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Dr. Joseph Barnard FAMILY PRACTICE
Joining Ozarks Healthcare earlier this year was a homecoming for Dr. Barnard. The pri-
mary care physician grew up here from the age of 10, and when he completed his medical residency, there was no doubt where he would set up his practice. “I’ve always loved this community,” he said. “I know a lot of people around here, and so coming back was really a no-brainer for me. I just felt drawn back to the community and wanted to do what I could to help the people I know and who I grew up around.” Barnard, 41, completed his medical school training at Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine and split his residency between Cox Health Family Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians. His medical career places him in good company within his own family, too, “My wife Kista is an RN; she’s a travel nurse,” he said proudly. “My son Dagen actually
starts medical school next July. You could say that medicine is a family affair with us, and you’d be right.” The Barnards, who also have a teenage daughter, Haley, also share a love for the outdoors, going camping, hiking and kayaking in the surrounding wilds at every opportunity.
Dr. Daniel Kolm EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Dr. Daniel Kolm started his career journey intending to be a pilot. But fate forced the na- tive Californian into an unscheduled landing in medicine instead. He’s felt right at home ever since — especially in the emergency room. “I enjoy a variety of things, and on any shift, you can have anything walking in the door. In
fact, you usually do,” he said. “I like the hands-on end of it where I’m interacting with people and sometimes getting to do procedures.” Kolm completed his undergrad and medical training at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He said he’s found ample use for his skillset in West Plains. “It’s been great, it really has. Everybody that I’ve met has been absolutely awesome,” he
said. “They work together well and work as a team so that everybody succeeds.” When he’s not soaking in the adrenaline of an emergency department shift, Kolm enjoys outdoor activities and rooting for his favorite sports teams including baseball’s San Francisco Giants, the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL and most of all, the San Jose Sharks of the NHL.
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