Dr. Ryan S. Bakke

Forming the honored class includes Bob Kreamer, Des Moines Roosevelt, 1959; Dave Schreck, Coon Rapids, 1979; Mike Flagg, Cedar Falls, 1983; Rob Sinclair, GMG, Garwin, 1988; Ryan Bakke, Garner-Hayfield, 1992; and Tavian Banks, Bettendorf, 1993.
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Dr. Ryan S. Bakke, Garner-Hayfield, 1992 - He was a three-year starter and record setter for the Cardinals earning an all-conference honors three times and being a two-time All-State backfield choice. He also captained his team two seasons when they posted a collective record of 20 wins and 4 losses and made two playoff appearances including the 1991 2A Championship. His senior year he was one of the top backs in the state, regardless of class, rushing for 2,477 yards, scoring 41 TDs and 248 points. The rushing yards and TDs were state records at the time and the points were second best.

For his career he amassed 4,459 yards, 68 TDs and 410 points. At the time, the rushing mark was fourth best all-time and the leading Class 2A performance. In the 1991 championship game he set a class rushing record of 269 yards that has not yet been surpassed, as his team defeated Central Lyon/George-Little Rock. He was a two-time all-conference basketball player and a two-time state track and Drake Relays qualifier. He was a three-year member of the school's National Honor Society. He attended Drake University and was a tailback for two years as he earned his degree in biology. He chose a meaningful way to give back to society when he fulfilled a career dream by entering medical school and completing his degree from Des Moines University in 2001. The past four years he has been an Emergency Room physician at Skiff Medical Center in Newton and currently is the Emergency Medical Director and Director of Trauma Services.

Ryan Bakke, D.O.

Ryan Bakke, D.O.
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Ryan Bakke, D.O.

Dr. Ryan Bakke will join the Emergency Room medical staff at Skiff Medical Center in July 2004, completing the hospital's five-physician ER staff.

As a result, the Skiff E.R. will be covered by a Skiff physician 24 hours a day, seven days a week (see story below).

Bakke (pronounced Back-ee), 30, is currently a third-year family practice resident at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.He will begin at Skiff on July 15, 2004, covering three to four 12-hour shifts each week.

Dr. Bakke received his undergraduate degree from Drake University.He received his medical degree from Des Moines University in 2001.

Dr. Bakke said he and his wife, Janna, chose Newton because of its small-city environment with the amenities of Des Moines nearby."Janna and I are from a small town, and we feel very comfortable in Newton," he said."We want to be close to Des Moines because of all the advantages it has, but we also want to live outside the big city.Newton just fits for us."

Dr. Bakke and his wife are from Garner, Iowa, a community of 3,000 near Clear Lake in north central Iowa.They currently live in Des Moines, with plans to move to Newton in May or June.They have one daughter, Alayna, age 2-1/2, and are expecting another child in February.

On a personal note, Dr. Bakke is a deacon for Crossroads Reformed Church and enjoys golf, volleyball, basketball, running.
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With the recruitment of Dr. Ryan Bakke, the five-physician Emergency Room medical staff at Skiff Medical Center is complete.
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"Now with Dr. Bakke coming we'll be able to do it."

Chance and her colleagues, Dr. Todd Shover, Dr. Jeffrey Wright, Dr. Tariq Mallick and Dr. Bakke, plan to staff the E.R. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Dr. Bakke will begin working full-time at Skiff in July, 2004.Until his arrival, Skiff will continue to use outside E.R. physicians on a limited basis.