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Dr. Shiloh Heesch is originally from New Effington, SD in rural northeastern South Dakota where he lived with his parents and two older sisters. He grew up as a multisport athlete playing football, basketball, and track & field. Following high school, he attended Dakota State University in Madison, SD where he played football and was involved in various clubs and activities. After completing his bachelor’s degree in 2016, Shiloh attended Northwestern Health Sciences University and became an active member of clubs and activities. He served on the SACA Sports Council for two terms, among other leadership positions, and spent his final year completing an internship at the NWHSU Human Performance Center.

Following his graduation in April 2021, he began to practice in Sioux Falls, SD, where he was the team chiropractor for the Women’s Football Alliance team, the Sioux Falls Snow Leopards, and the NBA G-League team Sioux Falls Skyforce. In July 2022, Shiloh returned to NWHSU as a Sports Chiropractic Resident at the Human Performance Center in Bloomington, MN.

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Dr. Melissa MacDonald is a graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic. She then spent two years of specialty training in the Human Performance Center where she focused her research and clinical skills on specific testing and treatment protocols. Additionally, Dr. Mac served as the team Clinician for the Minnesota Vixen, a professional women’s football team that won the conference championship in 2018. She recently traveled to the World Championship of Rowing to provide care for the athletes in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Mac currently is the Chair for the MCA Sport Council, Team chiropractor for MN Roller Derby, and Chief Medical Safety officer for River City Rhythms.

Dr. Mac has achieved both international and national certification as a chiropractic sport provider. She is the Integrative Sports Care Coordinator for the Human Performance Center at Northwestern Health Sciences University. She is a speaker on sports chiropractic issues in the United States as well as abroad.

She specializes in care of LGBTQ+ induvials, Hypermobile patients, and athletes performance and recovery.

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Dr. Erica Milburn is a Chiropractic Sports Resident at the Human Performance Center where she focuses on helping athletes overcome injury, build resilience and perform their best. Dr. Milburn is a graduate of Parker University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic and Masters in Strength and Human Performance. Dr. Milburn uses a variety of chiropractic techniques, strength and conditioning and muscle therapies to assist athletes and active people in meeting their movement goals.

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Dr. Nolte is a faculty clinician in the De Rusha Clinic. She is a 2022 graduate from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Iowa. She is currently working toward her Diplomate in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine through the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Nolte has special interest in treating active individuals, acute and chronic pain, and headache patients.

Dr. Nolte is involved in the American Chiropractic Association NextGen chapters as well as helping launch the Minnesota Chiropractic Associations NextGen membership.

Outside of work, Dr. Nolte enjoys spending time outside hiking with her two dogs, Penny and Bella, as well as spending time with her horses in Arizona. She enjoys trying new food spots out with her fiancée, Eric.

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Dr. Thronson is a faculty clinician in the De Rusha Clinic. He is a 2014 Graduate of NWHSU. After graduation he pursued private practice as an associate. He then entered the Fellowship program at NWHSU. During that time, he received a plethora of training with all age ranges and populations. As a fellow, he was provided rehabilitation and chiropractic services to two local high schools as well as being the lead clinician for a professional Australian football league team and the strength and conditioning coach for a professional female football team. After his time as a fellow, he was hired full-time in the De Rusha clinic and provides patient care in a general population setting. His special interests are sports medicine, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning.

Outside of work, Dr. Thronson enjoys spending time at a cabin or on a quiet lake fishing with his wife, Ashley and their three boys Oliver, Noah and Logan.

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Dr. Zeynep here! I am the chiropractic supervisor at ICM/Oshun Center for Intercultural Healing within Family Tree Clinic.

During my time at Northwestern, I interned and trained under Dr. Wilde, Dr. Farrar and Dr. Zachman as well as at Southside Chiropractic under Dr. Borrell. In addition I spent the majority of my clinical internship doing rotations at both Salvation Army (Dr. Novak) and ICM (Dr. Wilde) and really built the foundations of my clinic using the knowledge from these rotations.

My main priority as a holistic wellness provider is ensuring my patients feel comfort, empathy and autonomy. I treat my patients as their teammate and their provider because at the end of the day, we all deserve to be heard and seen.

As a supervisor, my goal is to help my interns feel empowered to use their clinical thinking and reasoning skills and if things feel sticky or confusing, I’m there to offer support. Being a more gentle practitioner, I will help you expand your treatment style to accommodate folks who are hypermobile or have extra sensitivities. I look forward to working with you!

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Hello! My name is Nikki Vang. I was raised in a family deeply rooted in the wisdom of traditional Chinese and South East Asian medicine, I’ve experienced a unique approach to wellness that transcends generations. I learned traditional remedies passed down through generations—whether it was a comforting bowl of chicken soup infused with medicinal herbs or the gentle application of herbal ointments to alleviate discomfort.

I earned my Masters Degree in Acupuncture in 2022, and my Doctorate in Chinese Medicine in 2023 at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington. My clinical experience includes Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, the University of Minnesota Medical Center—Riverside and Journey Center locations, and the Integrative Clinic of Minnesota in Minneapolis. I did my herbal internship Derusha clinic and the Bloomington Clinic at Northwestern Health Science University. ​

During my free time I enjoy spending time with my husband and family playing board games, singing and playing my musical instruments (guitar, piano and hulusi).

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