Roberts, WI — Joel S. Stoeckeler, MD, is being recognized by
Continental Who's Who as a Lifetime
Achiever for his decades of excellence in Family Practice and Emergency
Medicine and in acknowledgment of his work with Baldwin Area Medical Center
(currently Western Wisconsin Health, Baldwin WI) and Aspirus Stanley Hospital
in Stanley, WI.
A board-certified physician with 37 years of experience, Dr.
Stoeckeler is now semi-retired. However, he continues to practice emergency
medicine as a locum tenens at Aspirus Stanley Hospital, a Level 3 Trauma Center
in Stanley, WI. During his years in full-time medical practice, Dr. Stoeckeler
was a Family Medicine physician for over 26 years. He additionally served as
the EMS medical director for the Baldwin Ambulance Service for 18 years.
In pursuit of his higher education, Dr. Stoeckeler obtained a Bachelor of
Science in Experimental Psychology with a minor in Biochemistry at the
University of Minnesota in 1976. He also studied classical guitar during his
undergraduate studies and performed with the university's jazz ensemble. He
continued his studies at the University of Minnesota, where he attended medical
school, obtaining his Medical Degree in 1985. He later completed a Master of
Science in Health Informatics during his Residency in Family Practice.
Following medical school, Dr. Stoeckeler completed an internship in Pediatrics
and a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Throughout
his medical school and residency, he trained in Electron Microscopy and took
part in medical research. He authored software for the NICU at the University
of Minnesota while working on his Master's in Health Informatics. Subsequently,
he co-authored medical articles focusing on his research, one of which was
published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1985, titled "Familial
Pyrimidinemia and Pyrimidinuria Associated with Severe Fluorouracil
Toxicity." These publications were some of the highlights of his medical
education.
Upon completing his Family Practice Residency, he became board-certified in
Family Medicine. He joined a primary care practice in Baldwin, WI, where he
continued to practice full-spectrum Family Practice for 26 years. This included
family medicine clinic, obstetrics, 80,000 hours of E.R. coverage, hospitalist
coverage, and general surgical assists. He also trained in upper and lower G.I.
and endoscopy, performing approximately 2000 of these procedures. Additionally,
he pursued coursework in Metabolism and Functional Medicine, which he applied
to his Family Practice.
Dr. Stoeckeler was recognized as one of America's top family doctors for 2002 –
2003 by the Consumer's Research Council of America and received a 2005
businessman of the year award from the Business Advisory Council of the
National Republican Congressional Committee. He maintains professional
membership with the American Academy of Family Practice and the American Board
of Family Medicine, among his professional affiliations.
Dr. Stoeckeler continued to enjoy music throughout his life, playing guitar and
piano. In addition to his primary career path, he contributed nearly three
years of community service with the Armed Forces Professional Entertainment
Overseas Program (AFPEO), currently called Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) and
USO. He volunteered intermittently as a civilian DOD contractor between 1978
and 1996, producing and performing in overseas musical entertainment for U.S.
military personnel stationed at remote and forward operating bases worldwide.
Some of the operations supported include the following: Desert Storm, Operation
Deny Flight, Operation Safe Haven, Operation Uphold Democracy, and Operation
Joint Endeavor. Dr. Stoeckeler recalls these experiences as some of the
highlights of his life and provided great insights and conversations with the
many veterans he cared for in his medical practice.
On a personal note, Dr. Stoeckeler is happily married, and his immediate family
includes his wife, his daughter, and a son who is married with two children. He
spends his free time enjoying family, the outdoors, hunting, hobby farming,
playing piano, writing, and recording.
Dr. Stoeckeler wishes to dedicate this honorable recognition with special
thanks to his mother and father, the USO, AFPEO/AFE, and his colleague and
mentor, Dr. Neal Melby, who greatly inspired him during his career.
