Sanford Health Welcomes Familiar Faces

See Who Has Joined Our Sanford Health Family

This is our home.

Sanford Health is proud to welcome a group of experienced providers who know the communities of central and western North Dakota because this is their home, too. They have served this area for a combined 110 years.

They are excited to continue their commitment to keeping it healthy.

Meet Our New Doctors

A Specialist in Walk-In Care

Kevin Mickelson, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community as a physician for 30 years.

Medical school:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications:

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Areas of expertise:

  • Emergency medicine
  • Minor aches and pains
  • Minor injuries

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A Specialist in Walk-In Care

David Gayton, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for 22 years as a physician.

Medical school:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications:

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Areas of expertise:

  • Emergency medicine
  • Minor aches and pains
  • Minor injuries

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A Specialist in Neonatalogy

Karen Brown, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for 18 years.

Medical school:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics: Neonatology

Areas of expertise:

  • Very low birth weight infants
  • Nutrition management, weight gain and development
  • Premature infants
  • Infection in newborns
  • Respiratory distress syndrome

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A Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery

Michael Brown, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for 18 years as a physician.

Medical school:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Areas of expertise:

  • Carotid stents
  • Surgical treatment for hyperhidrosis
  • Thoracic and abdominal aorta endografts
  • Aortic/mitral valve surgery
  • Thoracic oncology
  • Peripheral vascular surgery and endovascular surgery

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A Specialist in Interventional Radiology

Brent Herbel, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for 14 years as a physician.

Medical school:

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications:

American Board of Radiology

Areas of expertise:

  • Image-guided diagnosis and therapy
  • Minimally invasive procedures 

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A Specialist in Anesthesiology

Carmen Dargis, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for four years as a physician.

Medical school:

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Certifications:

American Board of Anesthesiology

Areas of expertise:

  • General and regional anesthesia
  • Monitored sedation for all ages and conditions

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A Hospitalist in Family Medicine

Issa Al Rabadi, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for three years as a physician.

Medical school:

Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

Certifications:

American Board of Family Medicine

Areas of expertise:

  • Treat hospital patients
  • Coordinate referrals to specialists during a patient's hospital stay

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A Specialist in Emergency Medicine

Abe Storms, MD, has served the Bismarck-Mandan community for two years as a physician.

Medical school:

Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

Board certifications:

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Areas of expertise:

Treating critical illnesses and injuries

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