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Hannah Statz DeVries, MD, recalls learning to embrace the Jesuit values which include caring for the whole person in mind, body and spirit. This made her an early witness to the biopsychosocial approach that is so intimately intertwined with psychiatry care. She found a passion in learning more about addiction, and furthered her training with an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

She now practices at Avera Medical Group Behavioral Health in conjunction with the Avera Addiction Care Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

Addiction Care Begins with Relationship

In addiction care, relationships are important. And one of the most important relationships during the journey is the inherent trust of the physician-patient relationship. For Dr. Statz DeVries, this allows for an incredibly meaningful profession.

“Hearing my patients’ stories garners a lot of trust on their part,” she said. “Caring for each person in mind, body and spirit and supporting them through treatment is one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences and it gives me purpose every morning.”

Personalized Care in Addiction and Psychiatry

Behavioral health care is a unique field; an individual’s treatment is as unique as the person themselves. Treatment may include a personalized approach in medication, outpatient therapy and/or inpatient care. The patient may move between levels of care as their journey continues.

“Addiction is an incredibly complex disease,” said Dr. Statz DeVries. “By getting to know a person and their story, I can better prescribe a treatment plan that the patient feels confident in.”

Active Lifestyle

Outside of work, Dr. Statz DeVries enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends. She also loves photography, running, organizing events and crafting.

Experience

Education

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, Medical School

Residency

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill., General Psychiatry

Fellowship

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill., Addiction Psychiatry

Teaching or Professional Positions

External Moonlighting, Riveredge Hospital, Forest Park, IL 

  • Employment as external moonlighter

 

Internal Moonlighting, RUMC, Chicago, IL 

  •   Averaging an additional 25 hours / month of emergency and consult psychiatry training while in residency

       

Clinical First Steps Medical Student Intern, Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

  • One of 18 students accepted for a 2-week clinical internship

 

Pharmacy Intern and Registered Pharmacy Technician, Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Ten-week internship followed by employment as a pharmacy technician; contributed to the provision of pharmaceutical care to hospitalized patients alongside various healthcare professionals

       

 Obstetrics Clinic for the Underserved and Underinsured, Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Treatment provided to patients alongside medical residents and a supervising physician

Professional Memberships

Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

Institutional Representative, Illinois Psychiatric Society

Member, American Psychiatric Association

Member, Obesity Medicine Association

Honors, Awards, etc.

Member, Gold Humanism Honor Society, USD–SSOM

Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, USD–SSOM

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical Research & Clinical Trials

Research Associate, Positive Sobriety Institute, NWM

Study Rater, Treatment Research Center, RUMC

Directory Disclaimers

This directory contains information about the provider members of Independent Health Care Associates, Avera Health and all Avera entities, members of the Avera Medical Group, and employed select providers with Avera McKennan, Sioux Falls, SD and Avera Marshall, Marshall, MN and physicians with hospital privileges at Avera St. Luke's, Aberdeen, SD; Avera Sacred Heart, Yankton, SD; Avera Queen of Peace, Mitchell, SD; Avera St. Mary's, Pierre, SD.

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