Our Faculty
Program Directors
Elizabeth Brallier, MD
Family Medicine Physician with Trios Medical Group
Program Title: Program Director for Trios Health Family Medicine Residency
Dr. Liz Brallier is a board-certified family medicine physician. She also serves as the Program Director for the Trios Family Medicine Residency in Kennewick, Washington where she leads program strategy, curriculum development, faculty oversight, and continuous accreditation efforts. She practices medicine in both outpatient clinic and inpatient settings while supervising and mentoring residents.
Dr. Brallier earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Washington. Prior to her current role, she served as Core Faculty for the program and held teaching positions within UW Medicine, including working in the Family Medicine Clinic at Harborview Medical Center and as a hospitalist at the University of Washington Montlake.
Her leadership focuses on building a supportive learning environment and preparing physicians to deliver high-quality, community-centered care. Dr. Brallier is dedicated to developing resilient, compassionate family physicians equipped to serve diverse patient populations across the region. Her areas of focus include inpatient medicine, women's health, and addiction medicine.
Vamsi Kanneganti, MD
Nephrology Physician with Trios Medical Group
Program Title: Program Director for Trios Health Internal Medicine Residency
Dr. Kanneganti earned his medical degree at the Deccan College of Medical Science in Hyderabad, India. He subsequently moved to the United States to complete his residency and an internship at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He then completed his fellowship training in nephrology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Dr. Kanneganti moved to the Tri-Cities in Washington in 2013 when he joined Trios Medical Group as a nephrologist. In February 2017, he was appointed Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at Trios Health.
Dr. Kanneganti is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a certified hypertension specialist and interventional nephrologist by the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ADIN). He holds memberships with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American College of Physicians (ACP), American Society of Nephrology (ASN), American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), and the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI). His interests include vascular access in end stage renal disease and graduate medical education.
Associate Program Directors
Core Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency Faculty
Whitney Fix-Lanes, DO
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University
Residency: Trios Health
Specialty: Family Medicine
Kimberly Bell, MD, MMM, SFHM, FACP
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Specialty: Hospital Medicine
Alex Nelson, MSW, MA, LICSW, SUDP
Family Residency Clinic - Behavioral
Health Specialist
Director of Behavioral Health, Trios Health
Alexandria Capers, DO
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University
Residency: Trios Health
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Amardeep Mann, MD
Medical School: GURU Gobind Singh
Residency: University of Southern California
Specialty: Cardiology