Shannon Thistle was born and raised in a small town in Washington. She recently moved back to the region and is privileged to be working for Kootenai Heart Clinics. She has two adult sons and four young grandchildren.

One of Shannon’s early positions was working in a cardiology fellowship in the Chicago area. She feels the focus on this area of health is not only exciting, but it requires the need for excellent lifestyle and patient education, and encouragement of compliance.

Patients can expect Shannon to be friendly, personable and she likes to ask a myriad of questions to get to know her patients better.

John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County/Malcolm X PA School

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants