Board Members

  • Kathleen Kregel, Chair of CHCFD Board
  • David Bowser, Vice President of CHCFD Board
  • Mark Jorgenson , Treasurer of CHCFD Board
  • Johnna Friesth, Secretary of CHCFD Board
  • Kittie Webster
  • Coleen Haatvedt
  • Barbara Johnson
  • Tammy Varland
  • Rollie Peterson
  • Kaye Grossnickle
  • Thomas Miklo
  • Dale Harlow

Providers 

David Ruzicka, D.O

Medical Director

David Ruizka, D.O., is an osteopathic family practice physician, who joined Community Health Center of Fort Dodge in March, 2010 as a part-time physician. In Januauy, 2011 Dr Ruzicka came on full time and took over as Medical Director of CHCFD.

Ruzicka is a board certified with the American Board of Family Practice and has over 12 yrs of experience.

Ruzicka received his undergrad from Drake University, graduated from University of Health Science –Kansas City in 1997 with a D.O Degree. Ruzicka attended a 1 yr fellowship program at Truman Medical Center WI in 1997, he attended a 1 yr internship at Mercy Hospital WI in 1997-1998, and he also attended a 2 year residency program in 1998-2000 at Mercy Hospital WI.

 


 

Janet Secor, D.O.
 
Janet Secor, D.O., is an osteopathic family practice physician, who joined Community Health Center of Fort Dodge in July, 2008. A Fort Dodge native, Janet has served as a physician in Fort Dodge for the past 27 years, and is an active medical staff member of Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Secor’s education has encompasses a multitude of experiences, including time in Mexican and Spain to develop Spanish language skills. She earned an A.A. Degree from Iowa Central Community College and received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Spanish from Iowa Central and University of Northern Iowa. She taught high school Spanish at Turkey Valley Community Schools prior to being accepted as a medical student at Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Following graduation in 1980, she successfully completed a rotating internship in Your, Pennsylvania and a general practice residency in Des Moines prior to returning to Fort Dodge to begin her practice of medicine. Dr. Secor brings business experiences as part of two person practice, as owner of a solo practice, and as part of a physician directed multispecialty practice. In addition to her Fort Dodge practice experiences, she worked part time for the Rockwell City and Fort Dodge correctional Facilities, and volunteered in the Free Clinic of Fort Dodge, traveled on a medical mission to Honduras. Finally, she has served as an Adjunct Professor for Des Moines University and precepted numerous osteopathic medical students and physician assistant students through the years. She brings her bilingual skills and lives for preventative medicine.

Dr. Secor has a variety of interest which enriches her life outside of the medicine. She has helped raise five children and reassures family activities, sings in Sonshine Singers and First Congregational United Church of Christ Choir, plays violin in the Fort Dodge Area Symphony, rings a bell or two for the King Ringers and First Congregational UCC bell choirs, enjoys traveling, camping, and meeting people. For Dr. Secor, boredom in nonexistent.

 



Andrea O'Hanlon, PA-C

 


Paul Robertson, D.D.S.
Dental Director

Dr. Paul Robertson, D.D.S., is a native of Marshalltown, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa state University in 1977 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Botany, with a minor in Horticulture. After ISU Dr. Robertson attended the Iowa College of Dentistry and graduated with a Dental Degree in 1986. Dr. Robertson practiced dentistry in Iowa for 7 years before moving to Missouri in 1993 where he practiced for 16 years.
Dr. Robertson has a wide variety of experience working in both small and large dental practices. He has also worked at the Algoa Correctional Center in Missouri.
 
Dr. Robertson recently moved back to Iowa to be closer to his family. He enjoys walking, bicycling and an occasional game of golf.

Dr. Robertson is excited to be starting at Community Health Center of Fort Dodge’s new dental Clinic.

 

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