Meet Our Team of Highly Skilled, Compassionate Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Dental Hygienists.
First Care Clinic’s family medicine providers work together in an integrated setting to provide quality, comprehensive family medicine and healthcare to our patients in Hays, Kansas and the surrounding areas.
Dr. Christine Fisher, MD
Medical Director
MD from the University of Minnesota
MS Healthcare Delivery from Arizona State University
Graduate Certificates: Population Health and Health Informatics
Joined FCC in June 2017
MS Healthcare Delivery from Arizona State University
Graduate Certificates: Population Health and Health Informatics
Joined FCC in June 2017
Dr. Peter Paris, DDS
Dental Director
DDS from the University of Illinois – Chicago
Joined FCC in January of 2016
Joined FCC in January of 2016
Dawn Knapp, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Master’s in Nursing from Fort Hays State University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in December 2012
Board Certified
Joined FCC in December 2012
Nicole Spray, APRN
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Master’s in Nursing from Fort Hays State University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in June 2018
Board Certified
Joined FCC in June 2018
Susan Pfannenstiel, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Master’s in Nursing from Fort Hays State University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in September 2019
Board Certified
Joined FCC in September 2019
Brenda Weese, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Master’s in Nursing from Fort Hays State University
Doctorate in Nursing from St. Louis University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in December 2019
Doctorate in Nursing from St. Louis University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in December 2019
Tasha Werth, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Doctorate in Nursing from Fort Hays St. University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in July 2022
Board Certified
Joined FCC in July 2022
Nikki Cherryholmes, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Master’s in Nursing from Walden University
Board Certified
Joined FCC in September 2022
Board Certified
Joined FCC in September 2022
Dr. Christine Thomas, DMD
Dentist
DMD from A.T. Still University – Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health.
Joined FCC in August of 2018
Joined FCC in August of 2018
Cheyenne Grauerholz, RDH
Dental Hygienist
AAS in Dental Hygiene from Central Community College
Joined FCC in December 2014
Joined FCC in December 2014
Rebecca Bittel, RDH
Dental Hygienist
AAS in Dental Hygiene from North Central Technical College
Joined FCC in January 2017
Joined FCC in January 2017
Pamela Rathbun, RDH
Dental Hygienist
AAS in Dental Hygiene from Wichita State University
Joined FCC in October 2021
Joined FCC in October 2021
Camille Ellard, LSCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Master’s in Social Work from University of Kansas
Joined FCC in September 2019
Joined FCC in September 2019
Kelli Herbers, LSCSW
Integrative Health Specialist
Master’s in Social Work from Wichita State University
Joined FCC in March 2019
Joined FCC in March 2019
Kayla Taylor, LSCSW
Integrative Health Specialist
Master’s in Social Work from University of Kansas
Joined FCC in August 2019
Joined FCC in August 2019