Monte Uyemura, MD

Dr. Uyemura is a board certified family physician who has practiced in Wray since 1996. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1989, then did his internship at Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia, and finished his residency in family medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington.

He served four years as a family physician in the Army at Fort Riley, Kansas, and was honorably discharged in 1996 as a major in the United States Army.

In 2007, he presented a proposal to the Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Healthcare Reform. Dr. Uyemura felt disappointed with the commission's final recommendations and continues to be frustrated by the inability to repair the broken healthcare system.

His direct primary care clinic is his attempt to take a step toward repairing the healthcare system for his community. His special interests include listening and talking with patients and improving the community. He believes there are times when the best care is keeping the patient comfortable and other times when careful medication consideration is needed.