On October 2, 2002, Dr. Kimona Alin joined the medical team at the Otis Health Care Center, and is now accepting new patients. Born in Varberg, Sweden, Kimona received her elementary and secondary school education in her native country. "My mother, my sister and I were often in the U.S., though, because my father was a professor of Ancient Greek and Roman History at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, Long Island," Kimona recalled.

After graduating in 1988 from the State University of New York with a degree in biochemistry, Kimona completed the MD/PhD program at Columbia University (her PhD was in Microbiology). Her residency, in orthopedics, was at Albert Einstein University in New York. "The first two years of orthopedics were great," she said, "but the third year is spent in the operating room and that's when I discovered that I'd made a mistake. It wasn't a good fit because I never had a chance to really get to know my patients."

Although her classmates tried their best to change her mind, Kimona knew that a family practice was what she wanted to pursue. She spent the next two-and-a-half years at the University of Massachusetts, with a residency at their rural clinic in Barre, MA, and earned her degree in Family Medicine.

Kimona is also an adventurer: during summers, vacations, and breaks between degrees, Kimona would fill a backpack and hop on a plane in order to hitchhike through Europe and Africa; she even once climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. She's run in several marathons (Stockholm, New York and the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.) and is an avid skier. She says she has received a very warm welcome at Grace Cottage!

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kimona Alin or Dr. Moss Linder, who are both accepting new patients, call 802-365-4331.