Our Physicians
R. Lynn Carlson M.D :
Since the age of three, Dr. R. Lynn Carlson has spent the majority of his life in Alaska. He spent his summers fishing on his family’s beach set-net site and, after school and sports in the winter he and his brothers would weld aluminum fishing boats with his father to sell to other fishermen. He always enjoyed science, and pursued his medical education at the University of Washington. All through medical school and residency, Dr. Carlson helped to fund his education by captaining his fishing boat, the “Connie Jeanne”, during the salmon run each year in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Dr. Carlson completed his residency in Emergency Medicine in Pennsylvania. Soon after he finished, he and his family moved back to the Kenai and he started practicing medicine in his home town. Dr. Carlson has a passion for preventive medicine and focuses on keeping you healthy as well as treating your immediate illness. He is also Emergency Medicine Board Certified. With his experience, he plays a big part in our urgent care portion of the clinic.
Dr. Carlson has been in practice at the MediCenter for 18 years and enjoys the friendships he has gained with those whom he has served and looks forward to meeting and serving others as well.
Dr. Samuel Schurig DO :
Dr. Samuel Schurig has been with the MediCenter for over a year. He is a long time Alaskan, having come to the state in 1983 with the Air Force. He transferred to the Air National Guard in 1986, and because of his love for the state he opened a private practice in Eagle River. He loves the outdoors and spending time with his family, which is partly why he understands the importance of his role in practicing Family and Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Schurig loves taking care of families and their medical needs. He also takes a special interest in diabetes and the metabolic problems which accompany it. As an Osteopath, Dr. Schurig has a great deal of experience with bone and joint problems and Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy. He also is very skilled in removing unwanted moles, cysts, warts and lipomas.
Dr. Ann Hupe DO :
Dr. Ann Hupe, a doctor of osteopathy since 1990, loves living on the Kenai. She and her deceased husband have traveled to several different places and have seen and experienced so many things. She is a brilliant person and loves all the little things in life. She still loves to travel and her favorite hobby is fiber arts.
She has practiced medicine and gained valuable experience in several states. Although Dr. Hupe specializes in Family Medicine, she has medical interests in Women’s Health, Nutritional Medicine, Emergency Care, Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Those that know Dr. Hupe know that she takes personal interest in treating and caring for her patients needs.