Jengyu Lai, D.P.M.’98, is a podiatric physician and chief manager of the Rochester Clinic in Rochester, MN. He uses the clinic’s FarmacyRx garden to promote health and wellness through volunteerism and harvesting local vegetables. He also works to promote community …
Des Moines University’s 2023 Alumni of the Year and Rising Star Award honorees provide excellent patient care, help train future health leaders, work to diversify the health workforce and serve as leaders in their specialties.
Andrew Adair, D.O.’98, will be inducted as president of the Michigan Osteopathic Association at its May 2023 meeting. He is a family practice physician within the Henry Ford Health System in Clinton Township, MI.
Troy Brumfield, D.O.’98, is the chief medical officer for Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls, ID, and a family practice doctor who has been practicing in southeast Idaho since completing his family medicine residency at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des …
Gregory Ales, D.O.’98, is a board-certified neurologist with Colorado Neurological Associates (CSNA) in Colorado Springs, the largest neuroscience and spine practice in southern Colorado.
Greg Paris, M.H.A.’98, is vice president of client success with Caravan Health, a part of Signify Health, which works with hospitals, health systems and medical/physician groups to develop better solutions for community health systems. In his role, Paris works with …
Joy Derwenskus, D.O.’98, is chief of the general neurology division and associate professor of neurology at Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, TN.
Monica Warhaftig, D.O.’98, FAAFP, is a family medicine physician with Tri-State Community Health Center in Memphis, TN. She received the Tennessee Physician of the Year Award in 2017.
Andrew D. Adair, D.O.’98, FAAFP, FACOFP, was reappointed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to represent physicians for a term commencing Nov. 10, 2021, and expiring Oct. 1, 2023. He is a physician with the Henry Ford Health System …