Springfield Standard

Citizens Memorial Hospital has announced the addition of four new physicians to its medical staff. The new hires include Zachary Carel, M.D., specializing in emergency medicine; Jeffrey R. Frerking, M.D., focusing on pediatrics; Zadesha Gordon, M.D., working in geriatric medicine; and Dylan Schwindt, M.D., practicing general surgery.

Zachary Carel earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School-Twin Cities and completed a residency in emergency medicine at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia. He is board eligible with the American Board of Emergency Medicine. For more information, call 417-326-6000.

Jeffrey R. Frerking joined CMH Pediatric and Walk-In Clinic in Bolivar, providing care from birth through adolescence. He earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa. His practice includes well-child visits, asthma and allergy management, behavioral health support, developmental tracking and more. To schedule an appointment, call 417-777-2121.

Zadesha Gordon specializes in geriatric medicine and provides care for residents at CMH long-term care facilities. Starting in 2026, she will also see patients by referral at Bolivar Family Care Center. She received her medical degree from the American University of Antigua and completed her internal medicine residency at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University before completing a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center through Harvard Medical School. She is board eligible with the American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine. For more information, call Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility at 417-326-7648.

Dylan Schwindt has joined the CMH General Surgery Clinic in Bolivar after earning his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and completing a general surgery residency at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. His areas of focus include adrenal gland removal, anti-reflux surgery (Nissen fundoplication), hernia repair, robotic surgery using da Vinci technology, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and wound care. He is board eligible with the American Board of Surgery. To schedule an appointment, call 417-326-8700.