Kurt Kooyer, M.D.

Dr. Kooyer was raised in Michigan. He graduated from Calvin College, earned his medical degree in 1990 from Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine and then completed a four year residency program in Grand Rapids, serving his final year as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. During this time he also received the Resident Teaching Award, three years in a row. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Prior to coming to Fargo in 2002, Dr. Kooyer practiced primary care and emergency medicine in the Mississippi Delta. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Heartland Healthcare Network, the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center, and Pacific Island Ministries. He has served on the board of directors of the National Perinatal Association, the advisory board of Health Care America, and the steering committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics' rural health special interest group. He has been a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society for thirty-three years. He has precepted students in the NDSU Pharm D, MSU-M Athletic Training, and Concordia College premedical programs, as well as medical students, mid-level practitioners and physicians in various stages of training. Dr. Kooyer has lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally, on topics including medical ethics, changing values in modern medicine, challenges in serving the rural poor and our nation's medical liability crisis. He serves as an elder at First Presbyterian Church, Fargo. His wife, a native of North Dakota, is a pediatrician. They have three children and reside in West Fargo.