Hawaii Family Physicians

Dr. David Arthurs is a Board Certified Family Physician with 20 years of experience: He relocated to Hawaii in 2004 after 18 years practicing in Jerome, Idaho. His practice has included all areas of medicine including hospital care, obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency medicine, long term and nursing facility care. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, spear fishing, and church activities.

Areas Of Special Interest: Preventative Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy, and minor surgical procedures such as lesion and wart removal, sigmoidoscopies, and joint injections. Dr Arthurs especially enjoys children.

Medical School: University of Osteopathic Medicine Health Sciences - Des Moines, Iowa

Encourages: Healthy diet and daily exercise habits for all his patients

What others appreciate about Dr. Arthurs: Great doctor, knowledgeable, thoughtful, calm, reassuring demeanor, good teacher, friendly, helpful, easy going, "knows his stuff"

What is a D.O.?

Dr. Catanzaro is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician. She has recently moved to Hawaii to be closer to family. Her practice encompasses care of the entire family, newborns care through nursing home facility care and everything in between including minor procedures, skin biopsy, joint injections, sigmoidoscopies, and pap smears..

Areas Of Special Interest: Preventative Medicine, Women's Health, and Pediatrics

Medical School: Creighton Medical University - Omaha, Nebraska

Encourages: All patients to take an active role in their health

What others appreciate about Dr. Catanzaro: Confident and efficient, warm gentle spirit, humble, very bright, smart, friendly, cute, young and hip!

Kristy has been with us since 2005. She enjoys making patients smile, and helping them feel comfortable and getting to know patients as individuals. She loves to address patient's spiritual needs as well.

"I enjoy our patients. I enjoy hearing all the different stories from patients. I learn a lot from the older people’s past experiences. I enjoy seeing people recover from their sickness and feel a sense of accomplishment when I can see the good results. I enjoy hearing how great the staff and doctors are. When I hear that--I know we are doing a good job."

"I enjoy everyone’s positive attitude. It’s great to work in a place where I can pray for people and not hide my beliefs. Everyone here is unique. I feel that is what makes this office such a good place to come. We blend together well and are part of a team."

"I feel my positive attitude, joy and love helps bring a good feeling of welcome to our office."

What others appreciate about Kristy: Compassionate with patients, gives great hugs, sunny/positive disposition, consistent, easy going, experienced, hard working, efficient at running the back office, on the ball, so much fun

Tell us about your background: I'm a licensed massage therapist and I'm working on my degree in Psychology. My last job was checking people into the ER in a hospital in Idaho.

What do you like about working here: I like helping people. I like the flexibility in the job.

What do you enjoy about the patients: I like seeing patients health improve and get better.

What do you enjoy about the staff here: I like the ohana atmosphere. Everyone here really cares about each other.

What is your favorite part of the job: Meeting new people and solving problems.

What others like about Ann: Gives great massages, positive attitude, hard worker, smart, great smile!

Tell us about your background: I used to run my own daycare.

What do you like about working here: I really enjoy working for a Christian family. Praying before work in the mornings is such a nice thing to be able to do. Knowing that you have that kind of support is wonderful!

What do you enjoy about the patients: I enjoy seeing all the different faces and personalities that come through on a daily basis.

What do you enjoy about the staff here: Everyone is very upbeat, very kind and very helpful if you have questions.

What is your favorite part of the job: All the people. I'm very social so I really enjoy socializing with all the patients.

What others like about Dori: She is very easy going, responsible, helpful, great personality, fun to work with, dependable, thoughtful, and kind.

Background
I HAVE BEEN A CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT AND HAVE BEEN WORKING IN HOME CARE AND NURSING HOMES FOR 5 YEARS NOW. BEFORE THAT I USED TO WORK IN A ALLERGIST/ASTHMA SPECIALIST OFFICE AS A RECEPTIONIST. I REALLY ENJOY THE MEDICAL FIELD.

What makes you uniquely you?
I AM KIND, POLITE AND ENJOY TAKING CARE OF MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND WONDERFUL HUSBAND. I ENJOY SERVING THE LORD IN ANY WAY I AM CALLED TO.

What do you like about your job?
I ENJOY ANSWERING PHONES AND MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND MAKING PEOPLE FEEL GOOD ABOUT SEEING THE DOCTOR.

What tasks do you enjoy about the patients?
HELPING THEM FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY ARE SICK BY GETTING THEM IN TO BE SEEN BY THE DOCTOR

What do you enjoy about the staff?
I ENJOY THE FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. THEY ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ME OUT. I LIKE THE PRAYERS AND SHARING. I ENJOY EVERYONE IN THE OFFICE.

What is your favorite part of the job?
I LIKE HELPING DR. ARTHURS AND DR. BETH HAVE BUSY BUT SMOOTH DAYS.

What makes you uniquely you?

I try to live life simply, lead by example, think before reacting, laugh frequently and enjoy every day. I come to the Big Island by way of Ann Arbor Michigan to provide for my family the opportunity to grow up carefree and safe. I am the proud parent of a fantastic 7 year old girl and a wonderful 2 year old boy.

Favorite Quote:
"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." -- William Henry Channing (1810-1884), American clergyman, writer and philosopher

What do you like about you job?

I really enjoy working for Hawaii Family Physicians because our goal is to positively serve our community. We have phenomenal doctors who care more about patients well being than their own financial benefit (working in the billing office this sometimes gets challenging). I admire the people that I work for and feel that they motivate me to achieve anything I set my mind to.

What do you enjoy about the staff?

I have come to EXPECT certain things from our staff:

1. I expect to walk into work every day to find Ann already working.

2. I expect to hear Kristy say "AWWWWW RIIIGGHHHTTT" at least 3 times a day! You have got to hear it, it's GREAT =)

3. I expect Heather to pop her head in each day when she gets a minute to say "hello".

4. I expect Dori to come in everyday looking beautiful with the most 'to die for' shoes that match perfectly with every outfit.

5. I expect Ruth to say the perfect things during morning prayer!

6. I expect to see Dr. Arthurs looking really cool in his red white and yellow leather jacket carrying his matching motorcycle helmet (WATCH OUT DRIVERS! We can not serve our patients if you run him over!)

7. I expect to see Dr. Beth arrive at the office and greet me with a smile after walking in from the parking lot carrying twins girls in her tummy, down all of those stairs, with her computer, up hill, in the snow….. JUST KIDDING ABOUT THE SNOW !!! (Well, now she's on maternity leave but she still brings them in to see us!)

Needless to say I really enjoy working with each and every one of you!