Donald Klitgaard MD, FAAFP

Don Klitgaard graduated from the University of Iowa School of Medicine in 1996 and completed his Family Medicine residency at LMEF in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1999. He is the medical director of the Myrtue Medical Center clinics in Harlan, Iowa, where he has been the physician champion as their practice participated in the AAFP’s TransforMED National Demonstration Project. This two-year project was designed to support and study the implementation of the patient-centered medical home model of care in real-world practice settings. Dr. Klitgaard’s practice is actively evolving into a patient-centered medical home, having implemented advanced access scheduling, an EHR with e-prescribing, many office process redesigns, and chronic disease management with in-office health coaches and disease registries. He enjoys practicing primary care medicine including outpatient, inpatient, ER, OB, nursing home and procedural services. Dr. Klitgaard has served on the AAFP Board of Directors and is currently President of the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians.