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Meet Our Physicians & Certified Nurse Midwives

Our partnership with Marshfield Clinic, OakLeaf Medical Network and the UW Health family medicine clinics in Augusta and Eau Claire brings highly skilled obstetrician-gynecologists, dedicated family practice physicians and talented certified nurse midwives to our department.

At Sacred Heart Hospital, we deliver a lot more than you expect. Some of the many services we offer include lactation consultants; STABLE instructors to teach our staff how to stabilize critical infants for transfer or to stay in our specialized Level II nursery; Neonatal Resuscitation Program, which our nurses teach to our staff and all doctors, anesthetists, and respiratory therapists at the hospital; SHARE grief support counselors for parents; and electronic fetal monitoring instructors that teach our staff the latest in fetal monitoring.

Our staff members are expertly trained in labor and delivery, Caesarian section circulating, post-partum care and education, gynecological care and more.


Our Obstetricians-Gynecologists

 

 
Greg Burnett, MD, FACOG

Marshfield Clinic
Western Division Medical Director 
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: Naval Regional Medical CenterPortsmouthVA
Residency: Naval Regional Medical CenterPortsmouthVA
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646

 
Melissa Emmerich, MD

Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: Naval Regional Medical Center, PortsmouthVA
Residency: Naval Regional Medical CenterPortsmouthVA
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646

 

Amy Lysy, MD
Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: University of North Dakota - School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand ForksND
Residency: University of Missouri - Hospitals & Clinics, Columbia, MO
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646

 
Frank LoRusso, MD
Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Medical School: Indiana University - School of MedicineIndianapolisIN
Residency: St. Vincent Indianapolis HospitalIndianapolisIN
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646
 

Chris Longbella, MD
Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Medical SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Residency: University of Minnesota - Affiliated Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646

 
Kathleen Michalk, DO
Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers GroveIL
Residency: University of Illinois Hospitals - Mercy Hospital & Medical CenterChicagoIL
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646
 
Somrat Pakpreo, MD

Marshfield Clinic, Eau Claire Center
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: Mahidol University - Siriraj Hospital, BangkokThailand
Residency: Northwestern University Medical Center - St. Joseph HospitalChicagoIL
Appointment Phone: (715) 858-4646

 
Irfane Khatib, MD, FACOG

Obstetrical & Gynecological Care
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: Damascus University
Residency: New Jersey Medical School
Appointment Phone: (715) 834-9998

 
Donna Schoenfelder, MD

Obstetrical & Gynecological Care
Board Certified: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Medical School: University of South Dakota
Residency: Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI
Appointment Phone: (715) 834-9998

 

 


Our Family Practice Physicians

 

 
Dennis Breen, MD

UW Health Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, MN
Appointment Phone: (715) 839-5175

 

William Cayley, MD

Augusta Family Medicine
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Residency: UW Family Medicine Residency Program, Eau Claire, WI
Appointment Phone: (715) 286-2270

 

Mark Gideonson, MD

Augusta Family Medicine
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Residency: West Suburban Family Practice Program, Oak Park, IL
Appointment Phone: (715) 286-2270

 
Joan Hamblin, MD
UW Health Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Appointment Phone: (715) 839-5175
 
Richard McClaflin, MD

UW Health Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Residency: Sioux Falls Family Practice Residency Program, SD
Appointment Phone: (715) 839-5175

 

Deborah Raehl, MD

UW Health Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
Residency: UW Family Medicine Residency Program, Eau Claire, WI
Appointment Phone: (715) 839-5175

 
Tamara Slinkard, MD

Pine Grove Family Practice Associates
Board Certification: Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Wisconsin-Health Fox Valley Family Practice
Appointment Phone: (715) 834-2788

 

 


Our Certified Nurse Midwives

 

 
Nanette Boehm, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-Yale University - School of Medicine- New HavenCT
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646  

 
Margo Bolton, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-Marquette University - School of MedicineMilwaukee, WI
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646  

 

Becky Gunthert, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-University of Colorado - Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646  

 

Kirsten Handley, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing – Hyden, KY
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646

 
Janis Ray, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646

 

Amy Roff, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife
Education: MS-University of Minnesota - School of Nursing – Minneapolis, MN
Appointment phone: (715) 858-4646  

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
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