community Health Center in rural Virginia.

Dr. Pittle completed a rotating internship at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon and then his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Continuing in his interest in the problems of accessing health care, Dr. Pittle completed his Masters Degree in Public Health at the University of Washington. Following graduation in 1981, he began work at the Pike Market Medical Clinic (PMMC) where he acted as the Medical Director from 1989 to 2002. During his time at PMMC, Dr. Pittle served the chronically ill and primarily poor population of Downtown Seattle giving him extensive experience in treating HIV illness, hepatitis, mental illness, and the common medical problems of the elderly. He served as the lead clinician for the Community Diabetes Initiative of the Community Health Council and acted as Chair of the Council for two years in the 1990’s. In 2004, Dr. Pittle’s work was recognized as he received both the Director’s Award from the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health and the Clinician’s Achievement Award from the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association.

Dr. Pittle is excited to join Qliance which he sees as the next needed step in restructuring primary medical care delivery. In his free time, he enjoys playing the guitar and jogging around Seward Park.

Lynne Duran 
ARNP Family Medicine (Qliance Level 1 provider, practice open)

Specialty: Family Medicine
Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Board Certification in Family Practice
Education: Pacific Lutheran University, MSN; Pacific Lutheran University, BA - Biology
Language: English

Lynne has acquired a wide variety of experience since entering the Nursing profession in 1983. In 2002, she returned to Pacific Lutheran University to attain a Master’s degree in Nursing, graduating in the top 1% of her class.

After graduation, Lynne worked in a Family Practice setting with a physician specializing in functional medicine, a type of individualized health care that deals with primary prevention of illness and focuses on underlying causes instead of symptoms. During this time, Lynne continued to develop her personal philosophy of health care which is based on a partnership between the provider and patient. From her perspective, this partnership requires both the medical expertise of the provider and the patient’s expertise in their own life.

Following this experience, Lynne was a co-owner in a Family Practice clinic. This was an excellent opportunity for her to put her health care philosophy into action through the development of clinic policies which emphasized patient-centered care.

Lynne believes that her role as a provider is to empower individuals to successfully manage their health issues and to attain the highest possible level of wellness. Her special interests include the relationship between the mind and body, adolescent issues, and the management of asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Lynne is proud to be a Northwest native and currently lives in Auburn with her family. She has a great appreciation for nature and likes to spend time exploring the beautiful outdoors of Washington State. She is thrilled to join the Kent Qliance team because of its mission to provide high quality care where patient service and patient satisfaction comes first.