On Call with the Prairie Doc Television Show

Lessons in Health: A Journey Through Public Health History | May 14, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse with Dr. DenYelle Baete Kenyon | Associate Dean of Community Health & Engagement, USD Sanford School of Medicine and Susan Puumala, PhD | Professor of Practice, USD Sanford School of Medicine.

Understanding Neck Lumps and Bumps | May 7, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth with Dr. Emily Murphy from Surgical Institute of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD and W. Chad Spanos, MD, FACS from Avera Medical Group ENT, Sioux Falls, SD.

Anesthesia Explained: Safety and Science | April 30, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth with Joel Farmer, MD, FASA with Anesthesiology Associates, Inc. and Clinical Professor Surgery at the USD Sanford School of Medicine and Michael Neilson, MD from West River Anesthesiology Consultants in Rapid City, SD through Zoom.

Addiction: Understanding the Journey to Recovery | April 23, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger with Dr. Craig Uthe Medical Director of Professional Well-Being Sanford Health and Chief Well-Being Officer for the USD Sanford School of Medicine and Dr. Vivek Anand from Avera Medical Group Behavioral Health in Sioux Falls, SD.

Vision Matters: Understanding Eye Health and Disorders | April 16, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston with Vance Thompson, MD from Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, SD and Tasha Jones, OD from 20/20 Family Vision in Brookings, SD to talk about eye health.

Aging Gracefully: Strategies for a Healthy Future | April 9, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse with Dr. Joseph Rees with Avera Medical Group Family Medicine - Marion Rd and Dr. Becca Jordre with the USD School of Health Sciences - Department of Physical Therapy through Zoom and they talk about aging.

Anatomical Variations: How Cancer Can Affect Our Anatomy and Treatment | April 2, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Ethan Snow visits with Dr. Benjamin Solomon with Avera Medical Group Oncology & Hematology - Prairie Center and Dr. Yorell Manon-Matos with Avera Orthopedics about how cancer can affect our anatomy and treatment.

The Heart of the Matter: Heart Health & Wellness | March 26, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger with Thomas Waterbury, MD from North Central Heart – a division of Avera Heart Hospital and John Wagener, MD, FACC, FSCAI from North Central Heart – a division of Avera Heart Hospital as we talk about Heart Health.

Sleep Soundly: Understanding Sleep Apnea | February 26, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth leads a discussion about understanding sleep apnea with guests Svien Senne, DO from Prairie Lake Healthcare System in Watertown, SD and Michael Pietila, MD, FACP, FCCP from Yankton Medical Clinic, PC in Yankton, SD.

Strong Bones for Life: Understanding Osteoporosis | February 19, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston leads a discussion about understanding osteoporosis with guests Leah Prestbo, MD from Avera Medical Group Family Health Center – Sioux Falls and Aaron Prestbo, MD from Avera Medical Group McGreevy Family Medicine - 69th & Western.

Allergy Awareness: Understanding Triggers and Treatments | February 12, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse leads a discussion about allergies with guests Mark Bubak, MD and Rebecca Durón, MD, MSPH both from Dakota Allergy & Asthma in Sioux Falls, SD.

Ask Anything | February 5, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger with Alan Sazama, MD from Avera McKennan Emergency and Carl Rasmussen, MD from Sanford 49th & Oxbow Family Medicine.

Global Perspectives: Exploring Medicine in Ghana | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | January 29, 2026 | Prairie Doc® guest host Joanie Holm, with Greg Heiberger, Interim Dean of SDSU Honor College, and Ashley McConnell, Coordinator of Student Success, SDSU College of Natural Sciences, Brookings, SD.

Step by Step: Understanding Foot and Ankle Health | January 22, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse with Nephi Jones, DPM, FACFAS and Ryan Prusa, DPM from Avera Orthopedics - Brookings as they answer your questions about podiatry.

Ask Anything | January 15, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth with Laura Hoefert, MD, FAAFP | Madison Regional Health System and Benjamin Meyerink, MD | Avera Medical Group Family Medicine 69th and Cliff as they answer viewer questions about any topic.

Understanding Healthcare: Navigating the Levels of Care | January 8, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Ginger Thomson visits with Dr. Brook Eide with Rapid City Emergency Services and Dr. Tracey Tracy with Monument Health Rapid City Clinic as they answer viewer questions about Levels of Care.

All About Kidneys: Keeping Your Renal Health in Check | January 1, 2026 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth With Dr. Ismail Omran from Sanford Nephrology Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD and Junaid Syed, MD, FASN from Avera Nephrology in Sioux Falls, SD.

Cervical Health: Prevention, Screening, and Treatment | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | December 25, 2025 | Prairie Doc® host Ginger Thomson with guests Daniel Petereit, MD, FASTRO from Monument Health Cancer Care Institute, Keely Krolikowski Ulmer, MD with Monument Health, and Jordan Needens, MD from Rapid City Medical Center as they answer questions about cervical cancer.

Healing from Within: Understanding and Managing PTSD | December 18, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston With Ronald Place, MD | Regional President and CEO, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and David Ermer, MD from Avera Medical Group Behavioral Health.

Oral Health Matters: The Importance of Dental Health | December 11, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® guest host Alex Bisson with Dr. Nathan Hilbrands, DDS, from Brookings Family Dentistry and Dr. Ryan VanLaecken, DDS, an orthodontist with VanLaecken Orthodontics.

Gut Check: Understanding Your Gastrointestinal Health | November 6, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse With R. Towner Lapp, MD, from Avera Medical Group Gastroenterology in Sioux Falls, SD and Jeffrey Murray, MD from Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

Immunity Matters: The Importance of Vaccination | October 30, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger With Ashley Sands, MD from Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic and David Basel, MD from Avera Medical Group - Harrisburg.

Ask Anything | October 16, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® Dr. Debra Johnston with guests Dr. Jennifer Tinguely, Chief Medical Officer at Falls Community Health in Sioux Falls and Dr. Makayla Bretschneider with Sanford Watertown Clinic.

Understanding Perimenopause: The Journey to Menopause | October 9, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse with guests Catherine Schiltz, DO | Avera Medical Group OB/GYN from Sioux Falls, SD, Lauren Wood Thum, MD | Urology Specialists in Sioux Falls, SD and Annette Siewert, MD, FACOG | Avera Medical Group OB/GYN in Sioux Falls, SD.

Reach Out: Insights into Hand and Shoulder Wellness | October 2, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth with guests Yorell Manon-Matos, MD, FACS with Avera Orthopedics in Sioux Falls, SD and Tony Fiegen, MD with Orthopedic Institute in Tea, SD.

Journey to Wellness: The Science of Weight Loss | September 25, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger with guest Dr. Zolio Lansang from Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Weight Management in Sioux Falls, SD, Dr. Jennifer Schriever from Sanford Weight Management Center in Sioux Falls, SD and Dr. Megan Hegyi Sanford Harrisburg Clinic in Harrisburg, SD.

Embracing Differences: Insights and Advances in Care for Autism | September 18, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston with guest Dr. David Ermer from Avera Behavioral Group Sioux Falls, and Dr. Carrie Kippes from Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic Sioux Falls, SD as they answer your questions.

Ask Anything | September 11, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse with guests Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, Dr. Debra Johnston and Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger from Avera Medical Group Brookings, Brookings, SD as they answer any medical question about any topic.

Understanding Parkinson's | May 29, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host, Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger, with guest Wijdan Rai, MD from Sanford Neurology Clinic talks with us about Parkinson's disease and answers viewer’s questions.

Breast Cancer | May 22, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Dr. Debra Johnston, with guests Michelle Bryan, MD, PhD from Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Breast care and Dr. Tiffany Torstenson, DO, FACOS from MercyOne Katzmann Breast Care in Iowa.

Eating to Improve Your Health | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | May 15, 2025 | Prairie Doc® host Carter Holm, RN, with guests Abigail Lambert, MS, RD, LD from Monument Health, Rapid City, SD and Donna Riley from Monument Health, Rapid City, SD as they answer viewer questions about nutrition.

The Complexity of Vaccines | May 8, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc Dr. Debra Johnston, with guests Dr. Amy Cook from Sanford Brookings Clinic, Brookings, SD and Dr. Ashley Sands from Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic, Sioux Falls, SD as they talk about the complexity of vaccines.

What's Causing the Pain in My Back? | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | June 12, 2025 | Prairie Doc® host Carter Holm, RN, with guests Dr. Tyler Ptacek from Rapid City Medical Center in Rapid City, SD, Dr. Bob McIntosh from Health Source Rapid City and Dr. Troy Gust from Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center as they answer viewer questions about Back Pain.

Understanding Memory Loss and Dementia | May 1, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse, with guests Dr. Justin Persson from Avera Medical Group Neurology in Sioux Falls and Dr. Joseph Rees from Avera Medical Group Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD as they join us to answer questions about dementia.

Ask Anything | April 24, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host, Dr. Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger, with guests Dr. Carolyn Gilbertson, Clinical Associate Professor at the USD Sanford School of Medicine who also practices at Sanford Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, and Dr. Arleigh Trainor from Sanford Emergency Department in Sioux Fall, SD.

Health Inequality: Examining Public Health Disparities by ZIP Code | April 17, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc Dr. Debra Johnston, with guest Dr. Denelle Baete Kenyon | Associate Dean of Community Health & Engagement, USD Sanford School of Medicine as they discuss health care throughout our state.

Hospitalist Care: Transition and Benefits | April 10, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Dr. Jill Kruse, with guests Dr. Catherine Leadabrand, MD, FACP from the Brookings Health System and Dr. Clarissa Barnes from Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, SD

Gastroenterology: It’s a Gut Feeling | April 3, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, with guests Dr. Cristina Hill Jensen, MD from Avera Medical Group Gastroenterology and Dr. Backer Abdu from Sanford Center for Digestive Health as they talk with us about GI issues and answer viewer questions.

Tackling the Burden of Lung Disease | March 27, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, with guests Dr. Paul Burger from Sanford Pulmonary Medicine Clinic in Sioux Falls, SD and Dr. Svien Senne from Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic in Watertown, SD talks with us about lung diseases and answers viewer questions.

Rhythms of the Heart | February 27, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger, with guests Paul Olson, MD, FACC | North Central Heart/Avera Heart Hospital and Jonathon Adams, MD, FACC, FHRS | North Central Heart/Avera Heart Hospital as they talk with us about your heart and answer viewer questions.

Seeing Through a Clear Lens: The Importance of Good Eye Health| February 20, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston, with guests Dr. Vance Thompson and Dr. Jed Assam from Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, SD as they take questions and talk with us about eye health.

Fit for Life: Improving Men's Health | February 13, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, with guests Dr. Edman from Urology Specialist and Dr. Reiffenberger from Prairie Lake Brown Clinic-Northridge as they discuss men’s health issues and answer viewer questions.

Teen Mental Health in Crisis: What Can We Do to Help | February 6, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Jill Kruse, with guests Dr. Vivek Anand from Avera Medical Group Behavioral Health and Jess Murano with the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment, a service center in the USD School of Health Sciences as they talk with us about teen mental health.

Support Through Grief: The Importance of Hospice and Bereavement Care | January 30, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger, with guests Kari Sansgaard | Chaplain, Avera Health Dougherty Hospice House and Francine Arneson, MD - Avera Medical Group Palliative Medicine | Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine | USD Sanford School of Medicine

Sources of Headaches and Management of Pain | January 23, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Debra Johnston, with guests Dr. Jeffrey Boyle from Avera Medical Group Neurology in Sioux Falls, and Dr. Leah Thronaum from CentraCare Neurosciences Headache Center in St Cloud, MN.

Ask Anything | January 16, 2025 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc® host Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, with guests Carl Rasmussen, MD | Sanford 49th & Oxbow Family Medicine and Jennifer Tinguely, MD | Falls Community Health, Sioux Falls, SD as they answer all of your medical questions about any subject.

Just Keep Moving | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | January 9, 2025 | Prairie Doc® Dr. Jill Kruse talks with instructors about weightlifting, running/walking, swimming, yoga and aerial silk about the importance of keeping moving as we age and discusses modifications to exercises as we get older.

The Importance of Physical Therapy and Rehab | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | January 2, 2025 | Prairie Doc® host Carter Holm, RN, with guests Laura Bosness, MPT, CMP, FMSc, About You Physical Therapy, Rapid City, SD and April McNaboe, PT from Black Hills Orthopedic, Rapid City, SD as they answer viewer questions about the importance of Rehab and Physical Therapy.

The Evolution of Plastic Surgery: From Reconstructive to Cosmetic | December 19, 2024 | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | Prairie Doc Dr. Jill Kruse, with guests Dr. Barry Martin, FACS Avera Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from Sioux Falls, SD and Dr. Laura Figura from Avera Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sioux Falls, SD.

Anatomical Variations | On Call with the Prairie Doc® | December 12, 2024 | Prairie Doc® guest host Dr. Ethan Snow, with guests Dr. Brian Aamlid from Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Sioux Falls, SD and Dr. Yorell Manon-Matos, MD, FACS from Avera Orthopedics — 69th & Louise as they answer viewer questions about Anatomical Variations.