Dr. Kurt P. Helgerson, MD
Personal Information
Birth data:
January 31, 1957,
Providence, Rhode Island
Marital Data:
Married, to Jan Helgerson
Children:
Erin and Philip Helgerson
Shawn and Shannon Tenney
Citizenship:
USA
Home Address:
6268 AB Avenue East
Richland, MI 49083
Cell Phone:
(269) 580-2340
Education
General
Seekonk High School
Seekonk, Massachusetts
1975 North Park College
Chicago, Illinois. BA., 1980, Magna Cum Laude
Medical
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
MD., June, 1986
Michigan State University / Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (MSU/KCMS) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Family Practice Residency Program
June 1986-July 1989
License
Michigan State Board of Medical Examiners
Certification
Board Certified Family Physician since July 1990
Employment
Professional Medical Center, P.C. Portage, Michigan
August 21, 1989 to September 1, 1994
Portage Physicians, P.C., a subsidiary of ProMed,
September 1, 1994 to December 31, 2021
President of Kurt P. Helgerson, MD, PC,
since it was conceived August 21, 1995 to present
Experience
Past Medical Experience
MSU/KCMS Family Practice House Officer June 1986-July 1989
Westside Family Medical Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Immediate Medical Care Center Physician
(Part-time evenings)
February 1988-November 1988
Pipp Community Hospital, Plainwell, Michigan
Emergency Room Physician (Part-time nights)
October 1988-July 1989
Vasectomy experience
Trained in 1987 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Trained in no-scalpel technique in 1990
Faculty Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan
State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies 1991-2000. Instructor there in no-scalpel vasectomies since October 1999-2000.
Other Experience
Baxter Travenol Pharmaceutical Company.
Laboratory Technician. June 1980-September 1982
Organizations
Professional
American Academy of Family Physicians
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians
Recreational Interests
Sailing, kayaking, woodworking, 4 miniature donkeys, assorted dogs and cats.