Beyond Ozempic

Dr. Geoff Emry has been practicing Family Medicine in North Idaho for over 25 years.  He is a Partner and former Medical Director of Ironwood Family Practice and also served as Attending Physician for the Family Medicine Residency program at Kootenai Health for 12 years.  He lived in Zen and Cistercian monasteries and dabbled with the idea of becoming a monk prior to earning his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School.  He did his undergraduate studies at Yale University and endured four grueling years on the Yale Lightweight Crew team and graduated with honors in History of Science and History of Medicine.  Previously, Dr. Emry wrote an advice column called “Exercise Explorer, MD” for The Coeur d’ Alene Press.  He enjoys the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest with his wife and four children.