• general family medicine

Ethan Carlson, M.D. (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) is a graduate of Grinnell College and the University of Iowa School of Medicine and completed his family practice residency at the Mt. Carmel Family Practice Program in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Carlson is an active participant in the UW Madison Medical School's Generalist Partners Program and frequently hosts medical students who shadow his practice. Dr. Carlson has an active obstetric, clinic, and hospital practice. His medical Interests and procedures include general family medicine, obstetrics, sigmoidoscopy, colposcopy, office surgeries, and resident/medical student education.
Personal Interests: Boating, water skiing, snow skiing, computers, technology and the arts

• orthopedic surgery

Education and Training:
1995, BS, Biology, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
1999, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Residency:
Orthopedics, 1999-2004, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship:
Trauma and Joint Reconstruction, 2004-2005, Panorama Orthopedics, Denver, CO
Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, 2005, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Sports Medicine, 2006, The Orthopedic Institute of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Board Certification(s):
Eligible, Orthopedics

• rural issues
• obstetrics
• geriatrics
• general family medicine

After graduation from residency, James R. Damos, MD, practiced in a rural Wisconsin community where he had an active obstetrics practice and taught Advanced Cardiac Life support to three different hospital staffs in his county.

In addition to being board certified in Family Medicine, Dr. Damos has acquired the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. He is currently the program director of the Baraboo Family Practice Residency Rural Training Track (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison) and sees his own patients 75% time at Baraboo Medical Associates as an employee of St. Marys/Dean Venture. More »

• healthcare policy
• graduate education
• environmental science

Linda Damos, M.A. (Baraboo Residency Education coordinator and Community Medicine Coordinator) is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. She works in the clinic assisting residents with their educational program, organizes resident evaluations, facilitates meetings, coordinates the recruitment program locally, and assists with program management. In her spare time Linda is on the board of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership and is a Master Gardener.

• general family medicine

Tim Deering, MD, (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor, Human Behavior and Mental Health Coordinator) is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a 2001 graduate of the UW-Baraboo Family Medicine residency. He returned to Medical Associates Clinic in Baraboo after completing a public health commitment practicing at a migrant health clinic in King City, California for a Health Professions Scholarship obligation. His professional interests are Nutrition, Adolescent Medicine, Residency Education, and Care for the Underserved. Dr. Deering enjoys spending time with his family, bicycling, rowing, prayer, reading and Bible study

• general family medicine

Cheryl Gehin graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed her family practice residency at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2002. Dr. Gehin’s professional interests include Women's health, OB, colposcopy and caring for children. In her spare time Dr Gehin enjoys spending time with her husband and children in out door pursuits. She is an avid runner.

• obstetrics
• health maintenance
• general family medicine
• colposcopy

Cheryl Goeckermann, M.D. (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) is a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed her family practice residency at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1998. Dr. Goeckermann volunteered at homeless shelters and free medical clinics during medical school and residency. Dr. Goeckermann's professional interests are preventive medicine, nutrition, women's health, and obstetrics. She also enjoys gardening, camping, cooking and time with her family.

• critical care

Education and Training:
1972, BA, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
1977, MD, St. Louis University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
Internship and Residency:
Internal Medicine, 1977-1980, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Board Certification(s):
Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Interests and Procedures:
Intensive care unit procedures, gastroscopy

• general surgery

Education and Training:
1964, MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Other Education: Surgical Research, 1965-1966, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Internship:
Rotating, 1964-1965, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Residency:
General Surgery, 1966-1970, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board Certification(s):
Board Eligible - General Surgery

• general family medicine

Christina Hook, M.D. (Volunteer staffer) is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School and a 2007 graduate of the UW-Baraboo Family Medicine residency. Her professional interests are Obstetrics, women's health, pediatrics, and colposcopy. She has co-authored a review article on instrument delivery in American Family Physician. Dr. Hook also enjoys spending time with family, movies, playing the violin, cycling and camping.

• Prevention
• internal medicine

Teresa King, M.D., (volunteer staffer) graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in 1999. Subsequently, she completed another year at Mayo in an Advanced General Internal Medicine Fellowship, performing research and improving her teaching skills. Dr. King regularly precepts in the Baraboo residency office practice, along with teaching first and second year medical students. The internal medicine rotation in her office and hospital practice has been well received by residents. In her spare time, Dr. King gardens, rides horses and spends time with her husband Brad and three young children.

• general family medicine

Jamie Kling, DO, (Care of Women Curriculum, Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) is a 2006 graduate of the UW-Baraboo Family Medicine residency and has chosen to continue as a practicing physician at the Medical Associates Clinic. Dr. Kling graduated from Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center where he tutored physician assistants and medical students. His professional interests are Women's health, coloposcopy, minor office procedures and osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Kling's hobbies are golf, camping, hiking, reading and fishing.

• hospital medicine
• general family medicine

Randy Krszjzaniek, MD (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) grew up on a farm in central Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1989 and completed his residency at the Mid-Michigan Regional Center at Midland, MI. Dr. Krszjzaniek’s practice interests include obstetrics, colposcopy, geriatrics, and hospice care. Dr. Krszjzaniek serves as course director and instructor for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) course offered annually by St. Clare Hospital. In his spare time he enjoys traveling with his family and bicycling.

• podiatry

Education and Training:
1979, BA, Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL
1984, DPM, William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency:
Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 1985, Oak Forest Hospital, Oak Forest, IL

• international Medicine (Haiti)
• general family medicine

James Mathers, M.D. (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed his family practice residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Dr. Mathers is one of the organizers of the Medical Mission to Haiti Project organized by citizens in Sauk County. His professional interests are cardiology, cardiac stress testing, colposcopy, depression, joint injection, obstetrics and gynecology, teaching family practice residents. In his spare time, Dr. Mathers likes skiing, boating, running, tennis, and photography, and traveling.

• general surgery
• endoscopy
• cesarean sections

Mark Meier, M.D. (Surgical Curriculum) graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and completed his General Surgery residency at UNDSM in 1994. He is board certified in General Surgery. Dr. Meier coordinates and teaches General Surgery to Baraboo and Madison family practice residents. Dr. Meier teaches upper and lower GI endoscopy to Baraboo residents who are interested in learning these skills. Endoscopy training is not for everyone and the program assists residents in identifying which residents may have the technical/educational skills to learn endoscopy. Baraboo residents who pursue endoscopy take the AAFP endoscopy course and most residents log over 100 endoscopies with Dr. Meier before graduation. Dr. Meier also performs local cesarean sections for the family physicians when needed and encourages residents and medical students to be good first assistants.

• pediatrics

Teresa Mendoza, M.D. (Volunteer staffer) job shares with Karen Ailsworth, MD as a Pediatrician with Baraboo Medical Associates. She received her MD degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1992 and completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City in 1995. Dr. Mendoza enjoys the full range of Pediatrics and Pediatric Primary Care.

• women's health issues
• general family medicine
• behavioral science

Sharilyn Munneke, MD (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD on a vocal music scholarship. She is a graduate of the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN and completed her residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995. Dr. Munneke has special interests in children's and women's health and is an ALSO ® instructor. She completed a Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2007. She job-shares with Dr. Goeckermann to maintain a balance between her professional duties and her time with her husband and two young children. Her hobbies include enjoying the outdoors with her family, hiking and canoeing.

• internal medicine

Jennifer Orkfritz, DO, (Volunteer Faculty) is a graduate of Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center in 2000 and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Garden City Hospital, in Garden City, MI in 2003. Her professional interests are cardiology, nephrology, women’s health, and hospital medicine. She invites residents to spend time following patients in the office and hospital/ICU with her. Her practice site is in the Wisconsin Dells. Dr. Orkfritz’ personal interests are scuba diving, crocheting, reading suspense/thriller books, biking, hiking, and traveling.

• general family medicine

Dan Trotter, M.D. (Hospital and Clinic Preceptor) graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and attended residency at the St. Francis-Mayo Family Practice residency in LaCrosse, Wisconsin graduating in 1993. Dr. Trotter's is interested in the use of computers in medicine and serves on a Dean/ St. Mary's committee upgrading the use of computerized medical records in local healthcare facilities. He has played a major role in bringing the Epic system of computerized medical records to Baraboo Medical Associates and the residency. This is scheduled to be fully operational by the fall of 2008. Dr. Trotter is an avid runner and enjoys bicycling.

• general surgery

Education and Training:
1993, BS, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1997, MD, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Residency:
General Surgery, 1997-2002, Hospital of Saint Raphael, affiliate of Yale University, New Haven, CT
Board Certification(s):
General Surgery
Medical Interests and Procedures:
Laparoscopy, endoscopy, breast, colorectal surgeries