Matthew grew up in Lake Mills, Iowa and earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at South Dakota State University in 2006. He began his nursing career at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, working as a Resource Nurse and later a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. He decided to further his education, becoming…
Rachel is a board certified Physician Assistant with a strong background in surgical services. Rachel joined the Mahaska Health general surgery team in 2020. She earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Marietta College in Ohio. She most recently worked at Fairfield Medical Center in Cardiothoracic Surgery and holds years of clinical…
Dr. Mark Zacharjasz serves as Mahaska Health Hospice Medical Director and believes in offering his patients the best possible treatments and advice while upholding their values and autonomy. He accomplishes this by understanding each patient as a whole through the context of their life. Dr. Zacharjasz is passionate about helping patients and their families through…
Arthur grew up in Illinois and worked as an intensive care unit nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Arthur graduated with honors from DePaul University with a Master of Science in nursing and went on to earn his Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner license from North Park University School of Nursing. He is currently a…
Alyssa Zacharjasz, DPM, AACFAS, FACFAOM, has been serving with Mahaska Health since 2018. She is a small town Iowa native and has always wanted to practice medicine in a rural setting. Alyssa attended the University of Iowa as well as Des Moines University before completing a rigorous surgical residency program at St. Mary’s Medical Center…
