I was looking for a smaller community where I can practice, grow and challenge myself and become part of a community.
- Dr. Ryan Vaisler
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Dr. Caleb Piatt ORTHOPEDIST
Long before he launched his medical career, Dr. Caleb Piatt was a standout football
and baseball player, the latter as a Division 1 collegiate third baseman. His love for com- petition also earned him an appreciation for orthopedic medicine which allows athletes to compete at the highest level. “With sports injuries, musculoskeletal and orthopedics were always at the forefront of
my thinking,” he said. “I always liked doing hands-on stuff, and to me, orthopedics has that while still practicing medicine and helping people.” The St. Louis native graduated from Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas, before heading to A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri, for medical school. He served his orthopedic surgical residency at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. “I love everything orthopedics, from the hands to the feet all the way up the shoulders
and hips,” he said. “I wanted to be somewhere where I could treat the whole family as much as possible. To me, Ozarks Healthcare really seemed like a nice match that would allow me to care for every member of the family from an orthopedic standpoint.” Piatt arrives in West Plains in July with his wife Amanda and four children, Tessa, Taggart, Graham and Gwendolyn.
Dr. Ryan Vaisler FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Even before he makes the trip to Ozarks Healthcare, Canadian-born Dr. Ryan Vaisler
has covered a lot of ground in his medical career. After completing his university degree outside his native Vancouver, he attended medical school in the Cayman Islands of the Caribbean, completed his clinical training in Florida and is wrapping up his residency at LSU in Baton Rouge. But he says, West Plains offers something these other stops did not — the chance to
practice in a small-town setting. “I was looking for a smaller community where I can practice, grow and challenge my-
self and become part of a community,” he said. “It was very important to find a communi- ty that was very accepting, had opportunities in the field of medicine where I can develop and had a great support system regarding medical infrastructure. That’s what I’ve found through Ozarks.” Vaisler, 34, a family practice physician, lands in his new home in September and is accompanied by his wife, Dr. Karen Johal, a pediatrician who will also join the staff here. “We are very happy with the opportunity to really grow our practice and start a family in West Plains as well,” he said.
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