KANIKSU COMMUNITY HEALTH - Key Persons
Originally from East Tennessee, Dr. Stockton is a graduate of East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Caldwell Rural Training Track. His clinical interest and expertise include sports medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics and preventive medicine.
Danny Jefferies, DMD is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Danny finds that his time at NSU provided him with a widespread and varied field of experience and training and feels that the foundation of a good practice is trust and honesty.
Dr. Adam Weaver lived most of his life down in the west Texas town of El Paso. He later ended up in Rexburg, Idaho and decided to study at BYU. He later met his wife while performing with his barbershop quartet. They were married between his Jr. and Sr. year and had their first daughter after graduation.
Erin was born and raised in Sandpoint. She graduated high school at SHS, and went on to College at Boise State and then North Idaho College where she received her RN. She worked for a few years as an RN at Bonner General and also as a school nurse for Bonner County. She eventually moved to Liberty Lake Washington and had been there the last 15 years working at Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Erin and her husband love the lake and spend a lot of time sailing or at their favorite spot in Bottle Bay. They also love to ski, snowshoe and hike. They have three children that also love the outdoors and being on Lake Pend Oreille. Erin has a large extended family here in Sandpoint and she spends any time not working or on the lake hanging out with them.
Erin did her graduate work at Gonzaga University, and graduated with her Family Nurse Practitioner. Erin and her husband are super excited to be back in the area and enjoy being part of a community health clinic like Kaniksu.
Dr. Lucas attended the University of Washington School of Medicine, and completed her residency at Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana with emphasis on rural medicine. Her clinical interests include integrative medicine, addiction medicine, gerontology, and medical genetics. She has practiced the past two years at the Northwest Community Health Center in Libby, Montana.
Dr. Lucas believes that "the goal of medicine is to heal the patient, not just cure the disease. Medications, naturopathic treatments, surgeries, counseling, nutrition, and behavior modifications each have their benefits and the appropriate balance in a holistic approach offers the best chance of healing. A healthy, trusting, and respectful doctor-patient relationship is the key that unlocks the door to this path."
Dr. DeLand joined Sandpoint Pediatrics in 1994, after having practiced in California and Arizona. His special interests include children with any mental or behavioral health issues.
Dr. DeLand enjoys skiing on Schweitzer Mountain and spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Gina was born and raised in a suburb outside of Los Angeles, CA, and received both her Bachelor and Master degrees in Social Work from San Diego State University. She originally received her LCSW in San Diego, CA and worked at the Children's Services Bureau for several years before becoming an LCSW in Idaho where she had a private practice in Bonners Ferry. Gina then spent over five years working in an outpatient treatment program for substance abuse and mental health. She enjoys working with children and adults of all ages.
Gina utilizes the approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Self Change, EMDR, Solution Focused Therapy, Relapse Prevention, as well as play interventions. She has extensive experience working with trauma and substance abuse and is certified to complete the GAIN substance abuse assessment. She is also certified in EMDR and Cognitive Self Change. Gina has been a group leader of Cognitive Self Change Groups and of Children's groups.
She is an Idaho State Clinical Supervisor and has supervised Master's level college students and LMSW's who are working towards becoming licensed as an LCSW. Gina has also volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate standing up for the best interest of a child who has been abused or neglected.
When asked about her practice philosophy, Gina responded, "I work with clients in a collaborative relationship to create lasting positive change."
When not working, Gina enjoys spending time with family boating, hiking, kayaking, and exercising.
Dr. Rose began working with Kaniksu Community Health in the summer of 2012. She is a Bonners Ferry native who attended the University of Idaho for her undergraduate degree, went to medical school in Las Vegas, NV and finished up her Pediatric training in Columbia, SC. Living in different parts of the country has given her an even greater appreciation for North Idaho and Dr. Rose is passionate about giving back to the community in which she has so many ties.
She and her husband, are also Bonners Ferry natives, and enjoy exploring Idaho's beautiful landscapes, wildlife, and friendly citizens. In her free time, Dr. Rose likes to hike, camp, kayak, and ski.
Nadine Lewis, LMSW received her Bachelors of Social Work Degree at Wright State University and her Masters of Social Work Degree at the University of Cincinnati. She has been a clinician for over 8 years and has experience working in Community Mental Health and the Residential setting. She provides individual, group and family therapy for adolescents, teens and young adults with a specialty in Depression, Anxiety, Family Dynamics, and Low self-esteem. She practices Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Family Systems Theory, Solution Focused Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care. She enjoys working with struggling teenagers to help them "find themselves" in this world. She also enjoys working with parents to help bridge the emotional gap between them and their teenage children.
Originally from Northwest Ohio, Nadine relocated to Idaho in 2016. When not in the clinic, she can be found spending time with her husband and two daughters hiking, boating, exploring, or snowboarding.
Dr. Antoniuk received his degree from Temple Medical School in Philadelphia, PA and completed his residency at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. He has been practicing medicine for over 20 years in West Virginia, New Zealand, Brazil, Washington, and now Idaho.
His practice philosophy is to treat all patients as if they are family. He believes in honesty, stating "I will always give advice that is best for their health."
His clinical interest and expertise include sports medicine, rural medicine, and international medicine. When not in the clinic he can be found coaching and playing soccer, hiking, climbing, mountain biking and paddle boarding.
Nick was born in Utah and is the youngest of 12 kids. He is still and will always be his mother's baby boy. He is the only one in his family that currently lives in the state of Idaho but he has family spread throughout the United States. When he was young he decided that we was going to be in the medical field and as he got older he decided to be a dentist. In order to achieve that goal he went to undergrad at the University of Utah. While he was getting his bachelor degree he worked in construction doing framing and finish work to support himself and his family. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Biology. After that he went to the University of Las Vegas Nevada for dental school. He worked hard and after 4 long years he had graduated with a dental degree.
After school he decided that he was tired of the desert and the big city and so he started working as a dental associate in Great Falls, Montana. Great Falls was a great community and he loved his time that he spent there. After a while there was a job listed for a position in Sandpoint, Idaho with Kaniksu. He loved North Idaho and spent a lot of time there when he was younger with his family vacationing in CDA. He and his family could not pass on the opportunity to move and live in such a beautiful area. Now he has been working at Kaniksu for more than 4 years and is very happy in this beautiful community.
Nick has been married to his dream girl for 13 years. They have 4 children that are also wonderful. They range from ages 11 years to 6 months. He likes spending time with his family doing things outside like snow skiing, hiking, swimming and playing sports. His favorite thing to do is play basketball.
When not in the clinic, Dr. Seckel enjoys equestrian sports (she is a former rodeo competitor), photography, DIY home projects, yoga, at-home fruit/vegetable/herb gardening, and spending quality time with family.