Dell A. Shepherd, M.D.
Dr. Dell Shepherd arrived in North Platte in March, 1979 to join the pediatric practice of Dr. Sam Perry. Dr. Shepherd graduated from Cozad High School. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Texas Childrens Hospital in Houston, Texas before coming to North Platte. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology.
Dr. Shepherd began the first allergy clinic in North Platte in 1980, eventually taken over by Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Associates, P.C. from Lincoln. He and Dr. Lee Kimzey have worked together for over 15 years to provide evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents with school, behavior, and emotional problems.
Dr. Shepherd has served as the Medical Director for Quality at Great Plains Regional Medical Center since 2005.
Dr. Shepherd and his wife, Janet, have two sons, Timothy of Ithaca, New York, and Kyle (Kallie) of North Platte and two grandchildren, Hunter and Isabel, of North Platte.
Kathy S. Lopez, M.D.
Dr. Kathy Lopez graduated from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago in 1992. She completed her pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA and worked at an outpatient clinic in a Pittsburgh suburb after residency. In 2003 she joined Adolescent and Child Care Specialists.
In addition to her clinic duties, Dr. Lopez is the Medical Director and Board Member of the Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center and is the Medical Director for the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Clinic, as well as serving on many hospital committees.
Dr. Lopez and her husband, Allen, an elementary teacher in the North Platte School System, have two teenage sons, Peter and Jeff. They are active volunteers in the boys activities including Boy Scouts and Swim Team. In her spare time Dr. Lopez enjoys reading, rehabbing her 100 year old home, and attending her boys activities.
Kristin M. Roelfs, P.A.-C.Krisitn was born and raised in Omaha, NE. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, earning a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology. After college, she attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Physician Assistant Program, earning a Master's Degree in December of 2010, and becoming board certified in January 2011. She joined Adolescent and Child Care Specialists in February 2011.
Along with spending time with her husband, also a PA in North Platte, Kristin enjoys all outdoor activities, reading, scrapbooking and playing with their dog Woody.
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