Hometown: Wakarusa, IN
Bio: I was born and raised here in Northern Indiana and am excited to have found my way back here for my residency training. I am a husband to my beautiful wife Hope and a father to my two sons Bridger and Chanler. On a day off you may find me golfing, reading, roasting and brewing coffee, or cooking up something on my smoker. Aspiring to build bridges of trust with my roots and the larger medical community, I am a Mennonite who plans to serve the Amish and Mennonite communities through family medicine.
Why Memorial: I chose Memorial Hospital for multiple reasons including the fact that it is unopposed, osteopathic certified and academically rigorous. Lastly, but most importantly I chose Memorial Hospital for the people. After doing an in-depth family medicine rotation at Memorial Hospital, I knew Memorial FM Residency was a good fit for me.
Clinical interests: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Pediatrics, Lifestyle Medicine
Hobbies: Golf, Reading, Coffee
Favorite quotes: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” – St. Jerome “We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only to that which we can do.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Favorite books: Island of the World by Michael O’Brien
Favorite podcasts: Theology in the Raw
Favorite thing to do/place to go in South Bend/Mishawaka: Evening Walks on the Notre Dame Campus
