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G.E. Baldwin, M.D.
Professional Experience: Medical Director, LSCHC; Board Certified Family Practice Physician; Associate staff of UMD School of Medicine; Member of the Board of Directors for St. Luke's Hospital; Alternate Delegate to the AMA from MN; Past President of the Lake Superior Medical Society

Susan Nordin, M.D.

Board Certified in Family Practice

Professional Experience: Staff Physician; Family practice with an emphasis on wellness and stress reduction; Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Emily Onello, M.D.

Board Certified in Family Practice & Urgent Care Medicine

Professional Experience:  Staff Physician; Member of Minnesota Medical Association, American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, American Academy of Family Practice; Professional interest in environmental medicine and past member of Duluth Cities for Climate Protection Task Force

Jacob Oestreich, M.D.

Board Certified in Family Practice
Professional Experience: Staff Physician; Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, Christian Medical and Dental Association

Nancy Sudak, M.D.

Board Certified in Family Medicine, Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine

Professional Experience: Family practice with holistic functional medicine focus; Clinical instructor for University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine; Contributing author for textbooks of integrative and functional medicine; Active board member of the American Board of Holistic Medicine

Vicki Andrews, C-FNP
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Professional Experience: Advanced Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner
Staff Nurse/Hospital Based Practice: Medical Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Hemodialysis, and Operating Room including Burn/Plastic Surgery, ENT, GYN, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Vascular and General Surgery

Josie DiCesare, C-FNP
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Professional Experience: Advanced Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner
Educational Practice: Clinical Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner Students, Assistant Professor for the College of St. Scholastica
Staff Nurse/Hospital Based Practice: Intensive Care, Emergency Room

Pam Schwartau, C-FNP
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Professional Experience: Advanced Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner
Staff Nurse/Hospital Based Practice: Intensive Care, Post-Anesthesia Recovery

Gayle E. Held, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.

Staff Psychotherapist

Professional Experience: Individual, Couple, Family & Group Counseling.

Specializing in Adjustment to Illness, Grief & Loss, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues and Life Stress.

Clyde Holmes, M.Ed.

Staff Counselor

Professional Experience: Individual Educational Counseling; Community Education Instructor; Developed and Managed Awakenings Program which offered educational support groups for individuals and families affected by AIDS. 

Affiliations: Member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association 

Eric Elmquist, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience: Dentist at Institute of Latin American Concern, Dominican Republic. General dentist in private practice in Minnesota and Oregon.

State licensures held: Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Oregon

Eric Iwen, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience:  Graduate of Marquette University, May 2009

Affiliations:  American Dental Association, Wisconsin Dental Association, and Academy of General Dentistry.

State licensures held:  Wisconsin and Minnesota

Michael Johnson, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience: Dentist at Fond Du Lac Reservation, Dentist for Lake Haven, Viewcrest and Nopeming Care Facilities, Dentist/Owner of private dental office.

Affiliations: American Dental Association, Minnesota Dental Association, Northeastern District Dental Society

State licensures held: Wisconsin and Minnesota

Tiffany Jonasen, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience: Graduate of Marquette University 2007

Affiliations: Delta Sigma Delta, American Dental Association and Wisconsin Dental Association

State licensures held: Minnesota and Wisconsin

Debra E. Lake, DMD

Dental Director

Professional Experience: Dentist with Federal Bureau of Prisons;

Dentist with Indian Health Clinics in AZ, NM, MN; Dentist/Owner of private dental office; Post Doctoral Residency in General Dentistry

Affiliations: Sioux City Dental Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

State licensures held:  FL, IA, KY, MN, WI

Jeffrey Mathiason, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience: Graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, May 2009

Affiliations: American Dental Association, Minnesota Dental Association, Northeastern District Dental Society

State licensures held: Minnesota and Wisconsin

Donna Schroeder, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience:  General Dentistry. Staff Dentist, Department of the Army, Stuttgart, Germany.

B. S. and M. S. Ed. in Psychology; School Psychologist, West Bend Public Schools, West Bend, WI.

Affiliations:  American Dental Association, Minnesota Dental Association, Northeastern District Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry

State licensures held: Minnesota and Wisconsin

In addition to our staff, local physicians volunteer on a regular basis at our Health Centers. When the Health Center began as the “Free Clinic” over 30 years ago, ALL of our health care providers were volunteers.

We currently have volunteer providers from St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic Health System, St. Luke’s Hospital, and the Family Practice Center. The volunteers enable us to see more patients and provide specific services:

  • OB-GYNs provide colposcopies and other specialized testing and evaluation
  • Family Practice Residents provide acute and general health care