James Underwood

Sun Life Family Health Center welcomed James M. Underwood, DO, to the organization’s location on Bowlin Road.

Underwood earned his Bachelor of Science degree in human ecology in 1987 from Rutgers University. In 1995, he completed his doctorate in osteopathic medicine from Ohio University. In 1999, he completed his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron.

Underwood is board certified with the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, Ohio Osteopathic Association and Ohio State Medical Association.

He moved to Arizona in May. He and his wife of 23 years have four children. In his free time, he is actively involved in church, loves spending time with his family, and he enjoys playing keyboard, cooking and baking.


This item appears in the August issue of InMaricopa.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.