ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine, the preferred family healthcare clinic in Kirksville, Missouri, provides high quality and comprehensive primary care medicine for the entire family.
Family physicians provide individualized patient care including effective treatment of minor injuries and illnesses as well as management of men’s and women’s preventative health.
Our primary care physicians are compassionate, board-certified professionals who work closely with patients to offer comprehensive primary care in a caring environment that promotes individual and community wellness.
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Clinic hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine is on the first floor of the Gutensohn Clinic located at 800 W. Jefferson St., Kirksville, MO 63501
ATSU Women’s Health Center at the Gutensohn Clinic offers an array of comprehensive services including obstetrics, gynecology and women’s healthcare. Patients have access to the latest advancements in medical treatment and techniques in a caring and comfortable environment. We offer a full range of services to maintain women’s wellness and our board certified OBGYN doctor is experienced and skilled in diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Services at the ATSU Women’s Health Center include the following:
Valena Fiscus, DO, MPH, FACOI, ’13, is an assistant professor of internal medicine at A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). Dr. Fiscus earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from ATSU-KCOM in 2013 and completed her internal medicine residency at Tower Health-Reading Hospital, Reading, Pennsylvania. She is dually certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. As a National Health Corps Scholar, Dr. Fiscus believes people deserve affordable and accessible healthcare and has practiced in both urban and rural underserved clinics. Besides underserved medicine, she is also interested in nursing home care, immigrant populations, and infectious diseases. She is involved in public health research, and she is the current medical director of the Adair County Health Department.“I chose to come back to Kirksville because I have always felt a connection to the community since being a medical student at ATSU-KCOM many years ago. I have always wanted to teach the next generation of osteopathic physicians and live in a community in which I can make a difference. Kirksville and Northeast Missouri is the perfect place to live out those goals.”
Fun fact: During a genealogy search, Dr. Fiscus discovered her third great granduncle moved to Kirksville, Missouri, from Spencer, Indiana, in the late 1800s.
Katherine Holbrook, DO, is an osteopathic physician from eastern Kentucky. She completed her undergraduate degree from Centre College before completing medical school at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Holbrook moved to Kirksville in 2020 to complete her family medicine residency education with A.T. Still University (ATSU) Kirksville Family Medicine.
Dr. Holbrook has always had a strong interest in rural medicine and is especially passionate about osteopathic manipulative medicine. Her practice spans the family medicine areas including children, adults, women's health, geriatrics, and clinic procedures. Dr. Holbrook is also an A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) associate professor. Her interests outside of medicine include her enjoyment of cooking, baking, and a strong glass of tea.
Citing the reasons she chose to continue her work with ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine, Dr. Holbrook stated, “I am passionate about providing holistic, quality care in rural areas. I am here to work with my patients for better health and a brighter future. I love working with our resident doctors and ATSU medical students to help educate them, fostering a sense of community and responsibility.”
Franchesca Cook is a physician assistant affiliated with ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine, located on the third floor of ATSU’s Gutensohn Clinic.
Cook started her healthcare career in nursing, graduating from Indian Hills Community College with an associate degree in nursing and earning her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Missouri, Columbia. As a registered nurse, she spent most of her career in emergency nursing, including seven years as a flight nurse in Kirksville, Missouri, for Air Evac Lifeteam. Labor and delivery, post-partum, medical/surgical, family care clinic and ambulance emergency response are other areas where she has utilized her nursing skills.
After eighteen years as a registered nurse, Cook was driven to do more for patients and chose to advance her career through the medical model and graduated from the University of North Dakota’s Masters of Physician Assistant Studies Program. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Cook previously worked five years in primary care/urgent care in Kirksville and Alamosa, Colorado, and practiced as an emergency medicine provider in Memphis, Missouri, the past three years. She also currently works as a provider for Samaritan Hospital Wound Care Clinic in Macon, Missouri.
Cook is passionate about preventing disease through a healthy lifestyle. She believes that “taking time for health now, prevents disease later” and looks forward to helping her patients achieve and maintain health. She is excited to be a part of ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine working and learning side by side with future healthcare providers.
Cook is married, the mom of four beautiful daughters, and “Nana” to her sweet granddaughter. Ezzie and Lucky are the family’s pups along with a few chickens. Spending time with family and in the warm, sunny outdoors are her most enjoyed activities.
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, located in Kirksville, Missouri, provides osteopathic care for adults, children of all ages, and seniors. Our team of osteopathic physicians are trained to identify and correct structural problems, which can assist with the body’s natural tendency toward health and self-healing. In our osteopathic medicine clinic, compassionate family doctors work with patients to develop treatments to not just fight illness, but to also help prevent disease with changes in lifestyle.
Call 660.626.2304
Clinic hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is on the fourth floor of the Gutensohn Clinic located at 800 W. Jefferson St., Kirksville, MO 63501
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine patient services include:
Brian Degenhardt, DO, is an associate professor at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). Dr. Degenhardt is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, and he completed residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center.
Learn more about Dr. DegenhardtEric Snider, DO, is an associate professor at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). He serves as the chairperson for the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine department and as the program director for the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) residency. Dr. Snider is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathy from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (1999), and he completed his internship and residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center (1999-2002).
Karen Snider, DO, FAAO, FNAOME, is a professor at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). Dr. Snider is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and she completed residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center. Dr. Snider has earned fellowship awards from the American Academy of Osteopathy and the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators.
Learn more about Dr. SniderBilly Strait, DO, is an associate professor at A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) and also serves as the OMM fellows director. Dr. Strait is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine from ATSU-KCOM, and he completed residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center.
Learn more about Dr. StraitChelsey Stull, DO, is an assistant professor for osteopathic principles and practice integration at A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). Dr. Stull earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree in 2017 from Iowa’s Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an osteopathic manipulative medicine fellowship during medical school. Dr. Stull is board certified in family medicine, completing her residency in Olympia Fields, Illinois, from 2017-20. She continued with specialized training in osteopathic neuromuscular medicine at ATSU-KCOM and Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, during 2021. She also practices medical acupuncture, completing her medical acupuncture training in 2020 from Helms Medical Institute in Berkeley, California.
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Adam Moore, DHA, CMPE Executive Director of Clinical Operations
ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine Resident Clinic
Gutensohn Clinic, 1st floor
660.626.2222
660.626.2211
Residency supervisors:
Eric Lesh, DO Program Director
Valena Fiscus, DO
Peter Hoftiezer, DO
George Pipes, DO
ATSU Kirksville Family Medicine, 3rd floor
660.626.2223
Valena Fiscus, DO - Internal Medicine
Katherine Holbrook, DO
Eric Lesh, DO
NMM/OMM Resident Clinic
Gutensohn Clinic, 4th floor
660.626.2304
Brian Degenhardt, DO
Brent Dixon, DO
Jonathon Kirsch, DO
Eric Snider, DO
Karen Snider, DO
Billy Strait, DO
Chelsey Stull, DO