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Office
501 Summit St
Yankton, SD 57078Phone+1 605-668-8100- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Benjamin Aaker, MD is a board certified emergency medicine physician in Yankton, South Dakota. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska. He is affiliated with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Royal C. Johnson Veterans' Memorial Hospital, and Sanford USD Medical Center.
Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2005 - 2008
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
SD State Medical License Active through 2025
NE State Medical License 2008 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2011 - 2013
IA State Medical License 2008 - 2010- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2019 Scholars' Research Symposium Abstracts.Aaker, B. C., Zeigler, C. N., Thompson, P. A., Kozmenko, V.> ;South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association. 2019 Oct 4
- No Pain, No Thebaine: Opioids in the Emergency Department.Benjamin C Aaker, Collin Michels, Scott G VanKeulen> ;South Dakota Medicine. 2016 Jan 1
Press Mentions
South Dakota Passed Medical Pot, but Physicians HesitateMay 26th, 2021- COVID-19 Vaccine Comes with Challenges in SDDecember 12th, 2020
- ‘It’s Finally Got to Rural America’: Covid-19 Surges in the DakotasNovember 29th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
Sanford USD Medical CenterSioux Falls, South Dakota- Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, South Dakota
- Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown, South Dakota
Royal C. Johnson Veterans' Memorial HospitalSioux Falls, South Dakota
