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Newport Community Hospital
Newport, WA
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I believe in open access of medicine for all, and am especially interested in rural primary care access. I love providing different procedures for my patients. I am very interested in obstetrics, pediatrics, dermatology, and pulmonary/sleep medicine.
I also love a more holistic approach to health, and provide osteopathic manipulative medicine to those patients who would benefit from it. I am not adverse to discussing herbal or alternative remedies, and believe that the body/mind/spirit must be all taken care of to achieve optimal healing and overall good health.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: Washington
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95 Answers
34 Agrees
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Bleeding: So you have a constellation of symptoms that really need to be looked at. Bleeding for that long needs to be investigated, you may be anemic at this ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Not super likely: So you had unprotected sex 12 days prior to your period. By then, implantation should have occurred, and you should have missed your period. So it i... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Activity in labor: Usually baby begins to move a little less during the late parts of pregnancy, just because they are a bit cramped. If this is your first pregnancy, i... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Ulcer or gastritis: So, certain kinds of ulcers or gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining) can cause these symptoms. Try taking Prilosec or Nexium, (esomeprazole)... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Yes and no: Over the counter antibiotic creams can be used to treat this, however, they are not nearly as effective as prescription. Also, if you have a resistan... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
have you been tested for covid? it is confusing if you look at all the symptoms that can be caused by covid, but those symptoms certainly could be co... Read More
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Answered Apr 14, 2021
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
What have you done?: So, i'll assume you've already gone the tylenol (acetaminophen) route. Ibuprofen is not a great idea while pregnant or breastfeeding. So, what else ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Sexually active?: If you are sexually active, and had unprotected sex last month, you may have been pregnant and had a miscarriage. The tingling in the arms, headache,... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Fairly normal: Yes, that is fairly normal. Discharge can vary throughout a pregnancy. If it is smelly, burns/itches, or you're concerned, go see your doctor. Good... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Vaginitis: So, can be a few different things. Could be yeast, could be bacteria, could be an STD like chlamydia or gonorrhea. Left alone for awhile (a few week... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Pregnancy: So, pregnancy can occur anytime after ovulation. Most women experience symptoms after implantation - when the fertilized egg actually becomes attache... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Possible: Did you have unprotected sex? If not, that makes it much less likely. Have you ever NOT had PMS symptoms prior? If you are concerned, I would take ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Lumpy neck: Where is it located? This could be something as simple as a vocal cord cyst, which usually occurs from overuse injury (singers, singing outside of yo... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Copper: Showering with copper, or copper exposure at work? Sorry, I may not be reading your question correctly. If you're worried about copper in the shower... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Ear drops: There are many over the counter ear drops available. Most of them soften the wax, and some even have an ingredient that helps bubble the wax away fro... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Too early: It's really too early to tell. If you have unprotected sex while ovulating, and before ovulating, chances are pretty good, but still - you need to ha... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Not always a cause..: These two things could be completely unrelated. You could have gotten a cold, which just happened to hit right after you got your period.
Alternativ... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Tylenol (acetaminophen): Tylenol (acetaminophen). Ibuprofen may not be all that harmful, but it is not as safe during pregnancy/breastfeeding as tylenol (acetaminophen). Als... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Strain or bruise: If you hit it hard enough, you may have strained/sprained something, may have a very nasty bruise - or if you did a really good job with it, you may h... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Shoes: First thing is to take a really good look at your shoes. They should be fitted to your feet with good arch support. Have someone watch you run. Doe... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Fevers: Use a humidifier in his room, Vicks baby rub on the chest at night before bedtime. You can alternate tylenol (acetaminophen) and motrin; they act in ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Drink?: Do you mean alcohol? It wouldn't be my first choice. Tecta is pantoprazole, which is a proton-pump inhibitor commonly prescribed for gastric reflux.... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Treatment?: What did your x-ray show? What were you treated with? Do you have a history of asthma or other respiratory disease?
What else have you tried - over... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Double check: Ok, so i think you are saying that your pregnancy test is positive 7 weeks after last unprotected intercourse. I would recheck in a week. Alternativ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Yes: Hip fractures can certainly make your leg go numb, as there are many nerves running down your leg, many of them superficial that conduct sensation. Y... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Shouldn't be: From what i've been told by patients, the surgery to remove hardware is usually much quicker recovery than the initial surgery, and usually less painf... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Bathroom...: I think i just answered a question of yours about drinking all the time but feeling thirsty. If you are also going to the bathroom all the time, thes... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Many things: Sounds like nonalcoholic fatty liver. Many causes of this, but basically for some reason your body doesn't break down fats properly. Usually this is... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Ovulatory cycle: Ovulation occurs 14 days from the start of menses in a regular 28 day cycle. So, if you have an extremely predictable 28 day cycle, and had unprotect... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Podiatry: So, the answer to this is yes, they have a doctor of podiatric medicine degree. Look on them as a specialist for foot/below knee conditions. They al... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Good dental health: Brushing your teeth 2-3 times daily (after every meal, for at least 2 minutes and getting down to the gumline), flossing in-between teeth daily, and u... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Pregnancy: Have you had recent unprotected sex? It is possible to conceive while you have an ovarian cyst, so if you suspect pregnancy get a test done. Othe... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Along with others..: Very excellent answers. Some people also get great results from vitamin b6 and Benadryl (diphenhydramine) combination. Good luck!
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A 80-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Steroids: This is a side effect of steroid injections. Also may include things like flushing, nausea, etc.
To be very fair, singulair (montelukast) can also c... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Yes, normal: Back pain is a normal side effect of Levonorgestrel (next choice). Use of ibuprofen/tylenol, heating pad, gentle stretching, etc would probably help ... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Reevaluation: I would get that checked out. It sounds like what you may have may be resistant to amoxicillin, or you may have something else going on. The swellin... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Variable: Depends on the underlying disease process, and individual factors. Some people get near immediate benefits (within 48 hours) while others take a week... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Short answer...: Yes, you certainly can. Although any time you have unprotected intercourse you can become pregnant, the most fertile time (when you ovulate) is usu... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Bleeding: I'm not sure where the question is, but i'm gathering you are concerned and would like to know what to do. You should go see your doctor. There are ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Good question!: Could be many things, dysfunctional bleeding needs to be evaluated. Hormones, incomplete shedding of the lining of the uterus, ectopic pregnancy, fib... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Unlikely: 11 weeks is a bit early, even if you've been pregnant before. More likely to be something else. Is it painful? Cramping? Is it regularly moving? ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
YES!: I happen to have adhd/add, and know many people in my same class who did as well. It takes a bit more determination, but don't let that make you give... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
TB?: By tb, do you mean tuberculosis? And do you mean you had a TB test done today? If that's the case, you don't need to worry - nothing you do will aff... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Not really: Well, looks like you've got the albuterol in case you need it. Keep in mind that sometimes the body's response to inflammed airways is a cough, so al... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Should be fine: Since it is a cream, very little is absorbed into your system - most of it stays in the top few layers of the epidermis and dermis (your skin), and/or... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Differential: So could be a number of things. Most likely you probably are coming down with a cold/infection, something like the flu perhaps. However, in a limite... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Allergies: There is, but it takes quite a lot of time. There are allergy clinics that can do immunotherapy - essentially, they take an extremely small amount of... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 10 years experience
Winter Allergies: Allergies in the winter are very common place. Decreased indoor air quality (from having windows shut), people in close contact, etc all contribute. ... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Nope: Realizing that this is a very interesting question (combining other drugs with cocaine being "safe"), I would highly caution against this. Cocaine no... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nathan Lilyaanswered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Left lower abd pain: Well, there isn't too much hanging out in that area. But, since you are female, you always have to consider ovarian problems or uterine problems. An... Read More
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Dr. Lilya is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Lilya is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you so much for taking the time to give me such a quick and detailed reply it was very helpful. will let you know how I get on.
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Thank you so much for such a detailed and helpful response will let you know how I get on. Thank you again :-)
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) thank you. I luckily don't get morning sickness so it's gota be hormon
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, AZ
Graduated 2013MD
Residency
Central Washington Family Medicine Residency Program
Awards
Thought Leader, Third Place, Washington - Spring
2014
Top Family Physician, Third Place, Washington - Spring
2014
Most Influential, First Place, Yakima Region - Spring
2014
Affiliations
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Osteopathic Association
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