Benjamin Shepherd
About
Board Certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatry.
Dr. Shepherd is originally from Dixon, IL, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, IL and then graduated from the Iowa Family Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program.
Dr. Shepherd returned to the U of I College of Medicine in Rockford as an assistant clinical professor. He currently sees patients at the University in Student Health and Wellness. In the past, he has worked as a staff physician at KSB Hospital—Mt. Morris Clinic in Mt. Morris, IL, at Winnebago County Jail as a psychiatric consultant, and at the former University Psychiatric Services in rockford. He also is currently serving as a psychiatric consultant at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in LaSalle and as the medical director for the St. Margaret’s Center for Holistic Health & Wellness.
Dr. Shepherd is a member of the American Association of Family Physicians and Association of Medicine and Psychiatry.
Specialty
Family Medicine and Psychiatry
Medical Degree
University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, IL
Residency
Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program
Hospital Affiliation
St. Margaret’s Health – Spring Valley
Spring Valley, IL
To make an appointment, please call (815) 663-2165.