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NOTE FROM THE CEO

This month I have some good news and some not so good news.

Let’s start with the good news first. We have two new providers joining our network; Karen Morrow, FNP is a nurse practitioner, who specializes in family and pediatric medicine. She joins us from Crescent City where she has an established practice.

Greg Tjossem, MD is a Family Practice doctor joining us from Iowa. Both will start in January and provide much needed capacity in Brookings.

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monthly health tips

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Our alarm clocks jolt us awake before the sun is up in the mornings, and parents and children alike often do not find themselves drifting off to sleep until late into the night. Many high school students and their parents stumble out the door each morning with only 5 or 6 hours of sleep to get them through the day. They are bleary-eyed and only partially coherent. But that’s what coffee is for, right? Wrong.

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Curry Medical Center Providers

in alphabetical order

MARGE BISMARCK, F.N.P.

FAMILY PRACTICE
► BS degree in nursing from Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, Flagstaff.   MS degree with specialty as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing in Portland.
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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JENNIFER BOYLE, F.N.P.

FAMILY PRACTICE
►BS degree in nursing from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn.
MS degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where she completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program.
 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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LINDA BRUNSON, M.D.

Chelle Buffington, RT

URGENT CARE
►  Receiving her medical degree at Tufts University School Of Medicine, Dr. Brunson interned at Salem Hospital, Salem MA going on to complete her internal medicine residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville NC.  She also holds an MA in nutrition education. 

 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL,
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3000 or 800-445-8085


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HOWARD N. CROY, PA-C

Chelle Buffington, RT

URGENT CARE
► Graduated from University Of California Davis Physician Assistance Program, 1988.  AA degree, respiratory therapy 1977 from American River College.  Certifications/affiliations: ACLS, PALS, NCCPA, CAPA, AAPA. 

 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL,
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3000 or 800-445-8085


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WILLIAM FITTS, M.D.

William Fitts, MD

OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY
► MD degree from Washington University School of Medicine.    Internship and Residency at University of California-Sacramento Medical Center.

Dr Fitts will be seeing patients at the South Coast Obstetrics Clinic and Brookings Medical Center.

CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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LARRY MAUKONEN, M.D.

NEUROLOGY
►Medical degree from University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Internship with Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.  Neurology residency at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and affiliated hospitals, Portland, Oregon.  Epilepsy Fellowship at the Epilepsy Center of Oregon, Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center.

Based in Medford, Dr. Maukonen also practices in the Brookings Medical Center. Patients wishing to see him in Brookings may make an appointment by phoning 541/779-4991.
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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KAREN MORROW, M.S.N.., F.N.P.-BC

Karen Morrow, MSN FNP BC

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
► Karen received her Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA following her Masters of Science, Nursing at the same university.  She received her Bachelors of Science Nursing at Oregon Health Sciences University in Ashland, Oregon.  Karen has worked in the area for over six years providing a full spectrum of care for patients from newborns to geriatrics.
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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ROBERT PETZOLD, M.D.

Robert Petzold, MD

FAMILY PRACTICE
► Medical degree from University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS.; Master's degree in public health from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Family practice internship at DeWitt Army Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, VA.; family practice residency at DeWitt Army Hospital, and occupational medicine residency at the Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, Kirk Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen PG, MD. Occupational medicine fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.
 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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BRAM SPITAEL, P.A.-C.

Bram Spitael, PAC

FAMILY PRACTICE
► Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa Arizona with clinical rotations in General Surgery, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, and Women's Health.  Bram has his professional certification with the American Safety and Health Institute in ACLS & CPR  Pro and his professional experience ranges from Fitness Specialist, Physical Therapist Aid and Patient Care Coordinator - Assistant.  Bram is bilingual in English & Dutch with some Spanish.
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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KEIR TODD, P.A.-C.

Kier Todd PA-C

FAMILY PRACTICE
►  Trained and worked at Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit, as well as Sutter Coast Hospital, the VA and Pelican Bay Prison. He has also taught at OHSU and Pacific University.
 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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CARLIN UTTERBACK, M.D.

Dr Utterback, Curry Health Network

FAMILY PRACTICE
► Undergraduate education at University of Texas at San Antonio Texas; Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Residency at Texas Tech University HSC and Internship at University of Texas at San Antonio - Department of Pediatrics.  He has served as an Emergency Room Physician, in Women's Health Service, and in Private Family Practice.

 

CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL,
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3000 or 800-445-8085

CURRY MEDICAL PRACTICE,  
Annex Building at Curry General Hospital
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3155

CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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LUTHER WARD, MD

Dr Luther Ward, Curry Health Network

GENERAL SURGERY
►  Graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine with a Master of  Public Health and Tropical Medicine.  Surgical residency at East Tennessee State University College of Medicine.  As a Peace Corps Volunteer and through his International service as a Medical Volunteer, Dr Ward has served in far-away places such as Ghana and Uganda. .

 

CURRY MEDICAL PRACTICE,  
Annex Building at Curry General Hospital
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3155

CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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DIANNE WICKHAM, F.N.P., P.M.H.N.P.

Dianne Wickham, FNP PMHNP

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
► Dianne completed her nursing program and received her Master of Nursing degree from Montana State University with a Clinical specialty in Medical-Surgical Nursing.  Her Master's thesis was "Psychological Burnout  - A Comparison of Rural and Urban Hospital Nurses".  She received her Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric / Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificates from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

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LINDA ZIA, R.D.

DIETETICS
► University of California at Davis with BS in dietetics.  Dietetic traineeship at UC Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute.
 
CURRY MEDICAL CENTER,
500 Fifth St., Brookings, OR 97415
Ph: 541-412-2000

CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL,
94220 Fourth St., Gold Beach, OR 97444
Ph: 541-247-3000 or 800-445-8085


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