LRH Welcomes Three More Doctors to Fergus Falls

[Fergus Falls, MN] Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) is pleased to announce three more additions to the provider team offering care at the Fergus Falls main clinic. “We are pleased to continue growing access to the primary and specialty care services our communities need,” said LRH CEO Kent Mattson. A short introduction to each of these newest providers is included here:

Dr. Aaron Vasa is an internal medicine physician located on the 3^rd floor primary care area in the Fergus Falls main clinic. He also works as a Hospitalist in the inpatient hospital setting. Dr. Vasa received his medical degree from and completed his Residency at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine in Vermillion, SD where he also earned his MS in Physical Therapy and his BS in Biology. He has worked as a hospitalist in Bismarck, ND for the past 10 years. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Vasa says the best part of being a hospitalist is helping people at challenging moments in their lives. He feels it is a privilege to be a part of people’s lives and get to know them while offering patient-focused care, understanding that patients are parents, children, aunts, uncles or grandparents and to approach their care as he would his own family members. In his free time Dr. Vasa enjoys traveling to see new cultures, medical mission trips, cooking, golf and spending time with his children and family.

Dr. Mikayla Gustafson will bring the much-needed Audiology services back to the Fergus Falls clinic. She offers comprehensive hearing evaluations, as well as selection, fitting, and verification of hearing amplification devices. Dr. Gustafson received her Doctorate of Audiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, MN. She has served most recently as a Clinical Audiologist at Starkey Hearing Technologies in Eden Prairie, MN. She completed her doctoral externship at Oakdale Ear, Nose and Throat in Robbinsdale, MN. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and both the Minnesota and American Academy of Audiology. In her free time, Dr. Gustafson enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, going to the lake, reading, and UND hockey.

Dr. Kaveh Karimnejad will provide Ear, Nose and Throat/Otolaryngology (ENT) services on a regular basis in our Fergus Falls Clinic. Dr. Karimnejad earned his Medical Doctorate at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed five years of specialty training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck surgery at his alma mater, Saint Louis University. During this time, he earned several awards in recognition of his research. To further develop his skills as a specialist, Dr. Karimnejad went on to complete a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Louisiana State University where he later went on to serve as a Clinical Instructor. He spent the early part of his career at the Mayo Clinic in Mankato where he established a new facial plastic and reconstructive surgery practice. He also served as an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology department of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Most recently he has served as an Otolaryngologist at the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, MN.

About the Lake Region Healthcare Enterprise

The Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) enterprise is an independent, community owned and governed, non-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Fergus Falls. With facilities in nine communities, the midsized rural health system primarily serves five counties in west central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. The enterprise operates two hospitals (in Fergus Falls and Elbow Lake), 10 clinics, a cancer center, a senior living community (Mill Street Residence), and various other health and wellness related ventures. With over 1,100 employees and 120 Physicians and Advance Practice Providers, we are dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of our communities close to home and delivering specialty and sub-specialty services at our locations in Fergus Falls, Elbow Lake, Ashby, Barnesville, Battle Lake, Evansville, Herman, Hoffman, and Morris, MN. For more information visit: www.lrhc.org and https://millstreet.lrhc.org.

Mission: We partner to enrich life through health.

Vision: We will create an exceptional, innovative, and personal healthcare experience that allows people to excel and our communities to thrive.

Values: Excellence, Person-Centered, Collaboration, Stewardship, Integrity, Respect, Innovation.

From Lake Region Healthcare