ST. LOUIS – Esse Health’s Southside Family Practice has expanded once again with the addition of board-certified Physician Assistant Heather Halenkamp.

Halenkamp graduated from the Physician Assistant Program at Chatham University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She specializes in family medicine. Born and raised in Freeland, Michigan, Halenkamp moved to St. Louis in 2010. She is married and enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, as well as with her family and friends. She also enjoys playing golf, watching hockey, and outdoor activities such as camping.

Halenkamp joins Drs. Brett Foersterling, Audrey Montooth, Steve Nester, Robert Pozzi, and Jennifer Sewing, Clinical Pharmacist Kristin Campbell, Nurse Practitioners Lisa Schultz and Karen Bolhuis, and Physician Assistants Emily Bira and Marian Gakes.  Their office is located at 1031 Bellevue, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO.  Appointments can be made by calling 314-647-9444.

Esse Health is a St. Louis-based independent physician group that strives to improve the overall well-being of its patients through patient education, lifestyle modification and prevention. With 35 locations throughout the St. Louis and Metro East area, Esse Health’s services include asthma, allergy and immunology, family medicine, internal medicine, nutrition, pediatrics, radiology, urology, cardiology and gastroenterology. Esse Health is recognized as a leader in using technology in health care and physician accountability for both quality and cost-of-care. For more information on Esse Health, visit www.essehealth.com.