Aspirus Wausau Residents

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First Year

Noah Langteau, DO

Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Lynchburg, VA
Undergraduate: Liberty University – Lynchburg, VA

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment (OMT), Procedural medicine, Full spectrum family medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, Church activities, Hunting, Reading

Other Medical Experience:

Currently Air Force Reserves and will be on active duty after residency
Previous research on teratogenicity of vaping

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Close to home in the UP, amazing instructors & staff, friendly patients, and beautiful central Wisconsin location. What could be better!

Katy Lillard, DO

Medical School: University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine – San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: Truman State University – Kirksville, MO

Medical Interests: Addiction Medicine, Mental and behavioral health, Outpatient medicine, Rural medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Reading, Spending time with my friends, family, and significant other, Playing board games and doing jigsaw puzzles, Watching movies, Taking care of my houseplants, Spending time outside in the sun, Cooking with my partner

Other Medical Experience:

EMT Training

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Close knit community focused program with unique learning opportunities
Unopposed program with support from faculty and senior residents
I love the small town feel of Wausau with lots of local businesses and beautiful outdoor spaces
Excited to be back in the Midwest!

Dana Warwick, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Central Wisconsin
Undergraduate: UW Eau Claire

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Preventative care, Full spectrum family medicine, Care for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Running, biking, swimming, Skiing (downhill and water), Playing piano and singing, Reading fiction

Other Medical Experience:

EMT, CNA, Medical scribe

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

I’m from a small town in Northwest Wisconsin and I wanted to learn at a residency that would feel like home, I attended medical school in Wausau and love the area. The faculty and residents are also very friendly and welcoming.

Gerald Weiss, MD

Medical School: UW School of Medicine & Public Health – Madison, WI
Undergraduate: UW Madison

Medical Interests: Hospital/clinic general medicine, Pediatrics, OB, ER/Urgent Care, Sports medicine, EGD and Colonoscopy

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Faith, Family, Football, Pole vault, Rubik cubes

Other Medical Experience:

Translational research in pediatric hematology/oncology: Targeted Radionuclide Therapy and Immunotherapy
Volunteer at Wausau Free Clinic

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Great people, great opportunity for learning
Nice area to live, good situation for family

Theodore Zamzow, DO

Medical School: Kansas City University Osteopathic College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: UW Madison

Medical Interests: Addiction medicine, LGBTQ health, Outpatient procedures, Men’s health, Rural Medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Board games and video games, Cooking, Running and hiking, Geocaching, Movies

Other Medical Experience:

EMT
Research on motion sickness

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Met great people while rotating here as a medical student
Grew up in Wisconsin and wanted to do my residency here
Lots of opportunities at program to learn a variety of things that I can utilize in my future practice

Second Year

Sara Johnson, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin
Undergraduate: UW Platteville

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Community medicine, Outpatient procedures

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Time with family, especially her husband & two children, Family farm with cattle & horses, Hunting in the woods with the family hounds, Time at the lake around a bonfire with good music

Other Medical Experience:

CNA
Medical Scribe
Diet/Metabolism research

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

I am from a small, rural town in Northern Wisconsin. Much like the small community in Wisconsin, this program provides a familiar, friendly, and supportive environment.
I enjoy being able to connect with patients & provide care to those in the communities that have supported me throughout my life.

Morgan Kresl, MD

Medical School: University of MN Medical School – Duluth
Undergraduate: University of MN – Crookston

Medical Interests: Women’s health and contraception, Infant care, Adolescent health – especially related to self-advocacy, Autonomic disorders

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Family time at the lake, competing with her grandpa for fastest jigsaw competition, word games, playing piano

Other Medical Experience:

CNA, EMT, and Phlebotomist
Minnesota Rural Medical Scholars Program and Rural Physician Associated Program

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Kind people, supportive community, and well-run clinic

Riley Scanlan, MD

Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine – Kalamazoo, Ml
Undergraduate: St Norbert – DePere, WI

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Sports medicine, Full-spectrum family medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Triathlons, Whitewater rafting, Movies, European history, Numismatics (coins, paper currency, and medals)

Other Medical Experience:

Member of medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha
Scoliosis research
Phlebotomy

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

It is a small, community-based, close-knit program with dedicated faculty members and highly motivated residents.
The program also offers abundant opportunities for training in rural environments with full spectrum care. Plus Wausau is a great place to live and work!

Samuel Staehling, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Undergraduate: St Norbert – DePere, WI

Medical Interests: Rural Family Medicine, Outpatient medicine, Sports medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Fishing for bass and musky, All things football - Go Pack Go!, Baseball, especially the Milwaukee Brewers, Spending time with family and his dog

Other Medical Experience:

Behavioral Treatment Technician at Wisconsin Early Autism Project
Medical Scribe

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

The program offers extensive opportunity for rural medicine.
The people here are very welcoming and supportive.
Wausau is a great place for people who love the outdoors.

Lindsay Stevenson, MD

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine – Saba, Dutch Caribbean
Undergraduate: UW Milwaukee

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, MAT/Addiction medicine, Psychiatry/behavioral/mental health, Women's health and advocacy, Procedures, Palliative care/Hospice, Full spectrum care

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Baking, Gardening, Learning to knit/crochet, Fostering animals, Kayaking/canoeing, Being with family and cats, Camping, Trying new things and new foods

Other Medical Experience:

Medical scribe in emergency department and pediatrics
Case manager in psychiatry

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Program location and rural setting
Program size
Encourages me to pursue medical interests
Unopposed
Supportive residents, faculty, and staff

Eric Weaver, MD – Chief Resident

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin
Undergraduate: UW Stevens Point

Medical Interests: Mental health, Sports medicine, Lifestyle medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Disc golf, Playing piano, Spending time with family

Other Medical Experience:

Aspirus Wausau volunteer and CNA

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

I was born and raised in Wausau, WI and have a passion for community engagement. I chose this program because it allows me to serve my community as I continue my medical career.

Third Year

*L to R:* *Laurel Boyd, DO; Daniel Rubio, MD; Austen Hayes, DO; Saba Khan, DO; Satchel Beranek, MD*

Satchel Beranek, MD – Chief Resident

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin
Undergraduate: UW Milwaukee

Medical Interests: Rural medicine in Wisconsin, Inpatient medicine, Addiction medicine, Sports medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Endurance sports, Running & competing in races in summer, Cross country skiing, Reading, Spending time with his wife & cat

Other Medical Experience:

Health screening education at GiGi’s Playhouse – a local Down Syndrome achievement center

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

I know & love the central Wisconsin area
Spent time with resident physicians of the program during my medical school & saw that it had a good learning atmosphere with a strong sense of community among the resident physicians.

Laurel Boyd, DO

Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Indianapolis
Undergraduate: Undergraduate: Indiana University - Bloomington

Medical Interests: Osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT), Outpatient care, Chronic pain, Addiction medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, Yoga & meditation

Other Medical Experience:

EMT training & volunteering
Medical scribe

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Program size & sense of community
Participation in statewide osteopathic conference
Midwest location – near family

Austen Hayes, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate: UW River Falls

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Medication assisted treatment (MAT), Anxiety, depression, PTSD, Men’s health, Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT)

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Cooking & dining out, Marvel, Weightlifting, Cinema

Other Medical Experience:

Sigma Sigma Phi Alum (national osteopathic medicine honors fraternity)

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

I liked the central location in the state & felt very at home when talking with the faculty & residents.
This program also allows me to learn what I would like to use in my future practice (i.e. vasectomies, intra-articular injections, OMT, rural medicine, & psychiatry).

Saba Khan, DO

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic
Undergraduate: Georgia State University - Atlanta

Medical Interests: Rural medicine, Behavioral medicine, Addiction medicine, Preventive medicine, LGBTQA+ health, Outpatient procedures

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Music & cinematography, Being outdoors, All things ‘90s, Basketball

Other Medical Experience:

First responder/fire & rescue training
Certified nursing assistant
Medical assistant

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Friendly & supportive environment
Its focus on rural & underserved populations
Wanted to check out Rib Mountain

Daniel Rubio, MD

Medical School: American University College of Medicine – Saint Lucia
Undergraduate: University of Toronto – Ontario, Canada

Medical Interests: Outpatient medicine, Full spectrum family medicine, Pain management, Sports medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Global culinary enthusiast, Watching movies & playing video games, Basketball, Baseball, & MMA, Playing piano & guitar, Reading (fiction)

Other Medical Experience:

Hospital patient transporter

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Unopposed program that provides a variety of learning opportunities
Close-knit family feel with other residents, faculty, & staff
Program is very supportive where they will help tailor learning opportunities to meet my goals for future practice
The small town feel of Wausau. My wife also grew up in this area.

Nicole Schmitz, DO

Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences – Kirksville, MO
Undergraduate: UW Stevens Point

Medical Interests: Geriatrics, MAT, Rural Medicine

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Snowmobiling, Playing hockey, Traveling, Spending time with husband and pets

Other Medical Experience:

Medical missions once to Guatemala and twice to Uganda

Why did you choose the Wausau program?

Community faculty involvement, Strong MAT program and training, Close proximity to family