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ALUMNI NOTES’00sRyan Zimmermann, MD ‘07, hasjoined the medical staff at MedcenterOne in Dickinson, N.D., as a familymedicine physician. He is a native ofBismarck, N.D.’90sColleen Swank, MD ’97, has beenpromoted to medical director ofprimary care at Altru Health System inGrand Forks.Joshua Gebur, MD ‘05, has joined thesurgery department at Essentia Health(formerly Innovis Health) in Fargo, N.D.He specializes in general andlaparoscopic surgery. He is originallyfrom Drayton, N.D.Laura Lizakowski, MD ‘05, has joinedAltru Rehabilitation Center in GrandForks.’80sSteven Mattson, BS Med ‘80, has been appointed by NorthDakota Gov. John Hoeven to serve a three-year term on theTobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Committee.’70sWilliam Mayo, MD ‘79, FP Res ‘82, has received the 2010Family Physician of the Year award, an honor given to aNorth Dakota physician who shows compassion for hispatients and dedication to the community. He has practicedat Sanford Clinic in Wahpeton, N.D., for 23 years.’60sShaun Christenson, MD ‘04, has beenhired as a neurologist by EssentiaHealth (formerly Innovis Health) inFargo, N.D. He will focus on sleepmedicine, electromyography,electroencephalogram, Parkinson’sdisease, and Alzheimer’s disease.David Baumgardner, BS Med ‘68, hasjoined IMA Healthcare (formerlyInternal Medicine Associates), anindependent health care organization inFargo, N.D. He practiced internalmedicine in Fargo for 30 years beforeretiring in 2006.Robin Hape, MD ‘02, a surgeon atAltru Health System’s Bariatric Centerin Grand Forks has received distinctionfrom the American Society forMetabolic and Bariatric Surgery as aCenter of Excellence, which recognizessurgeons and programs with a trackrecord of favorable outcomes inbariatric surgery.SavetheDate!March 23-252011New Horizons in Health Carewww.ruralhealth.und.edu/dakotaconferenceBest Western Seven Seas Hotel & WaterparkLodging Reservations: 800-597-7327Mandan, ND28 NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Holiday 2010