Samantha Thomas | AGACNP-BC Joined the St. Clair Nephrology Team: 2025 Education Samantha attended Emory University where she received her degree in Nursing and continued her education to become an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Benjamin Gould | FNP Joined the St. Clair Nephrology Team: 2026 Certification Benjamin Gould received his Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Chamberlin University in 2022 and his Masters of Science in Nursing in 2024. Benjamin sees patients in our Alpena office.

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Sophie Phillips, FNP-C Joined the St. Clair Nephrology Team: 2026 Sophie is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 5 years of experience providing acute care and chronic disease management. Sophie completed her Bachelor of Science at Oakland University and went on to receive her Master of Science degree from American Sentinel University.

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Stephanie Schalk, PA Joined the St. Clair Nephrology Team: 2026 Certification Stephanie is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Education Jennifer attended Central Michigan University where she received her Bachelor of Science and continued hereducation to become a Physician Assistant. Joined the St. Clair Nephrology Team: 2026