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Sterling’s new physician, Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, has returned to his hometown roots. Photos by Joel Blocker, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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If you\u2019re going to practice medicine in a small town, why not make it your home town? That\u2019s the philosophy of Dr. Daniel Lambrecht<\/a>, an internal medicine and pediatrics specialist who recently returned to his hometown of Sterling, in northeastern Colorado.<\/p>\n

Lambrecht, who is now on staff at the UCHealth Primary Care Clinic – Sterling<\/a>, is happy to be home and among family.<\/p>\n

His parents are from the area and he\u2019s lived there since he was 3 years old. His wife, whom he has known since kindergarten, also is from Sterling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just made sense that one day I would return here. We have grandparents and other relatives involved in our lives \u2013 and lots of babysitters,\u201d he said, laughing.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t always want to be a doctor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut like everybody else. Then, in high school I got into this program, a club you could join, and did respiratory therapy at the hospital. I was immediately hooked on the interaction with the patients. Ever since then, I knew that was the route I would go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also knew he\u2019d come back home someday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started down the path to medicine, more than a decade ago, I always knew I would be returning to serve the community I grew up in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.
Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, a primary care doctor for UCHealth in Sterling, Colorado,\u00a0at the Overland Trail Museum in Sterling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Creighton University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreighton has a reputation for being good preparation for medical school,\u201d Lambrecht said. His wife also went there, training to be a nurse practitioner, until their children came along.<\/p>\n

He went to medical school at the University of Missouri Medical School<\/a>, and he decided to do a dual certification \u2013 in internal medicine and pediatrics.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy decision to pursue this four-year residency was founded on the desire to care for all members of my community, from birth to geriatrics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The combination isn\u2019t that unusual in some parts of the country, but it is somewhat unusual in the Midwest and West.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving grown up here, there was never a pediatrician in town when I was a kid. I wanted to provide that specific service,\u201d he said. The internal medicine part of his training allows him interaction with not only adults, but kids who need a little extra care. That includes kids who are born prematurely or who develop serious childhood diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or juvenile diabetes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat way, families don\u2019t have to go out to town to get special help,\u201d he reasoned.<\/p>\n

Another area of interest for him is weight management.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.
Dr. Daniel Lambrecht, a primary care doctor for UCHealth in Sterling, Colorado, poses on the corner of North Fourth Street in Sterling\u2019s historic downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weight management for children and adults is \u201cespecially important in rural communities, where obesity can be even more of an epidemic\u201d than in urban areas, he said. \u201cWe know if you are obese at 8 years old, you have a better chance of being obese as an adult. In rural communities, or lower income communities, it can be more prevalent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overweight children can develop diseases, such as diabetes, as early as ages 10 or 12, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a disease more commonly cared for by doctors who treat adults, not children. I can do both. We talk about it at every well-child check-up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lambrecht also has studied what he calls the \u201csocial determinants of health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s definitely one of the new hot topics in medical and public health right now,\u201d he said. \u201cHow does one\u2019s social and economic status impact their overall health going forward? Do the resources in our specific area affect quality of life and length of life? Is there access to mental health, to affordable healthy food, and to a primary care physician?\u201d<\/p>\n

And those aren\u2019t the only questions, he said, that need to be asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much does our environment impact our health? How can we as providers and leaders in the community mitigate those as much as possible?\u201d<\/p>\n

One reason he joined the UCHealth team is because they resources are available to help address those issues.<\/p>\n

For example, he has access to a clinical psychologist on staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve already walked over to her office and said, \u2018I\u2019ve got somebody I want you to see.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Asking questions is the first step to providing excellent health care, he believes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to immerse yourself in the community before you start acting like you know what\u2019s good for everybody, to try to find out what (services) local folks think are needed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

One of the unexpectedly wonderful aspects about returning to Sterling, he said, is working side by side with doctors he knew as a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was one of the most surreal experiences ever,\u201d Lambrecht said. \u201cI would shadow different doctors when I was home from school. I would be like a fly on the wall and watch these guys and here I am, practicing with them.\u00a0 These were the guys I wanted to be like when I grew up and now I get to work with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thinks he made the right decision, returning to Sterling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it here. I can\u2019t tell you how many times I walk into a room and the patient knows me or my family. There\u2019s a little bit of a deeper connection instantly. I can\u2019t tell you know cool that is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Some physicians come to small towns to start a practice, but often don\u2019t stay for long, he said. They move on to larger towns or cities.<\/p>\n

Lambrecht, however, says he\u2019s in Sterling for good. It\u2019s home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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