Heike Schmolck, MD
Neurology
Primary Contact
515-358-0011
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Primary Contact
515-358-0011About
I am a behavioral neurologist, which means I have special training in the treatment of memory disorders and dementing illnesses, but I also see general neurology patients for headaches, stroke, seizures etc.
I grew up in the Rhine River Valley in Germany, with the Black Forest on one side and France on the other.
I went to Medical School in Freiburg, Germany, graduating in 1994. I spent several months doing clinical electives in the US in 1992 and 1994. I started a medical dissertation on memory disorders while in medical school, and finished it in 1996. I worked in inpatient neurology for three years, but also ran the memory clinic with a colleague during that time. In 1998, I started a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSD in California, doing work with human amnesia patients for two years. Following this, I decided to continue my career in the US, and had to redo a medical internship which I did in Iowa City, and then a neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. I stayed on for a two year fellowship in Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry.
I am married with three boys, and enjoy gardening, hiking and photography. We have a flock of funny chickens, two cats, two bunnies and many fish. As neurologists we don't usually cure our patients, so my passion is for achieving the highest possible quality of life for them, build a relationship and walk the walk together, wherever it may lead.
Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Neurology
Conditions Treated
- Alzheimer's
- Botox for Migraines
- Neurology
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care
1111 6th Avenue
Suite A100
Des Moines, IA 50314
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna Com
- Aetna MA
- Amerigroup
- Centivo
- Corvel
- Humana
- Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI)
- MediGold
- Multiplan
- Naphcare
- Optum Healthcare Solutions
- Oscar
- Pace
- Preferred Health Choice
- Prison Health
- Quiktrip
- Sanford
- Tricare
- UBH
- UHC Com
- UHC MA
- VACCN
- Wellmark Com
Education & Certifications
Education
Residency:
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX (Neurology)
Medical School:
Freiburg, Germany
(1994)
Fellowship:
Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX (Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry)
