Erin Kershisnik
MD
Dr. Erin Kershisnik is a board certified Family Physician who has lived in the Olympia area with her husband and two daughters for over 20 years. She graduated from Seattle Pacific University and then traveled to Philadelphia for her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Eager to return to her home state, she completed her residency in Family Medicine at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. She is proud of the broad spectrum of care her specialty provides and is committed to her vision of patient-centered health care. She enjoys the way her practice allows her to collaborate with her patients to meet their goals for healthy living. Her caring and compassionate nature offers her elder and hospice patients the level of care and understanding they deserve. In addition to practicing medicine, her other interests include helping her daughters launch into adulthood, training Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, singing with the Olympia Choral Society, and figuring out new and creative ways to keep the deer out of her garden!
Jennifer Vazquez-Bryan
MD, MPH
Dr. Jennifer Vazquez-Bryan is a board certified Family Physician who relocated from New York to join Vantage Physicians in 2019. She earned her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, NJ and traveled to Washington to complete her residency in Seattle at Swedish Family Medicine. Prior to joining Vantage, she opened her own Direct Primary Care Practice and is quite familiar with the model of care. Dr. Vazquez-Bryan enjoys the way DPC allows her to really get to know her patients and be there for them. It brings her great joy knowing that people trust her with their health and that she is able to develop a relationship and work with them as a team, leading them to improved health and happiness. When not taking care of patients, she enjoys travelling, running, swimming, and spending time with her husband and three young sons.
Cindy Pedersen
Office Manager
Cindy is our office manager. She is a Washington native who joined Vantage Physicians in 2011 after earning an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Medical Administration at SPSCC. As our Office Manager she has a hand in most front office activities, focusing on day to day operations. If you have any questions about billing or membership she has the answers. When she is not hard at work for our patients, Cindy enjoys gardening, crafting, spending time with her husband and two German Shepherds, and may be just a little obsessed with her small flock of chickens.
Yaritza Matos-Martinez
CMA
Yaritza draws labs, performs EKGs and ear lavages, administers vaccinations, helps the providers with procedures as needed, and works with your insurance company to ensure your medications are covered. She joined Vantage Physicians in 2020 with over 10 years of medical office experience. She was born in Puerto Rico and speaks fluid Spanish. Yaritza has traveled all around the United States, moving to Washington with her boyfriend in 2019. Together they enjoy exploring the great outdoors and have become avid cyclists.
Nicole “Nicci” Buchholz
Receptionist
Nicci is our receptionist. She joined Vantage Physicians in 2022, bringing with her both pharmacy and long-term care experience. She is typically the first smiling face you will see when you visit our office and the friendly voice you’ll most often hear on the other end of the phone. Although her title is receptionist, Nicci fills many other roles such as referral coordinator and securing insurance authorizations for radiology studies. Nicci was born and raised in Oregon and has lived in Washington since 2012, relocating from Keizer Oregon. Outside of the office, she is mother to three children and has two chihuahua mix dogs, Hogan Elizabeth and Deliaha James. She enjoys spending time with her husband and children and loves reading on rainy days with a hot coffee in hand and snuggled with her puppies .