ABOUT OUR CLINIC & STAFF
In the fall of 1987, Dr. Quigley Peterson held clinic hours in the Thunderbird Lodge three 1/2 days a week, in order to “test the waters.” He shared a small room with the massage therapist. Mickey Blake gave him a radio on the old “Yellow Channel,” which meant he could be called for fractures, lacerations and dislocations while on the mountain.
In the spring of 1988, the old office building at the base of one was spliced into two pieces, moved to the parking lot, then conjoined at the present location. The clinic opened on Thanksgiving Day 1988, with the carpet having laid down the day before. Historical perspective: The current digital X Ray is in Mickey’s old bed room.
From there, this ER doctor, turned pseudo businessman, developed a model whereby folks staying at TSV could get appropriate care on the mountain. Ergo, the model of staffing with certified ER nurses, who could start IV’s for fluid hydration and give IV antibiotics. He was unaware that this was not done at most ski clinics at the time. The goal was to keep guests from driving twenty two miles to the ER in Taos.
The TSV ski patrol became a registered EMS service under his tutelage. They are now a cutting-edge service, able to administer intranasal narcotics and establish airways, in addition the the usual ski patrol duties. In 2008, he received the Governor’s Award as Medical Director of the Year for New Mexico.
The doors of Mogul Medical have been open for over three decades; we are proud of what we have become.
OUR PROVIDERS
Christa D. Castro, MS PA-C
Owner & Physician's Assistant
Christa double-majored in Biology and Psychology and then attained her Masters with honors in P.A. Studies at Pacific University in 2001. She went to work in the ER at Holy Cross Hospital where she continues to provide emergency care to her community. She has special interests in sports medicine, orthopedics, altitude medicine, pediatrics, esthetics and venous disease. You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger champion of outdoors. She grew up doing it all in Taos, New Mexico.
Linda Lynch, M.D.
Owner & Physician
Dr. Linda Lynch, MD has been practicing Emergency Medicine since 1991, having worked at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and at Holy Cross Hospital Emergency Department in Taos. She is thrilled to have her retirement job at Mogul Medical; along with being the Medical Director for the Taos Ski Patrol, Taos Ski Valley EMS, and our 3 Northern New Mexico National Forests. Linda also works with the local winter sports and mountain biking teams in Taos, and was a US Ski Team physician, traveling with the team to New Zealand and Chile. She and Spike raised two girls in Taos County with the Mountain as their babysitter. She’s an avid skier, a doting mother, has a great laugh, and embodies the thoroughness and attention to detail that Mogul prides itself on.
Quigley Peterson, M.D.
Founder & Physician
Dr. Quigley Peterson, MD raised his family on the slopes of Taos Ski Valley and continues the tradition today, imploring of every young patient, “what great things are you going to do with your life?” He left the Catholic Seminary feeling he could better serve humanity through medicine. His devotion to community is evidenced by Mogul Medical’s unparalleled reputation of speedy, quality, and egalitarian healthcare. He’s a Telemark powder skier and “happy to hike for” the pristine stashes.
Darren Braude, M.D.
Physician
Darren first joined the Mogul team for the 2023-2024 season His day job is emergency medicine at UNM where he is also the EMS Division Chief and the medical director for Lifeguard Air, Rio Rancho Fire and Corrales Fire. Darren started in EMS in 1985 and has maintained his paramedic license since 1991. He has also worked as an athletic trainer and for the Himalayan Rescue Association in Nepal doing high-altitude medicine and research. Darren lives in Corrales with his wife, 3 horses and 4 dogs. His son attends CSU but makes it down to ski TSV as often as possible.
David King, MS PA-C
Physician's Assistant
David King, PA-C has over 17 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. His interest in healthcare began while studying Exercise Science at UC Davis. David raced bikes at the national level before entering graduate school at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland. He has since practiced at level 1 and 2 trauma centers in Northern California before moving to Taos to join the emergency department at Holy Cross. He also worked at the Yosemite Medical Clinic as a PA where he learned about practicing medicine in a wilderness setting. As a father, David enjoys skiing, cycling and backpacking with his wife Emily and son Francisco.
Spike Lynch, M.D.
Physician
Spike Lynch is a New Mexico native, often to be found climbing, biking, and skiing in the mountains around Taos, NM. He has been serving the population of Northern New Mexico as a Family Practice Physician, with a special interest in Pain Management–especially injection therapy, including trigger point injections and cutting-edge prolotherapy. He has been employed with Mogul Medical since 2001.
Darryl Macias, M.D.
Physician
Darryl Macias MD has been a board-certified emergency physician for 30 years. He is professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico (UNM) with several dual appointments at other national and international universities. He spearheaded the discipline of wilderness and mountain medicine at UNM, which became the multifaceted UNM International Mountain Medicine Center (IMMC), and is the medical director for the IMMC and the Diploma of Mountain Medicine (DiMM) programs, as well as the medical director for the Khumbu Climbing Center in the Everest region of Nepal and helped develop the DiMM program in Chile. He teaches mountain rescue and continues to serve as an expedition doc in the Andes and Himalayas, time permitting. While he enjoys skiing, observers have quipped that “he skis like a climber!” Listen to his podcast, “The Wilderness Medicine Podcast,” put out by the Wilderness Medical Society, for up-to-date info on outdoor medicine. His wife and kids also engage in the many activities he does, because outdoor adventures keep a family together. El habla español and il parle le français!
Marti Miller, MSN, BC-ACNP
Nurse Practitioner
Erin Fusting, PT, DPT, C-PS
Physical Therapist
Erin graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelors of Science and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2018 from the University of New England in Portland, Maine. Erin specializes in ACL post operative rehab, running injuries, return to sport, and general orthopedics. A lover of all sports and outdoor activities, she is passionate about returning athletes of all ages safely to their sport or hobby. Some of her treatments include: dry needling, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, blood flow restriction training, therapeutic exercises, proprioceptive training, KT taping, and cupping to name a few. When not in the clinic you can find Erin running, skiing, hiking, biking, surfing, and horseback riding.
Amanda Straka
Massage Therapist
My first taste of the healing arts was learning trigger point therapy from my mom when I was young. She is a passionate Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist, and continues to practice at age 80! We still trade tips and talk shop and I love sharing in her passion for helping people with their pain. I combined her teaching with a medical massage approach taught at UNM Taos and then furthered my education with craniosacral classes from the Upledger Institute. Experience is often the best teacher, and I have worked through many injuries with the help of massage and manual therapy. I understand the importance of mobility and being able to do the activities you love, and I also know the pain and limitation of injury. I meet clients where they are at, and use the techniques (trigger point therapy, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) that are appropriate to their current stage of injury and their goals for improvement. I truly enjoy educating people about their bodies and their injuries and helping them recover their joy for movement!
GET IN TOUCH
Phone: (575) 776 8421
Fax: (575) 776-8942
Email: clinic@mogulmedical.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 67, Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525
Physical Address: 5 Firehouse Rd. Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525