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Nicholas Cooley, MD
Nicholas Cooley, MD, grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He moved to Ely, Minnesota in 2006 after serving in the US Army, and a few years later decided to pursue medicine. He is a 2015 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed the Family Medicine Residency at Mayo Clinic in La Crosse,…
Amy Kemp OTR/L, OT Supervisor
Amy graduated from St. Scholastica in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went on to graduate again from St. Scholastica in 2020 with her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree. After graduation, she began working at the Cook Hospital and has been here for 4 years. She enjoys having the opportunity…
Stephanie Elling, PT, DPT
Stephanie graduated from The College of St. Scholastica in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology and again in 2016 with a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. After graduation she worked at a private practice in Cloquet, MN in outpatient orthopedics for over two years. Here she gained experience in post-surgical care, manual therapy,…
Eric Elleby, MD
Dr. Eric Elleby is a 2014 graduate of the University of Illinois School Of Medicine and completed his residency in Family Medicine at La Crosse-Mayo Family Medicine Residency. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Elleby was born and raised in southern Minnesota on a small dairy farm, and is…
Charles Tietz, MD
Charles Tietz, MD joined Scenic Rivers after years of practice in Virginia, MN. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College, and attended medical school at the University of Chicago. After an internship at the Hennepin County Medical Center, he went on to train at the University of Minnesota’s Residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s…
Carrie Rahikainen, PTA/L
Carrie is a 1992 graduate of the College of St. Scholastica where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science and minor in Psychology. She continued her education at Lake Superior College where she earned her A.A.S. degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant in 1996. For the first four years after obtaining her degrees, Carrie…
Brian McCarthy, PT, Director of Rehabilitation
Brian began working in Physical Therapy in 1984 as an enlisted member of the U.S. Air Force. After an honorable discharge in 1988 returned to Duluth, MN where he attended ST. Scholastica and eventually PT school at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse where he graduated in 1993 with honors. He then began work as…
Nicholas Vidor, MD
Vidor grew up in International Falls graduating from Falls High School. While working as an EMT on the Falls Ambulance Service, he attended Rainy River Community College graduating with an Associate of Arts Degree and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. After earning undergraduate degrees at UMD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Cell…
Matthew Holmes, MD
Holmes grew up in Angora, Minnesota, and graduated from Virginia High School. He moved to Duluth for his undergraduate degree at the College of St. Scholastica and attended medical school at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He completed his residency at the Duluth Family Medicine Center. Dr. Holmes thoroughly enjoys northern Minnesota, which is why…