Providers

ATLS, ACLS, PALS
Provider

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.

James Gabriel
APRN, CNP

James is a Board certified Family Nurse Practitioner.  He received his degree in 2013 from the University of Mary—Bismarck, ND, and has practiced in the Oakes community since 2013.  Prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner, he served in the US Navy and US Air Force and retired in 2006 after 22 years in the military.   His services cover patients with a variety of diagnoses, providing age-appropriate holistic care for newborns to geriatrics, including wellness, acute care, injections/aspirations, minor procedures, wound care, sports physicals and DOT physicals.

Graduate School

Family Nurse Practitioner

University of Mary-Bismarck, ND

Master of Business Administration in Healthcare

University of Mary-Bismarck, ND

Board Certification

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Leisure

When not caring for patients during the day, you may find him watching football or combing the night sky star-gazing with his telescope. He is married to Tracy and they have three children who are all graduates of OHS.