A member home of Fairview Partners since 2002.

A 103 bed facility, Elim Home Milaca offers services for long term and short term care residents. Elim Home Milaca is part of the Elim Care, Inc.

The Fairview Partners care team:

DAVID BUE, M.D.
Fairview Princeton Clinic

Education and Training
David Bue received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Experience
Bue has been a physician at Fairview Princeton Clinic since 1973. He also provides care for Fairview Partners patients at Elim Care and Rehabilitation Center and Elim Home- Milaca.
Licensure and Certifications
Bue is board certified in family medicine.
Interests
Bue was raised in rural Minnesota. He enjoys spending time with his family and being outdoors.

RAMESH CHAWLA, M.D.
Fairview Milaca Clinic

"I encourage my patients to participate fully in their health care and try at all times to be very honest with my patients."

Education and Training
Ramesh Chawla received his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Science and completed his residency in surgery in 1966. He completed another residency in surgery from Jewish General Hospital in 1968. He then completed a residency in colon and rectal surgery from the University of Minnesota in 1970.
Experience
Chawla has been practicing at Fairview Milaca Clinic for many years. He has also been working with the Fairview Partners program for many years. He currently treats patients at Elim Home in Milaca.
Licensure and Certifications
Chawla is board certified in family medicine.
Professional Associations
Chawla is a member of the Stearns Benton County Medical Association. He is also a member of the Canadian Surgical Society and the Minnesota and American Medical Associations.
Interests
Outside of practicing medicine, Chawla enjoys golfing and being involved in the lives of his grandchildren.

DAN FORDAHL, M.D.
Fairview Princeton Clinic

Education and Training
Daniel Fordahl received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He then completed his internship and residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.                                                                                                                                                         Experience
Fordahl currently practices at the Fairview Princeton clinic. He also provides care for Fairview Partners patients at Elim Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Licensure and Certifications
Fordahl is board certified in internal medicine.
Interests
In his free time, Fordahl enjoys camping, motorcycling and traveling with his children.

G. BRUCE GERSTENKORN, M.D.
Fairview Milaca Clinic

“My approach to medicine and my patients is to provide practical, caring medical service. My practice is devoted to caring for the whole family from newborns to grandparents."

Education and Training
G. Bruce Gerstenkorn received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1963. He completed his internship in family practice from Saint Paul Ramsey Medical Center in 1964.
Experience
Gerstenkorn has been a physician at Fairview Milaca Clinic for several years. He also practices with Fairview Partners at Elim Home in Milaca.
Licensure and Certifications
Gerstenkorn is board certified in family medicine.
Professional Associations
Gerstenkorn is a member of the Stearns Benton County Medical Society. He is also a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Minnesota Medical Society and the Minnesota and American Medical Associations.
Interests
Professionally, Gerstenkorn’s philosophy is working with patients to manage their care.
Outside of practicing medicine, Gerstenkorn enjoys fishing and hunting.

MICHAEL METCALF, M.D.
Fairview Princeton Clinic

Education and Training
Michael Metcalf received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.
Experience
Metcalf currently practices at the Fairview Princeton Clinic, and also provides care for Fairview Partners patients at Elim Care and Rehabilitation Center as well as Elim Home – Milaca.
Licensure and Certifications
Metcalf is board certified in family medicine.

VICTORIA NOBLE, R.N., G.N.P.
Fairview Princeton Clinic 

“As a gerontological nurse practitioner, I feel privileged to be able to touch so many lives. My personal mission is to make each encounter with a client as meaningful and successful as I can.”

Education and Training
Victoria Noble received both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Minnesota.
Experience
Noble has been practicing as a gerontological nurse practitioner (GNP) with Fairview Northland Clinics and Fairview Partners since July 2006. Prior to that, she spent four years working as a hospital nurse with post-surgical experience at Allina’s United Hospital.
Licensure and Certifications
Noble is certified as a gerontological nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Personal Interests
Professionally, Noble is interested in new research that focuses on the care of the geriatric population as well as the care of diverse populations.
Personally, Noble enjoys reading, writing poetry, traveling to new places, playing piano and spending time with her family.

HENRY PADGETT, R.N., G.N.P.
Fairview Elk River Clinic

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Education and Training
Henry Padgett received his Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. He then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Creighton University and a Master of Arts in Nursing from the College of St. Catherine.
Experience
Padgett has been working as a gerontological nurse practitioner in the long term care setting since 1995. He has been providing care for Fairview Partners patients for several years and currently sees patients at Elim Home – Milaca, Guardian Angels- Elk River and Guardian Angels by the Lake.
Licensure and Certifications
Padgett is certified as a gerontological nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Professional Associations
Padgett is a member of the National Conference of G.N.P.s.
Personal Interests
In his free time, Padgett enjoys building, woodworking, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.

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