Prairie Doc® Television

On Call with the Prairie Doc® airs on South Dakota Public Television (SDPB) and the Prairie Doc® Facebook page each week at 7:00 p.m. CT.


Sept. 16, 2021 - Traumatic Brain Injury
Sept. 23, 2021 - Breathe In, Breathe Out
Sept. 30, 2021 - Alcoholism/Addiction
Oct. 7, 2021 - Farm Health

​Oct. 14, 2021 - Belly Pain and Gut Health
​Oct. 21, 2021 - Protecting Mom
Oct. 28, 2021 - Wound Care
​Nov. 4, 2021 - Issues of the Heart
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Recent On Call with the Prairie Doc® Episodes
 Caring for Your Kidneys | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Sept. 9, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Jill Kruse, D.O., Faizan A Syed M.D. of Transplant Nephrology AMG, and Deb Johnston, M.D., -- answer viewer questions about kidney care.
​Ask Anything | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Sept. 2, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Andrew Ellsworth, MD, and the three other Prairie Docs® -- Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D., Jill Kruse, D.O., and Deb Johnston, M.D. -- answer viewer questions about anything medical.
Hospice & Palliative Care | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | June 3, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Andrew Ellsworth, MD, is joined by Francine “Frannie” Arneson, MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care, Avera Health, Avera Medical Group Sioux Falls, and Terri Peterson-Henry, DO, Medical Director, Palliative Medicine, Sanford USD Medical Center, Sanford Oncology & Palliative Care Clinic. They discuss the differences between hospice and palliative care and the services offered by both.
​Listen to Your Gut! | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | May 27, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Andrew Ellsworth, MD, and guest physician Sarah Bligh, MD, Gastroenterology, Midlands Clinic, Dakota Dunes, discuss the importance of hearing what your gut is trying to tell you.
Oh! My Aching Back! | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | May 20, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Andrew Ellsworth, MD, is joined by guest physicians Adil Shaikh, MD, Avera Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sioux Falls, and Tyler A. Ptacek, MD, board certified and fellowship-trained interventional pain physician, Rapid City Medical Center, and member of Monument Health medical staff. They provide the latest answers for prevention and treatment of back pain.
The Healing Power of Art | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | May 13, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Jill Kruse, DO, along with guests Kimmery Martin, MD, of Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC, and Tina Melanson, MD, of Prairie Lakes Health System in Watertown, discuss how various forms of art can help heal patients.
Mothers in Crisis: Pandemic Stress | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | May 6, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Jill Kruse, DO, and guest doctor Clarissa Barnes, MD, Avera Medical Group Hospitalists, take viewer questions about the struggles faced by mothers and children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
​Telemedicine | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Apr. 29, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Vance Thompson, MD, is joined by Brian Skow, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Avera eCare, Sioux Falls, SD, and Philip Meyer, MD, Hospitalist, Avera St. Mary’s, Pierre, SD, to discuss the rapidly-expanding use of telemedicine between health care professionals and patients.
Protecting and Repairing Your Bones and Joints | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Apr. 22, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD, is joined by Keith Baumgarten, MD, Orthopedic Institute. They address viewers’ orthopedic-related questions.
​​The Monkey on Your Back: Addiction & Recovery | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Apr. 15, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Debra Johnston, MD, is joined by Vivek Anand, MD, | Avera Medical Group University Psychiatry Associates Sioux Falls, and Malia Holbeck, CSW-PIP, LAC, MSW, Avera Addiction Care Center, to answer questions about addiction and recovery.
​​Eyes: A Window to Your Health | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Apr. 8, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Jill Kruse, MD, invites guest doctors Elizabeth Atchison, MD, of Ophthalmology LTD, and Gail Bernard, MD, Rapid City Medical Center, to answer viewer questions about eye diseases and conditions.
​Ask Anything | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Apr. 1, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Andrew Ellsworth, MD, is joined by Jason Knudson, MD, Family Medicine, Monument Health Spearfish Clinic, Spearfish, SD, and Jon McAreavey, MD, Family Medicine, Brown Clinic, Watertown, SD. They answer questions about any medical topic asked by viewers.

Rashes, Moles, Growths: What is Ailing my Skin? | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Mar. 25, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Kelly Evans, MD, is joined by dermatologist Mandi Greenway Bietz, MD, to answer viewer questions about eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions.
Vaccines are for Everyone | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Feb. 25, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Kelly Evans, MD, is joined by guest doctors Jennifer Hsu, MD, and Susan Hoover, MD, PhD, both of Sanford Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine Clinic. They answer viewers questions about all types of vaccines, including those for the COVID-19 virus.
It's Not Just the Sweets: The Three-Legged Stool of Diabetes | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Feb. 18, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Deb Johnston, MD, is joined by guest physicians Richard Crawford, MD, Avera Medical Group Endocrinology & Diabetes Sioux Falls, and John Palmer, DO, Monument Health Rapid City Clinic, to answer viewer questions about diabetes and some of the latest treatment options.
​​Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, and the Health of Your Liver | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Jan. 28, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD, and guest doctors Nazia Qazi, MD, of Avera Medical Group Liver Disease Sioux Falls, and Avash Kalra, MD, of Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center/The Transplant Center, Denver, CO, answer viewer questions about liver health.
​​Gender Dysphoria | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Jan. 21, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Debra Johnston, MD, and guests Keith Hansen, MD, Sanford Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, and Dr. Anne Dilenschneider, LPC-MH, New Idea Counseling, offer insight into -- and take viewer questions about -- gender dysphoria and other LGBTQ+ issues.

Click HERE to view "After Hours," where we answer viewer questions we didn't get to in the broadcast program.
​​When the Heart Speaks: Heart Murmurs and Carotid Bruits | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Jan. 14, 2021

Prairie Doc® host Jill Kruse, DO, invites guests John Wagener, MD, of North Central Heart, and Jose Teixeira, MD, of Monument Health, Rapid City, to answer viewer questions about the heart and its sounds and beats.
​How Our Place in the World Affects Our Health | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Jan. 7, 2021

​Prairie Doc® host Debra Johnston, MD, Jennifer Tingeuly, MD. MPAh, CMO, Falls Community Health, Sioux Falls, and Brenda Karch, MSW. LCSW, Avera Medical Group Brookings, discuss social determinants of health and how our environment impacts our health.