Despite their best efforts, UW Medicine has not yet been able to reach fair and sustainable agreements with Aetna that ensure continued access to care and are in the best interests of patients. Effective June 1, 2025, UW Medicine’s contracts with Aetna for Medicare Advantage and Commercial services have expired and we are now out of network with Aetna. Learn more about what this means for you and what you should do next.
In the clinic, Alex Kipp, MD, enjoys working with patients and learners on how to address the root causes of disease and promote healthy living through lifestyle change. Whether to prevent or treat disease, Dr. Kipp helps patients feel empowered to make positive changes in their lives to reach their full potential. Dr. Kipp enjoys working with patients of all ages and stages; he is particularly interested in working with LGBTQIA+ patients, patients who are pregnant, and patients struggling with substance use disorder.
Originally from Denison Iowa, Dr. Alex Kipp found his home in Seattle when he came for his family medicine residency training. After having a few more adventures in different parts of the country, Dr. Kipp is happy to be settled down yet again in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Kipp attended Rice University in Houston for his undergraduate degree, and Georgetown School of Medicine for his medical degree. He has additional fellowship training in Integrative Medicine from University of Arizona’s Andrew Weill Center for Integrative Medicine. Outside of the clinic, Alex enjoys all the outdoors activities the Pacific Northwest has to offer; hiking and camping in the summer, and skiing in the winter. He also enjoys running, biking, rock climbing (both indoors and outdoors), yoga, cooking, and eating. When he is at home, he enjoys a good Marvel or Star Wars movie or TV show.
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