Education
& Training:
Undergraduate:
University of Minnesota , 1967
Medical School: University of Minnesota, Medical School, 1971
Residency: Family Practice, University of Minnesota, 1974
Certification(s):
- American Board of
Family Practice
- Certificate of Added
Qualification in Geriatrics, American
Board of Family Practice
- Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Scope of Practice:
Family Practice is a medical specialty that emphasizes
comprehensive medical care for families as a whole and as individual members, caring for patients from birth to advanced age.
Medical concerns are managed through diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common illnesses and chronic diseases taking into account genetics, family history and mental health. Family physicians also coordinate and manage patient care with other specialists.
Added qualification in Geriatrics, adult cardiology and ECG interpretation.
Biography:
I am a Family Physician with special interest in geriatrics and cardiology.
I have helped develop the CALS (Comprehensive Advanced Life Support) Course
for the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians. I am active in teaching medical
students, residents and other health care professionals. My wife Hazel and
I have two daughters, Sheila and Dawn and three grandsons, Chad, Brad, and
Patrick. My hobbies include flying, traveling and gardening/landscaping.
Professional Associations and Activities:
- Clinical Professor - University of Minnesota Medical School
- American Medical Association
- Minnesota Medical Association
- Mid-Minnesota Medical Society
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
- Minnesota Valley Chapter of Family Physicians
- Minnesota Perinatal Association
- Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care
- National Rural Health Association
- CALS ( Comprehensive Advanced Life Support) Director, Division of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
- Minnesota Association of Emergency Physicians
Granite Falls
Municipal Hospital and Manor
Phone: 320-564-3111
345 10th Avenue
Granite Falls, Minnesota 56241
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