Recent Our Providers News
Erick Stanek, DO
Dr. Eric Stanek is a first-generation family medicine board-certified physician. His education and training closely resemble that of his brother, Dr. David Stanek. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Dr. Eric Stanek is excited to be back in his home state. With a passion for family medicine, exercise physiology, sleep hygiene, mental health, and metabolic […]Read More >
David Stanek II, DO
Dr. Stanek is a first-generation family medicine board-certified physician. He’s a native of Cedar Rapids and attended Xavier High School. Dr. Stanek is excited to be back in Iowa practicing innovative medicine at DoctorsNow. On the clinical front, he’s passionate about metabolic health & longevity medicine. In his free time, he enjoys working out and […]Read More >
Stephanie Lersch, MD
Dr. Stephanie Lersch is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician with extensive experience in outpatient primary and urgent care for adults and children. She transitioned to the Direct Primary Care (DPC) model to offer patients enhanced access to their doctor and to provide the highest quality primary care possible. Dr. Lersch feels strongly that you deserve […]Read More >
Jennifer Smith, DO
I grew up in Topeka, KS. However, I was born in Philadelphia, PA. My dad brought us back to KS to be closer to his family. My maternal side is from the east coast, which is where I spent many summers growing up. My maternal aunt was a nurse. She gave me my first […]Read More >
Jamie Kelley, ARNP
Jamie Kelley, ARNP is a southern transplant to Spokane from the New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast area. She obtained her Bachelors in Science of Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was accepted into an Intensive Care internship out of nursing school and continued in the ICU as a registered nurse for […]Read More >
Matt Dinsmore, NP
Matt Dinsmore, ARNP is a local native of the Spokane area who has grown up in Nine Mile Falls, Washington and graduated from Lakeside High School in 2005. His interest in sciences began as early as kindergarten as he desired to “be a scientist when I grow up” and received a microscope for his 6th […]Read More >
Zach Deffinbaugh, DNP
Zach is a Family Nurse Practitioner who enjoys providing both primary and urgent care. Zach served in the Army National Guard beginning in 2006 and was trained as an EMT Combat Medic. He has continued to serve with the United States Army Reserves, currently as a Commander participating in monthly drills. Prior to becoming an […]Read More >
Aaron Long, ARNP, PA-C
Aaron brings a wide range of experience to CompassDirect Healthcare. After graduating from California State University in 2003, he obtained his Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Physician’s Assistant Certificate from the University of California at Davis. In 2006, Aaron completed his MS in Nursing at California State University. While in Enterprise, Oregon, Aaron worked in the surgery […]Read More >
Sergio Fernandez, ARNP
After completing his Master of Nursing at Washington State University in 2012, Sergio obtained his Family Nurse Practitioner license and has spent the last 10 years providing comprehensive and compassionate care to diverse groups of people in both family medicine and urgent care. Sergio originally became a Nurse Practitioner to partner with patients and help […]Read More >
John Sand, MD
Dr. Sand offers comprehensive care for women of all ages as well as prenatal and postnatal pregnancy care here at the clinic. He is a board-certified fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Originally from San Diego, Dr. Sand first came to […]Read More >