Dr. Zeb Crofts
Family Practice
Dr. Zeb Crofts is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician who offers a full-range of family practice services. Along with providing inpatient, outpatient, skilled, and emergency care, Dr. Crofts also specializes in osteopathic manipulative medicine, skin procedures, circumcision, vasectomy, toenail removal, and other specialities.
Dr. Crofts received his education from the A.T. Still University of Health Science and performed his residency at the Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center.
Dr. Jason Doel
Family Practice + OB
Dr. Jason Doel is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician who offers a full-scope of family practice services. He graduated from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah before completing his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. His residency was completed in Waco, Texas.
Along with providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care, Dr. Doel also provides obstetric care, c-sections, colonoscopies, joint injections, skin procedures, behavioral health diagnosis and treatment, primary care for patients with HIV, and medically assisted weight loss.
Dr. Kelly Jeppesen
Family Practice + OB
Dr. Kelly Jeppesen is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician who offers a full-scope of family practice services. Along with providing inpatient, outpatient, and skilled and emergency care, Dr. Jeppesen also provides obstetrics, c-sections, tonsil removal, ear tube placement, CDL and DOL physicals, vasectomies, allergy testing and treatment, joint injections, and skin procedures.
Dr. Jeppesen received his education from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and performed his residency at the McKay-Dee Family Medicine Residency of Intermountain Healthcare.
Dr. Michael Nielson
Family Practice + OB
Dr. Nielson is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician and provides full spectrum family practice medicine including obstetrics and emergency department coverage.
Dr. Nielson earned his degree as a Doctor of Osteopathy from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Mario La Giglia
General Surgeon
Dr. Mario La Giglia’s vast surgery experience comes from his work both at the Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg and in the field when he was deployed in various parts of the world where he performed complicated surgeries related to extreme trauma and critical care.
Dr. La Giglia completed medical school at Des Moines University School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009 and completed his residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas in 2014.
Dr. Kade Lyman
Orthopedic Surgeon
San Juan Health welcomes back San Juan County native Dr. Kade Lyman as our newest orthopedic surgeon starting September 2022!
Dr. Jeanne Wigant
Family Practice + OB
Dr. Jeanne Wigant practices the full scope of family medicine and specializes in comprehensive women’s healthcare including contraception, preconception planning, low and high-risk pregnancies, and surgical obsetrics.
Dr. Wigant enjoys hiking, hunting, fishing, kayaking, and off-roading with her husband. She received a degree in Genetics, Cell Biology and Development from the University of Minnesota and her Doctor of Medicine from Okland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
Kris Hiatt
Nurse Practitionier
San Juan Health welcomes Kris Hiatt as our newest provider starting June 2022!
Nicole Fox
Physician Assistant
Nicole Fox earned her master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Utah in 2018. Prior to this, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from George Washington University. Nicole has worked internationally in public health for several years, contributing to projects in the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and India.
Nicole’s specific interests within family medicine include overweight/obesity management, nutrition, and women’s health.
Fernando Rivero
Physician Assistant
Fernando Rivero is a family medicine and emergency medicine trained Physician Assistant.
He is a graduate of the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program. He trained in Emergency Medicine after graduation and worked in two separate level one trauma centers in Salt Lake City as well as multiple emergency departments in Salt Lake City. He has also worked in family medicine and rural medicine in a small rural clinic in Utah for over three years.
Originally from Uruguay, South America, Fernando immigrated to the Unites States at a young age and speaks fluent Spanish. He is very passionate about medical care for underserved and rural populations and is particularly interested in the health challenges of Hispanic patients. Fernando is skilled in managing all aspects of family medicine, behavioral health, acute and chronic medical conditions as well as any emergency medical concerns.
McKay Sparks
Family Nurse Practitioner
McKay Sparks is a Nurse Practitioner who received her nurse training from BYU Idaho (BSN) and Gonzaga University (MSN).
She is Board Certified by The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and specializes in women’s health procedures, well-baby and child checks ups, physicals, and other services.