Lewis & Clark - Physician Profiles

The physicians of Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital are committed to high-quality patient care in a comfortable, cost-effective environment.

Ear, Nose and Throat

David J. Abbott, MD

Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, P.C.
409 Summit Street, Suite 3200
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-0062
(866) 665-0062
www.entyankton.com

Dr. David Abbott graduated from the Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Chicago Hospitals in 2002. Dr. Abbott is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

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Catherine A. Wright, MD

Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, P.C.
409 Summit Street, Suite 3200
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-0062
(866) 665-0062
www.entyankton.com

Dr. Catherine Wright graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School in 2004 and completed her residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2009. Dr. Wright is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

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General Surgery

Kynan Trail, MD

Yankton Surgical Associates, P.C.
409 Summit Street, Suite 3400
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-9670
www.yanktonsurgical.com

Dr. Kynan Trail graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School in 1995 and completed his residency in General Surgery at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio in 2000. Dr. Trail is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery.

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Ophthalmology

Paula A. Hicks, MD

Willcockson Eye Associates, P.C.
415 West 3rd Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-9638
www.willcocksoneye.com

Dr. Paula Hicks graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in 1989 and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnestoa in 1994. Dr. Hicks is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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Karen E. Dickes, DO

Willcockson Eye Associates, P.C.
415 West 3rd Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-9638
www.willcocksoneye.com

Dr. Dickes was born in Norfolk, NE and grew up in Brookings, SD. She graduated with her undergraduate degree from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Dr. Dickes earned her Doctor of Osteopathy medical degree (D.O.) from the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical School in Des Moines, IA. She recently completed her residency at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, OH.

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Orthopedics

Daniel Johnson, MD

Orthopedic Institute
1101 Broadway Avenue
Morgan Square Suite #106
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-0077

Dr. Daniel Johnson graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in 1981 and completed his residency in both General and Orthopedic Surgery at McLaren General Hospital in Flint, MI in 1991. Dr. Johnson is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

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Douglas Neilson, MD

Center for Orthopaedics
2007 Locust Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 689-6890

Dr. Douglas Neilson graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine in 1976 and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1988. Dr. Neilson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Allen Sossan, DO

Reconstructive Spinal Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery, P.C.
109 N. 29th Street
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 371-0839
www.esurgeon.com/asossan

Dr. Allen Sossan graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa in 1992, and completed his residency in both General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rakaway, New York in 2001. Dr. Sossan is Board Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

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Don D. Swift II, DO

Center for Orthopaedics
2007 Locust Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 689-6890

Dr. Don Swift graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993 and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio in 1998.

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Podiatry

Scott Shindler, DPM

Shindler Foot Clinic
409 Summit Street, Suite 3300
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-3869

Dr. Scott Shindler graduated from the University of Iowa in 1978, and graduated from the Illinois College of Podiatry in 1982. Dr. Shindler is certified by the American Council of Certified Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons.

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Urology

Joseph R. Boudreau, MD

Yankton Urological Surgery
2009 Locust Street
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 689-1100
www.yanktonurology.com

Dr. Joseph Boudreau graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1982 and completed his residency in Urology at Dalhousie University in 1987. He became Board Certified in 1989 and re-certified in 2005. Dr. Boudreau is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Christopher A. Hathaway, MD

Lewis and Clark Urlology, Ltd.
409 Summit Street, Suite 3400
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 260-0182

www.lewisandclarkurology.com

Dr. Christopher Hathaway graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in 2005 and completed his residency in Urology at the Medical College of Georgia in 2010. Dr. Hathaway is a member of the American Urologic Association.

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Allied Staff

Thomas J. Posch, MD

Diagnostic Radiologist
Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital
2601 Fox Run Parkway
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 664-5300

Dr. Thomas Posch graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1990. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Medical Officer in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine prior to completing his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Naval Medical Center San Diego in 1998. Dr. Posch is Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology.

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Brandi Pravecek, CNP

Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital
2601 Fox Run Parkway
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-5100 Lewis and Clark Specialty Hospital
(605) 260-2100 Lewis and Clark Family Medicine

www.lewisandclarkfamilymedicine.com

Brandi Pravecek is a Certified Nurse Practitioner who received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from South Dakota State University in 1993. In 2002, Brandi completed her Nurse Practitioner training at South Dakota State University and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing.

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Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital
2601 Fox Run Parkway
Yankton, SD 57078
Phone (605) 665-5100 | Toll Free (866) 556-3822 | Fax (605) 665-5200