Nextera Healthcare – Madison

Born in Chicago, IL.  Dr Balin grew up in the suburbs of Chicago until moving to Grand Isle, Nebraska where he graduated from High school. He then went on to attend the prestigious Harvard University for Undergrad.  Dr Balin then moved onto the University of Missouri-Columbia to attend Medical School and stayed there to complete his Family Medicine Residency (where he served as Chief Resident). Dr Balin and his wife then made the move to Wisconsin, where he started with Dean clinic working in Oregon, WI.  Dr Balin practiced Full Spectrum Family Medicine care including OB, inpatient, nursing home and home visits for most of his career. The doctor held a number of leadership positions while at Oregon clinic, including chairing the Family Medicine Department.

Dr Balin looks forward to practicing in a model where he can spend longer with patients and leave the decision-making to patients and doctors instead of administrators.  One area of special interest is in procedures and Dr Balin has extensive training and experience to be able to offer procedures such as prolotherapy, vasectomy and more complex skin procedures to patients.

Dr Balin lives in Fitchburg, WI with his wife Karin. They have two adult children Connor and Sarah. In his space time, the doctor enjoys fly fishing, traveling, camping, working outside and around his house on various projects.

Dr Christina Quale  was born and raised  in Stoughton WI. She attended Stoughton High School. She then went on to attend University of Wisconsin- Madison for Undergrad.  Then Dr Quale attended Medical School at Medical College of Wisconsin and continued on to do her Family Medicine residency at Aurora St Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

She choose Family Medicine because she enjoys getting to know her patients over time, and loves to hear their stories.  Dr Quale appreciates being able to care for patients throughout different ages and stages of life.  For her, it is an honor for them to trust in her, especially during some of their most difficult moments.

Dr Quale enjoys working with rescue animals and helped train dogs at the Dane County Humane Society. Her other interests include hiking, cycling, Scuba diving, watching Badger sports and traveling with family.  Dr Quale lives with her husband Dave and two rescue cats in Edgerton, Wisconsin.

Born and raised in Orlando, FL. Dr. Hemkes left Florida to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with Distinction with a BS Biology minor in Chemistry in 2002.  She went on to attend medical school at the the University of South Florida in Tampa graduating in 2006.  Then Dr. Hemkes returned to North Carolina to attend one of the top Family Medicine residency programs at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC, completing residency in 2009.

For the first ten years of her practice, Dr Hemkes gained experience in a diversity of roles and settings.  She has worked in Emergency departments, in the inpatient setting as a hospitalist , and outpatient clinics as a traditional Family medicine doctor.  Dr. Hemkes has worked in urban settings such as inner city Chicago and also in settings as remote as rural Alaska.  She believes that this diversity of experiences has improved her skills and knowledge but also allowed her to become a more empathetic healer.

After being an employed doctor for 10 years, she was excited to find a different model of care called  “Direct Primary care”.  Dr. Hemkes believes that DPC empowers the physician and the patient .  She will advocate for your health as if you were a member of her family.  Everyone deserves a healthcare advocate.