General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  Depression is more than just sadness. People with depression may experience a lack of interest and pleasure in daily activities, significant weight loss or gain, insomnia or excessive sleeping, lack of energy, inability to concentrate, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. Depression is the most common mental disorder. Fortunately, depression is treatable. A combination of therapy and antidepressant medication can help ensure recovery.
• Pediatric Care
  While she was born in Evanston, Illinois, Dr. Aimee Lorenz spent most of her life right here in Sioux City, Iowa and is a graduate of North High School. After training in Iowa City, Dr. Lorenz moved back to Sioux City to work exclusively in Pediatrics.
• Primary Care
• Family Practice
  Shannon Stevenson is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. She is a Certified Family Practice Nurse Practitioner. In the past, she has worked in the neonatal intensive care unit. Her present practice focus is on primary health care of children.
• Immunizations
  Immunization helps your child become protected from diseases caused by bacteria or viruses. It also helps protect others around him or her. Without immunization, the only way to become immune is to get the disease. This is dangerous because your child can develop medical problems from the disease that may be long-term or difficult to treat. Immunization helps control diseases and prevents them from coming back after they are controlled.

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
  Dr. Brenner did her undergraduate study in Biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is trained and is experienced in all areas of general pediatrics and internal medicine with a special interest in allergies, asthma, adolescents and gynecology.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  She is a member of the Woodbury Medical Society and is board certified in pediatrics and internal medicine. Dr. Brenner is an active member of both Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health- St. Luke's. She and her husband, Dr. Michael L. Brenner, have two children.

Psychiatrists

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by persistent and developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention. Impulsivity, disorganization, and variable hyperactivity commonly accompany the attention difficulties. That being said, it is extremely important that all other learning disabilities, poor hearing and vision deficits be ruled out before a diagnosis of ADHD alone is made. This diagnosis is commonly managed by pediatricians, child psychiatrists, developmental specialists, or neurologists.
• Depression
• Mental Health
  Lauren Rife is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. In the past, she has worked in the intensive care unit. Her present practice focus is on primary health care of children and children with mental health issues.
• Insomnia
• Anxiety

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  School/Sports physicals are a recurring event throughout childhood. They are the main reason our young patients come to see us, and they are important for reasons than just making sure a child is fit to attend school or participate in athletics.

Allergists

• Allergies