Providers

Dr. O’Brien is the Medical Director of the Oakes Community Clinic and Hospital. She is an internal medicine physician specializing in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases. As an internist she is specially trained to solve puzzling diagnostic problems and can handle severe chronic illnesses and situations where several different illnesses may strike at the same time. She also brings an understanding of wellness, disease prevention and the promotion of health.

Medical School
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Residency
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests
Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, women’s health and wellness, joint injections, skin biopsies

Leisure
Dr. O’Brien resides in Oakes with her husband, two sons, daughter and 2 dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family, playing piano and exercising.

Amy is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Family Nurse Practitioner with a board certification in non-surgical pain management. She joined the hospital in March 2009 to provide anesthesia services to the OR department, and has expanded her services into pain management and family practice recently.

Amy is our pain clinic provider. Her practice is dedicated to alleviating pain and improving quality of life. Amy specializes in the treatment of back, neck and other pain conditions. She performs interventional pain management procedures utilizing fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance.

Education

Non-surgical pain fellowship –
Texas Christian University
Minneapolis School of Anesthesia –
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Masters Science—St. Mary’s University –
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Family Nurse Practitioner Maryville University –
St. Louis, Missouri

Board Certification

Non-surgical Pain Management
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Practitioners

Clinical Interests

Anesthesia; Pain Management; Education;
Family Medicine

Alex is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. He enjoys caring for all age groups, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Alex also practices in our Emergency Department. He views each day as a learning experience and enjoys getting to know his patients.

Education: 

Bachelor of Science Biology 

South Dakota State University 2013 

Bachelor of Science Nursing 

South Dakota State University 2015 

Family Nurse Practitioner 

Doctorate of Nursing Practice 

University of Minnesota,2022

Board Certification: 

American Association of Nurse Practitioners 

Personal: Alex enjoys spending time with his wife, Katie, and son Owen. He also enjoys helping on his family’s farm in Herreid, SD.