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DR. STEVEN IMMERMAN | DR. BRENT WOGAHN
DR. RICHARD DANIELS
| DR. ANTON SHARAPOV

Dr. Steven C. Immerman
Dr. Immerman moved to Eau Claire  and started Evergreen Surgical in December of 1981. Since that time, the practice has grown to it's present size of three board certified general surgeons. Prior to moving to Eau Claire, Dr Immerman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago. Following that, he completed a five year
residency in general surgery at Northwestern University. As part of his surgical training, he completed an American Cancer Society Clinical Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Il. 

Dr. Immerman has published papers on cancer of the breast, lung, pancreas, parathyroid glands, and skin. He is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Medical Society and the Society of General Surgery. He has served as Director of Trauma for Sacred Heart Hospital, chaired their Department of Surgery from 1987 to 1992 and currently serves on their Oncology Committee.

He is one of the founders of the of the OakLeaf Medical Network which was created to allow patients and physicians in the Chippewa Valley to maintain private practice as a health care option. He has been the CEO of the Oak Leaf organization from 1993 to 2006, and has been involved with the creation of the OakLeaf Surgical Hospital.

Dr. Immerman has given over 80 lectures, talks and seminars on surgical topics in the Chippewa Valley since starting his practice here in 1982. He has been an active participant in the UW Medical School Family Practice Teaching Program in Eau Claire for over 25 years.

Dr. Immerman was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City. He has lived in Eau Claire since 1981. He is married and has three boys and one grandson. His hobbies include photography, computers and kiln formed glass. His glass work can be seen at the Clearwater Glass Studio web site. 

Dr. Brent M. Wogahn
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Iowa State and his M.D. from the University of Iowa, Dr. Wogahn completed a five year General Surgical residency at the University of Missouri affiliated St. Luke's Hospital program in Kansas City. In addition to his training in general surgery and trauma, Dr Wogahn received extensive experience in vascular surgery. Dr Wogahn has published clinical research papers on vascular problems, shock, bowel obstruction, nutrition and trauma. Dr Wogahn is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

Since joining Evergreen Surgical in 1995, Dr Wogahn has developed the most active vascular surgical practice in this area of Wisconsin. In addition to practicing in Eau Claire, Dr Wogahn also sees patients in Durand.

Dr. Wogahn is an instructor in the Family Medicine Resident Teaching Program and was awarded The Outstanding Newcomer Award for teaching in 1996. He also lectures for the Emergency Medical Training Programs at Sacred Heart and Chippewa Valley Technical College. He is the Medical Director of the Oak Leaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire.

Since 2000 Dr Wogahn has traveled to Ecuador on several occasions with a group of medical personnel from Eau Claire to share his time and surgical abilities with the Ecuadorians. 

Dr. Wogahn was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and raised on a farm north of Marion, Iowa. His wife, Kristin, is from Atlanta and they have two children. Dr Wogahn's leisure time interests include aviation and model airplanes.

Dr. Richard J. Daniels
Dr. Daniels graduated from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. He earned his medical degree in 1991from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Daniels completed a five- year residency in General Surgery at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery.  Dr. Daniels has been a Medical Staff Officer at Sacred Heart Hospital (2004-2008) and currently serves as the hospitals Chief of Staff.  He is an active board member of the Eau Claire YMCA, the Oakleaf Medical Network, the Sacred Heart Hospital Procedural Review Board and Cancer Committee. Dr. Daniels is a clinic assistant professor in the department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He has also served as Trauma Director at Sacred Heart Hospital and has been a big brother for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Northwestern Wisconsin.

Dr. Daniels enjoys speaking to fellow colleagues, hospital staff and community groups on such topics as Breast Cancer detection and treatments, varicose vein treatments, Cancer of the Colon, Colostomy Care and Reflux Disease. His special interests include Laproscopic procedures, Cancer Care and Endocrine surgeries.

Dr. Daniels and his wife, Amelia, have four young children. He is involved with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) as a coach for three of his children’s soccer teams. He is very involved with his church and numerous other community organizations such as the Knights of Columbus and fundraising efforts for the Eau Claire Children’s Museum. Dr Daniels and his family enjoy traveling together and he and his wife share a love for fitness and long distance running. He has run 20 marathons to date including being a two- time Boston Marathon finisher.

Dr. Anton A. Sharapov

Dr. Sharapov is the newest addition to our clinic. He came to Eau Claire after completing his general surgery training at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and a subsequent two year fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at Ottawa University. He holds a double board certification in general and vascular surgery from both the American Board of Surgery and Royal College of Surgeons, Canada. He is the first vascular surgeon in the Chippewa Valley to be board certified in vascular surgery.

Dr Sharapov has special interest in vascular surgical problems, and has special expertise in endovascular surgery - which allows the treatment of vascular problems with minimal incisions.

He is joined by his wife, Dr Darcie Sharapova, and his three children. 

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