Dr. Kevin Post, DO, will take over the role of Avera Medical Group’s Chief Medical Officer when Dr. Tad Jacobs, DO, retires at the end of this year.
Avera President and CEO Bob Sutton says Dr. Post’s 14 years of hands-on experience in both primary care and emergency medicine give him valuable insight across the care continuum. He says Dr. Post will start in October in order to spend some time learning the role with Dr. Jacobs.
Dr. Post will lead Avera Medical Group in a dyad partnership with David Flicek, who serves as Chief Administrative Officer.
Dr. Post began his medical career as a primary care physician providing care in clinic, long-term care, and inpatient settings, including emergency and obstetrical care. After 12 years at Hegg Health Center Avera in Rock Valley, IA, he transitioned to work in emergency medicine for Avera Sacred Heart in Yankton, SD, and for a hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.
Dr. Post has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Primary Care Service Line Steering Committee, LIGHT Steering Committee for physician and advanced practice provider well-being, Physician Champion and trainer for several electronic medical record conversions and upgrades, and physician advisor to help other physicians with clinical documentation and utilization review. He’s also volunteered his leadership skills as Medical Director for the Rock Valley Ambulance Association and the Hegg Health Center Avera Board. Dr. Post operates his own locums company for emergency medicine coverage in northwest Iowa, and serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Dr. Post hails from Rock Valley, Iowa, and earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. He obtained his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Des Moines College and served his residency at Siouxland Family Medicine Foundation in Sioux City.
