Eau Claire, Wis. – Five new physicians have joined the Prevea Health Family Medicine Residency program in Eau Claire and Augusta.

These physicians have finished medical school and are ready to participate in specialized family medicine training for three years. They work under the supervision of experienced faculty physicians and community preceptors to provide direct medical care to patients.

Incoming Resident Physicians:

• Thulasi Priya Jayaprakash, MD, is from Tirupati, India. She graduated from the National Board of Education, St. Philomena’s Hospital, Bengaluru.
• Michael Kholov, MD, is from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine.
• Morgan Kresl, MD, is from Crookston, MN. She graduated from the  University of Minnesota Medical School.
• Srikrishna Karnatapu, MD, is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from All Saints University School of Medicine, Dominica.
• Shane Nebeck, DO, is from La Crosse, Wis. He graduated from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Joan Hamblin, Prevea Health Family Medicine Residency Program Director, says she’s excited to welcome the 46^th class of residents to the program.

“It’s rewarding to work with resident physicians because they bring an eagerness to learn and provide new ideas to improve medical care for our patients now and into the future. The residency program is a vital way for Prevea to continue providing highly skilled family physicians to meet the health needs of our communities.”

Resident physicians, along with their faculty physicians, see patients of all ages - from newborns to elderly, in Eau Claire and Augusta for a variety of health care needs including:

• Acute illness
• Chronic disease management
• Fractures
• Lacerations
• Nursing home care
• Pregnancy and delivery
• Routine physicals
• Trauma

Same-day and walk-in appointments may be available. To schedule an appointment with a family medicine resident physician, call the Prevea Health Family Medicine Residency Program in Eau Claire or Augusta:

• Prevea Health Family Medicine in Eau Claire: (715) 839-5175
• Prevea Health Family Medicine in Augusta: (715) 286-2270

Click here to learn more about the services offered, and about the Prevea Health Family Residency Program.

Prevea Health partners with the Wisconsin Northern and Central GME Consortium (WiNC) and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire to operate the Prevea Health Family Medicine Residency Program. WiNC’s academic partners are the Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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About Prevea Health

Founded in Green Bay, Wis. in 1996, Prevea Health is a health care organization that provides high-quality, primary and specialty health care in 80+ locations across Northern, Eastern and Western Wisconsin in clinic and hospital settings. It is partnered with six Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals across Wisconsin to provide patients a system of highly-coordinated care, close to home: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay; HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan; HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls; HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire; and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. For more information, visit www.prevea.com.