Our team
Alice Dinter Manos, MD
I am committed to working with my patients to achieve their health goals in a way that supports their identities and values.
-Alice Manos
Board certified,
American Board of Internal Medicine
HIV Specialist Designated,
American Academy of HIV Medicine
Alice Dinter Manos (she/her) is a primary care physician trained in internal medicine. She completed medical school and internal medicine residency at the University of Washington with a focus on primary care. During residency, Alice worked at the Madison Clinic at Harborview Medical Center providing primary care to patients living with HIV. She also created a Trans Health Elective to educate resident physicians on gender affirming care and co-founded the Health Equity Pathway, which teaches residents how to apply anti-oppression frameworks to address health inequities at interpersonal, societal and institutional levels. Prior to entering medicine, Alice worked as a birth doula at SeaMar Medical Center in Burien, as a medical case manager for people living with HIV at the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative in Philadelphia, and as a staff member at Spiral Q Puppet Theater (a community arts and social justice organization best known for their giant puppets at celebratory events and protests).
As a queer physician, Alice cares deeply about providing medical care that matches her patients’ values and supports the lives they live. She welcomes patients of all sexual orientations and genders and provides gender affirming care for transgender and non-binary folks including hormone therapy. She also provides primary care for people living with HIV.
When she’s not taking care of patients, Alice enjoys spending time with her partner Jesse and their kiddo, bike camping, learning guitar and making earrings out of found materials. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish and German.
Simon M. Taylor, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, AAHIVS, LGBTQ-C
I'm proud to show up in solidarity with my patients, to co-create an
environment where they can access healing. I believe deeply in radical
autonomy and your right to guide your own health journey - you're the
expert at living in your own body.-Simon Taylor
Board Certified,
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
LGBTQ+ Health Certified,
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center & NNPRFTC
HIV Specialist Designated,
American Academy of HIV Medicine
After a rich and rewarding year with Capitol Hill Medical I am excited to be opening my own practice - Reclaiming Our Bodies - in 2024. If you're curious to follow my journey you can find me here: https://www.reclaimingourbodies.com/.
I'm grateful for my time here and excited for what is to come!
Troy Flaherty, DNP, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC
I strive to create an environment of inclusion, acceptance, equality, and healing for my patients by listening and looking at the individual holistically
-Troy Flaherty
Board certified,
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Troy Flaherty (he/him) is a doctoral-prepared, board-certified primary care nurse practitioner.
Originally from Eugene, Oregon, he has worked in healthcare in the Seattle area for over 20 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Seattle Pacific University, and, as a Registered Nurse, worked as a Charge Nurse at Swedish Medical Center on a Transplant, Medical/Surgical Unit. Troy went on to earn a Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Washington while also instructing undergraduate Nursing students.
His doctoral clinical rotations included LGBTQ focused clinics such as University of Washington’s STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Queen Anne Medical Associates, Virginial Mason’s Bailey-Boushay House, and Harborview Medical Center’s HIV Madison Clinic. As a Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Troy practiced Obesity Medicine at Swedish Weight Loss Services, assisting patients in surgical and non-surgical weight management.
Troy has been named four times (2018-2021) a Seattle Metropolitan Top Nurse Practitioner for Obesity Medicine and Bariatrics.
He continues to enjoy the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest by camping, backpacking, hiking, and going on motorcycle rides with his husband, Brett. Troy is excited to bring his holistic nursing background and continue to provide an open, comfortable space for his patients to achieve their health goals.
Troy’s patient panel is currently at full capacity. He will be reassessing every two weeks.
Jessica Rongitsch, MD, FACP
My training in both internal medicine and integrative medicine allows me to approach health issues through a unique wide-angle lens.
-Jessica Rongitsch
Board certified,
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board eligible,
American Board of Integrative Medicine
Dr. Rongitsch (she/her) is a physician, board-certified in internal medicine and board-eligible in integrative medicine. She grew up in Minnesota and graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center. From there she worked in public health at a community clinic, caring for medically complex patients for close to a decade.
In recent years Dr. Rongitsch has been a partner at Capitol Hill Medical where she has had the privilege to care for LGBTQ patients (and allies) in a safe space. She strives to provide thoughtful, evidence-informed care that is respectful of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
Throughout her career, Dr. Rongitsch has been teaching residents and medical students from Virginia Mason, Swedish, and University of Washington. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP). For several years running, (2015-2021) Dr. Rongitsch has been named a Seattle Metropolitan Top Doctor.
In addition to LGTBQ-health, Dr. Rongitsch has had a long-standing interest in holistic medicine. She has spent years studying meditation, mind-body medicine, herbal medicine, and some functional medicine. She has formalized this education by completing a two year fellowship for physicians in integrative medicine through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine-University of Arizona.
Dr. Rongitsch is now offering integrative medicine care-- a deep dive into a patient’s health concern(s) that pulls in all natural healing modalities. She believes that we all possess the potential for healing and that food is medicine. She is willing to meet patients wherever they may be in their healing process. She tries to offer natural remedies and holistic options in addition to standard evidence-based conventional medicine whenever possible.
Dr. Rongitsch has had many years experience working with trans* patients and considers this to be the great privilege of her career. She prescribes gender-affirming hormones on the basis of informed consent, primary care post-op care following gender affirming surgeries, and integrative care for trans* and gender-variant patients.
Dr. Rongitsch’s patient panel is currently at full capacity. She will be reassessing periodically, so feel free to check back.
Vy Chu, MD, FACP
I view the doctor/patient relationship as a partnership and feel that the best medical decisions are trustworthy, made possible through open communication, education and in many cases, compromise.
-Vy Chu
Board certified,
American Board of Internal Medicine
Vy Chu (pronounced "vee choo"; he/him) has committed his career to the service of our community as one of the founding members of Capitol Hill Medical. He grew up in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of D.C., and attended college at Duke University in North Carolina. Upon graduation, he enjoyed a few years working as an emergency medical technician and medical assistant.
He received his M.D. from the University of Washington and completed his residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. He has been a Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP).
Vy's interests encompass all aspects of primary care for the queer community. During residency he completed a rotation at the San Francisco City Clinic, a downtown public health clinic on the forefront of the management of gender-affirming care as well as HIV and STD medicine. This inspired the foundation of Capitol Hill Medical in 2008. He helped to develop and teach an elective course on LGBTQ Healthcare at the UW School of Medicine. Vy has been a guest expert on Dan Savage’s “Lovecast” several times.
Vy’s patient panel is at full capacity. He is unable to take on any new patients (including partners as spouses) at this time, but reviews his status quarterly.