I am a nurse practitioner that specializes in family practice. I worked as a CNA, LPN, and RN prior to obtaining my master’s degree. I have a back ground as a nurse working in the long term and skilled care as well as working at Creighton University Medical Center as a resource nurse. As a resource nurse I was assigned to many different units including: Intensive Care, Cardiac Critical Care, Post Intensive Care, Medical /Surgical floor, Orthopedics, Neurology and Trauma patients. I ended my nursing career working in the post anesthesia care unit at Creighton University Medical Center. I graduated in 2017 from Clarkson College with my Master’s in Nursing specializing in the Family Practice Nurse Practitioner role. I have always lived in the rural setting in Iowa and knew I wanted to serve the rural Iowa community as a Nurse Practitioner. I joined the Shenandoah Medical Center family in 2018 as the Walk-In Clinic provider, and am now providing primary care at the Tabor Clinic. I have really enjoyed my time in Shenandoah and enjoy taking care of acutely ill patients and assisting them on their road to recovery the best way I can by providing evidenced based care.
Gastroenterologist
Dr. Burkholder offers monthly Gastroenterology clinics, along with a dedicated monthly surgery day to perform procedures such as EGD, EGD with dilatation, colonoscopy, EMR, and other advanced endoscopic services.
Dr. Burkholder completed his Gastroenterology Fellowship at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by an Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and brings extensive procedural experience, including advanced techniques in ERCP, EUS, EMR, ESD, and enteral stenting.
Before joining SMC, Dr. Burkholder gained diverse experience as a Hospitalist and Emergency Medicine physician across several health systems and has also served as a volunteer physician at the Hospital of Hope in Togo, West Africa. His professional interests include advanced endoscopic procedures and improving standards of care in gastrointestinal disease management.
Gastroenterology
Family Nurse Practitioner
