Meet the Prairie Doc® Physicians, Program Hosts and Authors

Andrew Ellsworth, MD, FAAFP, Family Medicine - Avera Medical Group Brookings

Education - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, Medical School
Residency - Family Medicine Residency Program of Idaho, Boise, Family Medicine
Hometown - Madison, South Dakota

Kelly M. Evans-Hullinger, MD, FACP, Internal Medicine – Avera Medical Group Brookings

Education - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, Medical School
Residency - University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Internal Medicine
Hometown - Brookings, South Dakota

Debra Johnston, MD, Family Medicine – Avera Medical Group Brookings

Education - University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Medical School
Residency - Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Sioux Falls, SD, Family Medicine
Hometown - Hudson, Iowa

Jill D. Kruse, DO, Family Medicine – Brookings Health System

Education - Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center, Medical School
Residency - University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine: Madison - Baraboo Rural Training Track
Hometown - Inwood, Iowa

Laura Ellsworth

Host of “Prairie Doc® Radio” and Fundraising Coordinator for the Healing Words Foundation.
Education - Master’s in public administration, University of South Dakota; Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Augustana College
Hometown - Luverne, Minnesota