G.E. Baldwin, M.D.
Medical Director, Board Certified in Family Practice
Professional Experience: Family Practice Physician and Medical Director; Associate staff of UMD School of Medicine; Community Preceptor for the Duluth Family Practice Center; Emergency Room Staff Physician; Urgent Care Director and Physician; Member of the Board of Directors for St. Luke's Hospital; Member of the Board of Directors of the MMA; Alternate Delegate to the AMA from MN; Past President of the Lake Superior Medical Society; Critical Care Instructor; Phase I, II, and III Research Associate; Pharmacist.

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.

John Wood, M.D.

Board Certified in Family Practice

Professional Experience: Staff Physician; Preceptor for University of Minnesota Duluth Medical Students and Duluth Family Practice Residents; Former Chief of Staff for the North Shore Hospital and Care Center, Grand Marias, MN; Emergency Room Physician; Member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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

Frank Gerber, BChD

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience: Dentist with the South African Defense Force and Medicross Medical and Dental Centre in South Africa; Dentist & Orthodontic Clinical Associate in Somerset, England; Associate General Dentist Private Practice in MN

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

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

Debra E. Lake, DMD

Staff Dentist

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

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.

B.E. Stein, DDS

Staff Dentist

Professional Experience:  Family Practice Dentist

Post Graduate training in Hospital Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, Forensic Dentistry.

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
  • ER Doctors provide acute and general health care
  • Family Practice Residents provide acute and general health care