Family Practitioners

Dr. Matthew Manning, DO

Date of birth: April 17th, 1950.

Place of birth: Jefferson County Hospital, about one year before Van Buren County Hospital opened.

Graduated from Van Buren County High School in 1968, and then spent two years at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Graduated with a B.S. in General Science from the University of Iowa in December, 1972. Then graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1977. Completed a Rotating Internship at Brentwood Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio and an Internal Medicine Residency at Brentwood.

I practiced with Dr. Breckenridge from 1978 until 1980, then completed the residency. I spent three years in Des Moines working for Iowa Methodist Hospital and Clinics.

I returned to Van Buren County Hospital in August of 1986, and have remained in partnership and on staff ever since. My specialty area is Internal Medicine, although I practice General Medicine, minus the Obstetrics.

I married Judy (DeHart) August 9th, 1970. We have three children: M. Nathan married to Abby (Roe) and they have two children, Isabel and Jackson. They live outside Keosauqua. Amanda is married to Sean, and teaches 5th grade in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Andrew is an engineering student at the University of Iowa.

It has always been a privilege and a pleasure working at Van Buren County Hospitals and Clinics. We were in private practice until 1996, when we sold the practice to the Hospital. We returned to this area because of family, friends and the community. It was a great place to grow up, and we wanted our children to experience the same.

The practice of medicine "in the country" is so much different than "city practice" because of the melding of office, emergency room and hospital practices. There truly is never a boring day!

Dr. Gary Lee, DO

Dr Gary Lee, Obstetrician/Gynecologist joined the VBCH staff in October 2008. Dr Lee comes to the hospital from his practice in St. Louis. He performs a broad spectrum of OB/Gyn procedures and has delivered over 5,000 babies during his years of practice. Dr Lee and his wife Susan are natives of Van Buren County. The Lees have two grown children, Philip and Jennifer, and a granddaughter Kylie.

Dr. Lee is a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and a graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been in private practice for 27 years and is glad to be home to serve his neighbors and friends.

Dr. John Finneran, MD

Dr. John Finneran graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a general surgeon and also offers Family Practice services. He has been in practice in the Southeast Iowa area for over 35 years. Dr. Finneran sees patients at the Keosauqua Clinic and Van Buren County Hospital the first two weeks of every month.

Dr. Amanda Gerber, MD

Dr. Amanda Gerber was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She received her BA from Cornell College in Mt Vernon and her MD from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Gerber did her residency at Cedar Rapids Medical Eduation Foundation Family Medicine Residency. Dr Gerber enjoys Family Medicine - including OB, inpatient and outpatient medicine.

Dr Gerber choose to practice at VBCH so that she can practice true Family Medicine with the the ability to treat the entire family through all of life-changes including obstetrics and can do it in a rural setting. 

Nurse Practitioners & Physicians Assistants

BeLinda Striegel, ARNP

Belinda Striegel joined the staff at VBCH in 2000. BeLinda is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. She received her Master's in Nursing with an Advanced Nursing Practice degree from Graceland University. Se has worked in the Rural Health Clinics since May of 2000. Belinda is a Certified Diabetic Educator and specializes in Women's Health. She staffs the new Birmingham Clinic.

She and husband Andrew live in the prairies of rural Keota. Andrew is an Agricultural Engineer or better known as a farmer. He also works construction. The construction company puts up hoop structure for agricultural uses.

BeLinda and Andrew have three children. Benjamin is a student at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids. Vanessa is a junior at Keota and Sarah a sophomore.

In her spare time she enjoys quilting and needlework. A true farmers' wife BeLinda loves her garden.

BeLinda loves her practice at VBCH because it is a small rural community similar to where she grew up.

BeLinda is accepting new patients. For an appointment, please call 319-498-4370.

Jim Kuder, PA

Jim joined the VBCH team in September of 2007. Jim sees patients at the Fox River and Douds clinics

Justin Nielson

Justin joined the VBCH staff in 2010. He was born and raised in Idaho and attended Salus University in Elkins Park, PA.

Justin specializes in Family Practice and Emergency Medicine. He joined Van Buren County Hospital to provide healthcare in a rural setting where providers are in need.

Justin enjoys tennis, racquetball, playing the piano and most of all spending time with his wife Melinda and daughter Emmelyn.

Kelsey Nank, PA

Kelsey joined the VBCH team in 2009. She was born and raised in Dubuque Iowa. She attended Loyloa University in Chicago and received her masters in Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in Glendale Az.

Kelsey enjoys women's health and staffs the Bonaparte, Cantril and Keosauqua Clinics.

Kelsey loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking and boating with her husband Joe and daughter Emma Mae.

The Nanks moved to Van Buren County because of the beautiful area and felt it would be a great place to raise their family!