Nextera Healthcare – Nebraska

April Thomas is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who is passionate about developing strong patient relationships to increase the quality of care. She obtained an undergraduate degree from Loyola University in Chicago and a masters degree from Creighton University in Omaha. She has spent much of her career in community health settings, providing primary care to high-risk patients with limited resources, which ingrained in her that our physical health cannot be separated from our mental, emotional, spiritual, or socioeconomic well being.

April practices integrative care –– a whole-person approach that acknowledges the complex factors influencing health, wellness, and disease and elevates the partnership between patient and provider. Integrative care encourages the use of evidence-based lifestyle and natural therapies whenever possible, to improve patient safety and keep healthcare costs low. So April pairs the pharmaceutical treatment of chronic illnesses with nutritional, lifestyle and environmental changes to enhance one’s innate ability to get well. She is particularly interested in improving primary care for patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Although Doctor Bart Bellamy was born in Utah, he spent most of his childhood and life in Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medical Center. Part of his medical training involved living in the Cleveland, Ohio area before returning to Lincoln to complete his residency training at the Lincoln Medical Education Partnership Family Medicine Program.

Dr. Bellamy is a board-Certified Family Physician. He has been in private practice since 2005. Dr. Bellamy has a passion for Family Medicine because it allows for the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with patients and their families. He appreciates providing medical care for generations of families and patients of all ages. He believes the most valuable part of providing excellent medical care is getting to know patients on a complete and personal level.

He approaches each patient with a holistic mindset and he values the importance of their questions and choices as they work together as a team in providing medical care and disease prevention.

He and his wife Leah have two children who keep them busy with their activities. He enjoys spending his free time doing all the enjoyable things of life, such as outdoor activities, exercising, reading, enjoying good food and sports. What he enjoys the most is spending as much time as possible with family and friends.

Bobby attended UW-Madison Medical School. His residency training included surgery, anesthesiology (UCLA), and he is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He has centered his life around practicing medicine in the Fox Valley — spending over 15 years of as Medical Director of urgent care clinics in the Fox Valley and Green Bay areas.

His practice philosophy is simple: provide the highest quality healthcare that is both accessible and affordable to hard-working families.

Outside of his medical practice, he enjoys supporting the activities of his three children and family, racquet sports, teaching Taekwondo, and the outdoors.

Dr. Jeffrey Bruce Toner is a Family Medicine Specialist in Jonesville, Michigan. He graduated with honors from Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine in 2000.

Jeremy Campbell graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2006 earning his degree in Masters of Physician Assistant Studies. During his career, he has amassed knowledge in several different medical specialties including Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, and Men’s Health. With this knowledge it allows him to be a more complete provider and use this expertise to better care for his patients. He is currently working on his Diplomate Certification through the American Academy of Anti-Aging.

Jeremy is married to his wife Alyssa for the last 15 years. They live in Papillion where they are raising their four young children. In his spare time, he coaches his son’s soccer team and enjoys outdoor activities like camping, running, hunting, kayaking, and jet-skiing.

John R. Jacobsen, M.D., a Board Certified Family Practice physician, is the founder and owner of Click Family Healthcare in Kearney, Nebraska.

John, who grew up in Merna, was an ag banker for 10+ years before applying to medical school.  Coming from a small town, his desire was to practice family medicine in a more rural setting.

After finishing his residency, John was in private practice in Geneva, Nebraska for over 10 years caring for all ages including pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.  In addition, he provided obstetrical services including cesarean sections, upper and lower endoscopies, in-hospital and in-clinic minor surgical procedures, hospital in-patient care and emergency room services. John served as the hospital chief of staff, was medical director of a nursing home and was medical director of the hospital out-patient senior behavioral health program.

John moved to Omaha to become the Chief Medical Officer of a start-up primary care center, a role that was administrative in nature.  After 3 1/2 years, the desire to provide direct patient care led him to decide to open Click Family Healthcare.

John has been active in family medicine organizations at both the state and national levels.  He is a Past President and has served as an AAFP Alternate Delegate, on the Board of Directors, the Scientific Affairs committee and the Executive committee. On the national level, John is a Past Chairman of the Finance and Insurance Commission of the American Academy of Family Physicians, an organization serving over 120,000 Family Physicians nationwide.  He is also a member of the American Medical Association and the Nebraska Medical Association.

He has been married to Janet for over 39 years, has 2 daughters, Jenny and Katie (Michael Allison), a grandson Easton and a granddaughter Briar.

Michelle Kentfield joined the Novis Health team in October 2021 and is excited to make a difference in the lives of her patients as a primary care provider. Michelle grew up near Lincoln, Nebraska and enjoyed the open space that comes with country living. Because of this, she enjoys anything outdoors and loves to travel. She has two dogs that take up a lot of her time and love, too.

Michelle decided to go into medicine because she was inspired by her family, friends, teachers, professors, and mentors throughout her life. Her friends and family provided her support and her teachers showed her how much she loves science.

This led Michelle to complete the Physician Assistant Studies program at the College of Saint Mary, including 12 clinical rotations to expand her knowledge in a variety of medical fields. At Novis Health, Michelle is able to combine her love of science and medicine with caring for people in a way that is meaningful to her.

Dr. Scott R Gutowski is a Family Medicine Specialist in Jonesville, Michigan. He graduated with honors from Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.

Teresa is very excited to join Access Family Medicine and work in a Direct Primary Care setting. After over 30 years as a family practice provider, she has a following of families she has cared for over 2 or 3 generations.

Ms. Novak obtained her Bachelor’s degree in pre-med biology in 1986 at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center and received her Physician Assistant degree in 1990. Teresa began her career providing family and hospital medicine in rural Nebraska from 1990 – 1993. Since then, she has worked as a family practice provider in Lincoln, Nebraska, including 14 years of caring for families at a satellite clinic in Ashland, NE. Regarding practice style, Teresa feels a provider should have realistic expectations of those they care for. “Although we’d all like to be the healthiest version of ourselves, there are real-life obligations and time constraints that sometimes stand in the way. I don’t want to judge my patients, just as I wouldn’t want to be judged. It’s my job to help them however I can, even if it’s just little steps.” Teresa also believes that it’s important to really listen. “Many times, I can figure out a complicated problem just by paying attention to the little details my patient provides.” She also likes to use a little humor whenever possible. “No one should dread going to the doctor’s office!”

Ms. Novak is a member of the American Academy of Physician Associates and the Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants. In her free time, she enjoys movies, spoiling her pets, and singing/performing with her husband, Ledo.