Doctor:
Dr. Alan Dappen

Dr. Alan Dappen graduated from the University of Washington Medical School in 1979. He completed his Family Medicine residency in 1983 at the University of California, Davis program in Modesto, California. He completed a Song-Brown Fellowship in 1984, and coursework in Family Therapy in 1989. He has remained Board-certified in Family Medicine since 1983. Doctor Dappen has practiced medicine in California, Kenya, Mexico, and since 1992, in Vienna, VA. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Department of Family Practice, and recently became a graduate of Leadership Fairfax. He has published medical journal articles on diverse topics, including malaria, nutrition, and smoking. He speaks Spanish fluently. Doctor Dappen is the founder of .

Doctor:
Dr. Steve Simmons

Steve is a Board-certified Internist, who received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, and completed his residency ant St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado.  In 1996, Steve was selected by his peers to recieve the Dr. Annie Yee Johnson Memorial Award for compassion and professionalism.  He has spent the past 10 years working in primary and urgent care at Kaiser Permanente.  Steve and Alan have worked together for the past five years. 

Nurse Practitioner:
Valerie Tinley

Valerie Tinley is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has 30 years of experience in nursing that includes obstetrics, operating room and 12 years in breast cancer research. In 1997, she graduated with honors from George Mason/George Washington University Collaborative Program with a Masters of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner. Since then, her work experience has been in urgent care, family practice, infectious disease, rheumatology, and health exams, particularly dealing with women's health issues and pre-surgical screening of preoperative patients. She brings with her a wealth of healthcare knowledge, experience, and a caring attitude.

Nurse Practitioner:
Zita Buky

Zita Buky is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in health care, including Respiratory Therapy and Critical Care Nursing.  She graduated with honors from George Mason University/George Washington University Collaborative Program with a Masters in Nursing/Family Practice in 1999.  Nurse Practitioner Buky’s experience encompasses extensive work in pulmonary medicine, long term care, internal medicine and cardiology.  She has worked in private practice, hospitals, and home care in Texas, Illinois, Virginia and Washington D.C.  She has an enduring commitment to holistic patient care and extensive knowledge of the healthcare system.  Zita is fluent in Hungarian.

Nurse and Office Manager:
Gail Hale

Gail Hale, RN is the nurse manager for Family Medicine. She studied a combined nursing course at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and The Middlesex Hospital and Queen Charlottes Hospital for Women in London in the U.K., receiving her registration in General and Pediatric Nursing in 1977. She studied for her Health Visitors diploma at the University of the South Bank in London in 1984. She moved with her family to the States in 1985, and has since lived in New York, Chicago, and Toronto, Canada, before relocating to Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1992. She obtained her Virginia Nursing License in 1995 and, following a Return to Nursing course at the University of Virginia, has worked at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. As the mother of four children she also has extensive experience using different health care systems.