Dr. Sarah Jorgensen at Family Medicine at Scott Blvd on Monday, April 17, 2023. Simulated patient is an employee.

Family Medicine

Your family medicine provider can see everyone in the family, in every generation, from birth, for life. And when anyone in the family needs specialty care, your family medicine provider connects you with the UI Health Care specialist you need.
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1-319-384-7222
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Your family medicine provider knows you, your partner, and your kids and monitors each family member’s health care history and is ready to deliver personalized, compassionate care every time.

 You’ll never need to repeat your history or your situation again.

And when anyone in the family needs specialty care, your family medicine provider connects you with the UI Health Care specialist you need. That specialist will consult the same medical record your family medicine provider has been keeping for you, so your specialty care is streamlined.

Your family medicine provider offers a wide range of services to keep the whole family healthy, including:

Pregnancy

Prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care

Family Planning

Including oral contraceptives, IUDs, Nexplanon, and vasectomy, as well as initiating infertility evaluations.

Skin Care

Such as biopsies

Acute Care
Mental Health Care
Regular Exams and Visits
Management of Most Chronic Conditions

Our Care Team

Dmitriy M. Acherkan, MD portrait

Dmitriy M.
Acherkan
MD

  • Family Medicine
Justen Ahmad, MD portrait

Justen
Ahmad
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
4.59 out of 5 (139 ratings)
Stacey Appenheimer, MD, MME portrait

Stacey
Appenheimer
MD, MME

  • Family Medicine
4.79 out of 5 (728 ratings)
Hussain Banu, MBBS portrait

Hussain
Banu
MBBS

  • Family Medicine
4.63 out of 5 (1,732 ratings)
Robert A. Beck, MD portrait

Robert A.
Beck
MD

  • Family Medicine
David Bedell, MD portrait

David
Bedell
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.70 out of 5 (583 ratings)
Nicholas R. Butler, MD, MBA portrait

Nicholas R.
Butler
MD, MBA

  • Family Medicine
4.80 out of 5 (1,351 ratings)
Padmalatha Collappakkam, MD portrait

Padmalatha
Collappakkam
MD

  • Family Medicine
Meghan Connett, MD portrait

Meghan
Connett
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (966 ratings)
Beth Cramer, MD portrait

Beth
Cramer
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.77 out of 5 (697 ratings)
Nicholas Crippin, DO portrait

Nicholas
Crippin
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.93 out of 5 (324 ratings)
Alejandro Curiel, MD portrait

Alejandro
Curiel
MD

  • Family Medicine
Brittany Dalton, DO portrait

Brittany
Dalton
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.92 out of 5 (136 ratings)
Mitalee Dharwadkar, MD portrait

Mitalee
Dharwadkar
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
4.87 out of 5 (34 ratings)
Rick Dobyns, MD, MPH portrait

Rick
Dobyns
MD, MPH

  • Family Medicine
4.76 out of 5 (1,123 ratings)
Cara Drew, MD portrait

Cara
Drew
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.89 out of 5 (190 ratings)
Jill Endres, MD, MS, FAAFP portrait

Jill
Endres
MD, MS, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.80 out of 5 (1,037 ratings)
Angela Farrell, MD portrait

Angela
Farrell
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.85 out of 5 (1,680 ratings)
Daniel Fick, MD portrait

Daniel
Fick
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.92 out of 5 (355 ratings)
Jane C. Fischer, MD portrait

Jane C.
Fischer
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.57 out of 5 (657 ratings)
Carlos Flores, MD portrait

Carlos
Flores
MD

  • Family Medicine
Kate DuChene Hanrahan, MD, MME, FAAFP portrait

Kate DuChene
Hanrahan
MD, MME, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.79 out of 5 (1,075 ratings)
Erin Hayward, MD portrait

Erin
Hayward
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.77 out of 5 (1,377 ratings)
Savita Hegde, MD, MBBS portrait

Savita
Hegde
MD, MBBS

  • Family Medicine
Brad Heithoff, MD portrait

Brad
Heithoff
MD

  • Family Medicine
Elizabeth Hickman, MD portrait

Elizabeth
Hickman
MD

  • Family Medicine
Danielle Howsare, DO portrait

Danielle
Howsare
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.82 out of 5 (903 ratings)
Katherine L. Imborek, MD portrait

Katherine L.
Imborek
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.69 out of 5 (771 ratings)
Monika Jindal, MD portrait

Monika
Jindal
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.75 out of 5 (312 ratings)
Sarah K. Jorgensen, DO portrait

Sarah K.
Jorgensen
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.68 out of 5 (228 ratings)
Michael J. Jung, MD portrait

Michael J.
Jung
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.91 out of 5 (799 ratings)
Stacie Kasper, DO portrait

Stacie
Kasper
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (1,061 ratings)
Peter Kim, MD portrait

Peter
Kim
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (258 ratings)
Aaron Kunz, DO, MA, MME portrait

Aaron
Kunz
DO, MA, MME

  • Family Medicine
4.73 out of 5 (522 ratings)
Shauna LaFleur, MD, FAAFP portrait

Shauna
LaFleur
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
Matthew Lanternier, MD portrait

Matthew
Lanternier
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.84 out of 5 (2,703 ratings)
Natalie Lanternier, MD portrait

Natalie
Lanternier
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.70 out of 5 (1,758 ratings)
Scott T. Larson, MD, FAAFP portrait

Scott T.
Larson
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.80 out of 5 (1,332 ratings)
Barcey T. Levy, MD, PhD portrait

Barcey T.
Levy
MD, PhD

  • Family Medicine
4.81 out of 5 (270 ratings)
Michael Maharry, MD portrait

Michael
Maharry
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.64 out of 5 (1,747 ratings)
Hiba Makhdum, MD portrait

Hiba
Makhdum
MD

  • Family Medicine
Britt Marcussen, MD portrait

Britt
Marcussen
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
4.63 out of 5 (1,072 ratings)
Yulia Matveeva, MD portrait

Yulia
Matveeva
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.84 out of 5 (642 ratings)
PM

Patricia
Millner Branch
MD, MBA, FAAFP, DABOM

  • Family Medicine
Merle Muller, MD, FAAFP portrait

Merle
Muller
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
Upneet Nijjar, MD, FAAFP portrait

Upneet
Nijjar
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.81 out of 5 (661 ratings)
Samuel C. Orvis, MD portrait

Samuel C.
Orvis
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.66 out of 5 (226 ratings)
Jason Powers, MD, FAAFP portrait

Jason
Powers
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (2,119 ratings)
Jeffrey D. Quinlan, MD, FAAFP portrait

Jeffrey D.
Quinlan
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.91 out of 5 (409 ratings)
Brigit Ray, MD, MME portrait

Brigit
Ray
MD, MME

  • Family Medicine
4.84 out of 5 (609 ratings)
Jessica M. Rockafellow, MD portrait

Jessica M.
Rockafellow
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.73 out of 5 (645 ratings)
Emily J. Sadecki, MD, MBE portrait

Emily J.
Sadecki
MD, MBE

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
Christopher C. Schuster, MD portrait

Christopher C.
Schuster
MD

  • Family Medicine
Nathan Shaw, MD portrait

Nathan
Shaw
MD

  • Family Medicine
David R. Sheff, MD, PhD portrait

David R.
Sheff
MD, PhD

  • Family Medicine
Wendy Shen, MD, PhD portrait

Wendy
Shen
MD, PhD

  • Family Medicine
4.60 out of 5 (599 ratings)
Anita T. Simison, MD portrait

Anita T.
Simison
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.83 out of 5 (121 ratings)
Kelly Skelly, MD, FAAFP portrait

Kelly
Skelly
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.92 out of 5 (1,093 ratings)
Tyler Slayman, MD portrait

Tyler
Slayman
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
4.75 out of 5 (1,796 ratings)
Sara Spiva, DO portrait

Sara
Spiva
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.77 out of 5 (807 ratings)
Victoria Tann, MD portrait

Victoria
Tann
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Psychiatry
4.53 out of 5 (257 ratings)
Sarah Thomas, MD portrait

Sarah
Thomas
MD

  • Family Medicine
Valery Tran, MD portrait

Valery
Tran
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.88 out of 5 (190 ratings)
Alka Walter, MBBS, MS portrait

Alka
Walter
MBBS, MS

  • Family Medicine
4.83 out of 5 (551 ratings)
Emily Welder, MD portrait

Emily
Welder
MD

  • Family Medicine
4.74 out of 5 (854 ratings)
Jason Wilbur, MD, FAAFP portrait

Jason
Wilbur
MD, FAAFP

  • Family Medicine
4.85 out of 5 (1,058 ratings)
Chris Wolf, DO portrait

Chris
Wolf
DO

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (271 ratings)
Sunita Timilsina, MD portrait

Sunita
Timilsina
MD

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
Larisa Sharp, MD portrait

Larisa
Sharp
MD

  • Family Medicine
Steven Abdo, PA-C, MPAS portrait

Steven
Abdo
PA-C, MPAS

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
Sarah Barrick, PA-C portrait

Sarah
Barrick
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.60 out of 5 (127 ratings)
Marc Doobay, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA portrait

Marc
Doobay
MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

  • Family Medicine
4.68 out of 5 (578 ratings)
Annamarie Dotzler, PA-C portrait

Annamarie
Dotzler
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.63 out of 5 (72 ratings)
Courtney Engel, PA-C portrait

Courtney
Engel
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Holly Gingerich, PA-C portrait

Holly
Gingerich
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Chanda Gritters, PA-C portrait

Chanda
Gritters
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Olivia Hayden, PA-C portrait

Olivia
Hayden
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.85 out of 5 (65 ratings)
Gary Heath, PA-C portrait

Gary
Heath
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.74 out of 5 (325 ratings)
Valerie Kies, PA-C portrait

Valerie
Kies
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (935 ratings)
Robert Linnell, PA-C portrait

Robert
Linnell
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.91 out of 5 (145 ratings)
Bekah Morgan, PA-C portrait

Bekah
Morgan
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.58 out of 5 (252 ratings)
Nealy Neukirch, MPAS, PA-C portrait

Nealy
Neukirch
MPAS, PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.71 out of 5 (1,555 ratings)
Teresa Palmer, PA-C portrait

Teresa
Palmer
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.60 out of 5 (207 ratings)
Erin Scott, PA-C portrait

Erin
Scott
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Anita Sharma, PA-C portrait

Anita
Sharma
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
3.85 out of 5 (137 ratings)
AS

Alyssa C.
Silva
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Tiffany Sorensen, PA-C portrait

Tiffany
Sorensen
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.69 out of 5 (1,054 ratings)
Carissa Spain, PA-C portrait

Carissa
Spain
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.57 out of 5 (288 ratings)
Hugo Y Torres, PA-C portrait

Hugo Y
Torres
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Leslie Veit, MPAS, PA-C portrait

Leslie
Veit
MPAS, PA-C

  • Family Medicine
4.80 out of 5 (939 ratings)
Ashley Wutke, PA-C portrait

Ashley
Wutke
PA-C

  • Family Medicine
Cynthia M. Burr, ARNP portrait

Cynthia M.
Burr
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.87 out of 5 (639 ratings)
Kati Carpenter, ARNP, DNP, FNP-C portrait

Kati
Carpenter
ARNP, DNP, FNP-C

  • Family Medicine
4.73 out of 5 (428 ratings)
Tammy Crawford, ARNP portrait

Tammy
Crawford
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
Anne Daggett, ARNP portrait

Anne
Daggett
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.75 out of 5 (765 ratings)
Sara DeFurio, ARNP portrait

Sara
DeFurio
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.72 out of 5 (956 ratings)
Alyssa Donahue, ARNP portrait

Alyssa
Donahue
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.75 out of 5 (977 ratings)
Jamie L. Duffy, ARNP portrait

Jamie L.
Duffy
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
4.87 out of 5 (470 ratings)
James Kinney, DNP, ARNP portrait

James
Kinney
DNP, ARNP

  • Family Medicine
  • Surgery
4.87 out of 5 (770 ratings)
Ellen Krischel, ARNP portrait

Ellen
Krischel
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.79 out of 5 (705 ratings)
Hao McKenna, DNP, ARNP portrait

Hao
McKenna
DNP, ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.70 out of 5 (354 ratings)
Lisa Mertens, DNP, ARNP portrait

Lisa
Mertens
DNP, ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.74 out of 5 (1,229 ratings)
Tyler C. Moeller, ARNP portrait

Tyler C.
Moeller
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.55 out of 5 (257 ratings)
Jacquelyn Ronnfeldt, ARNP portrait

Jacquelyn
Ronnfeldt
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
Amanda Salek, ARNP portrait

Amanda
Salek
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.58 out of 5 (151 ratings)
Haleigh M. Skaggs, ARNP portrait

Haleigh M.
Skaggs
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
Stephanie K. Steffen, ARNP portrait

Stephanie K.
Steffen
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
Adisa Tokaca, ARNP portrait

Adisa
Tokaca
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
4.34 out of 5 (32 ratings)
Justine Wood, ARNP portrait

Justine
Wood
ARNP

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
4.79 out of 5 (56 ratings)
Allison Bernard, PharmD, BCACP portrait

Allison
Bernard
PharmD, BCACP

  • Family Medicine
  • Pharmacy
Emily Peterson, PharmD, BCACP portrait

Emily
Peterson
PharmD, BCACP

  • Family Medicine
  • Pharmacy
Kevin Schleich, PharmD, BCACP portrait

Kevin
Schleich
PharmD, BCACP

  • Family Medicine
  • Pharmacy
Chad Triplett, PharmD, BCPS portrait

Chad
Triplett
PharmD, BCPS

  • Family Medicine
  • Pharmacy
Sara Wiedenfeld, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP portrait

Sara
Wiedenfeld
PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

  • Family Medicine
  • Pharmacy
Karla Hemesath, PhD portrait

Karla
Hemesath
PhD

  • Family Medicine
4.77 out of 5 (219 ratings)
Gretchen Schmuch, MSW portrait

Gretchen
Schmuch
MSW

  • Family Medicine

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Locations and Offices

Family Medicine Clinic (LL PFP)
Pomerantz Family Pavilion (PFP)
Lower Level, Elevator L
1-319-384-7222
Clinic
Family Medicine Clinic location front door at UI Hospitals & Clinics
In Medical Center University
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Family Medicine - Cedar Rapids
Suite 150
1-319-363-3600
Clinic
Exterior image of Cedar Rapids 10th street location
In Cedar Rapids, 10th Street SE
411 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Family Medicine - IRL East
Level 2
1-319-467-2000
Clinic
Iowa River Landing East exterior location photo
In Coralville, Iowa River Landing East
920 E. 2nd Ave., Coralville, IA 52241
Family Medicine - Muscatine
1-563-263-0339
Clinic
Exterior image of Muscatine location on 3465 Mulberry Ave
In Muscatine, Mulberry Avenue
3465 Mulberry Ave., Muscatine, IA 52761
Family Medicine - West Branch
1-319-643-2516
Clinic
West Branch Cookson Drive building
In West Branch, Cookson Drive
206 Cookson Drive, West Branch, IA 52358
Family Medicine – Bettendorf
Suite 400
1-563-344-2240
Clinic
Exterior image of Bettendorf location
In Bettendorf, Lincoln Road
865 Lincoln Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722
Family Medicine – Scott Boulevard
Main Floor
1-319-467-6789
Clinic
Exterior of UI Health Care clinic on Scott Boulevard in Iowa City
In Iowa City, Scott Boulevard
3640 Middlebury Road, Iowa City, IA 52245
Family Medicine, Coralville, Oakdale Road
1-319-248-0037
Clinic
Coralville Oakdale building
In Coralville, Oakdale Road
2055 Oakdale Road, Coralville, IA 52241
Family Medicine - River Crossing
1-319-467-8355
Clinic
UI Health Care River Crossing location
In Riverside, River Crossing Court
3056 River Crossing Court, Riverside, IA 52327
Cedar Rapids - 10th Street SE
1-319-363-3600
Clinic
Exterior image of Cedar Rapids 10th street location
In Cedar Rapids, 10th Street SE
411 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Family Medicine - North Liberty
1-319-467-7888
Clinic
North Liberty Lininger Lane Location
In North Liberty, Lininger Lane
1765 Lininger Lane, North Liberty, IA 52317
Family Medicine - Sioux City
1-712-294-5000
Sioux City - Pierce Street Front Desk
In Sioux City, Pierce Street
2501 Pierce St., Sioux City, IA 51104
Family Medicine, Iowa City, First Avenue
1-319-351-6852
Clinic
Interior clinic doorway to the family medicine clinic at Iowa City, First Avenue
In Iowa City, First Avenue
269 N. 1st Ave., Iowa City, IA 52245
Family Medicine, Muscatine, Cedarwood Drive
Suite 200
1-563-263-0515
Clinic
Muscatine Cedarwood
In Muscatine, Cedarwood Drive
2104 Cedarwood Drive, Suite 200, Muscatine, IA 52761
Family Medicine, Solon, Main Street
#A
1-319-624-2991
Clinic
Solon Main Street building
In Solon, Main Street
510 W Main St., Solon, IA 52333
Family Medicine, Tipton, Cedar Street
1-563-886-2195
Clinic
Tipton Cedar Street building
In Tipton, Cedar Street
56 Cedar St., Tipton, IA 52772
Family Medicine, West Liberty, Crees Street
1-319-627-2131
Clinic
West Liberty Crees building
In West Liberty, Crees Street
1401 Crees St., West Liberty, IA 52776
Family Medicine, Williamsburg, Highland Street
1-319-668-2722
Clinic
Williamsburg medical office building
In Williamsburg, Highland Street
819 S. Highland St., Williamsburg, IA 52361
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Support Groups

Brain Boosters

A Cognitive Enhancement Program

Participants with cognitive impairment will be introduced to techniques and strategies to help with memory, attention, executive functioning, sleep difficulties, and more. Education will be provided regarding the cognitive effects of aging, dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep problems, and more.

Patients and adult family members/caregivers are welcome to attend.