Dr. Robert E. McWhirter, M.D.
Team Physician and Medical Director -- Orthopedic Surgeon
Mitchell Orthopedic Center
The SPORT Clinic, P.C.
(605) 996-7077
docmac@santel.net

Robert McWhirter has been a team physician at DWU since 1985 and currently serves as the medical director for the athletic training department.

“Doc Mac” is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who hails from Boston, and serves DWU in addition to his own practice at the Mitchell Orthopedic Center. Dr. McWhirter earned his undergraduate biology degree Cum Laude from Boston College. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1972.

Before moving to the Mitchell area, Dr. McWhirter completed his residency at the University of Massachusetts Affiliated Orthopedic Residency under Dr. Arthur Pappas. Following his residency, he spent two years as a staff orthopedic surgeon for the Naval Regional Medical Center in Newport, R.I. from 1977 to 1979. Dr. McWhirter practiced in Menomonee Falls, Wis., first at Medical Associates and then at Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic of Menomonee Falls from 1979 until moving to Mitchell in 1985.

In addition to his affiliation with DWU, Dr. McWhirter also acts as team physician for Mitchell High School, is a member of numerous local, regional, and national organizations and societies and has served as a DWU Board of Trustees member for a number of years. He is a devout Red Sox and Green Bay Packers fan whose other interests include international travel and ethnic cooking.

Dr. Lucio N. Margallo II, M.D.
Team Physician -- Internal Medicine
Delaney Clinic
(605) 996-5553
dr.chichil@midco.net

Lucio Margallo is a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine at Delaney Clinic in Mitchell, and has been serving as a team physician with DWU and Mitchell High School since 1985. He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, in Manila, Philippines, where he received both his undergraduate and Doctor of Medicine degrees. His training in internal medicine was completed at the University of South Dakota.

Dr. Margallo presently functions as an attending physician at Avera Queen of Peace acting as the cardiopulmonary services medical director, chief of staff and vice chairman of the Medicine Committee. He is also a member of the executive committee and board of trustees. Additionally, he serves as the medical director of Avera Brady Rehab and Brady Memorial Home in Mitchell, a clinical associate professor at USD School of Medicine and a medical adviser for Mitchell Technical Institute.

His previous experiences include serving as the Medical Director of Redfield State Hospital and School in South Dakota, and as an emergency room physician at St. Joseph Hospital in Mitchell (now Avera Queen of Peace), while completing his internal medicine training.

A former board of trustees member at DWU, Dr. Margallo is actively involved in and a member of numerous local, state, and national organizations and societies.

He and his wife, Claudette, live in Mitchell and have four grown children, Farah, Justine, Christopher and Jonelle.

Dr. Paul R. Miskimins, D.D.S.
Team Dentist
Dental Care Center
(605) 996-1223

Paul Miskimins serves as the team dentist of DWU Athletics in addition to his personal dental practice, the Dental Care Center, in Mitchell. He has been assisting DWU with dental care needs for the past 10 years.

Dr. Miskimins is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry and the Center for Advanced Dental Learning. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the South Dakota Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry and the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Joseph Krall
Team Optometrist
Krall Optometric
(605) 996-2020

Joe Krall has been providing DWU athletics with optometric services for the last 10 years. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1988. After completing his undergraduate work he entered the Illinois College of Optometry and graduated in 1992. While at ICO Dr. Krall was the recipient of the CIBA Vision Outstanding Clinician Award.

In 1993, he joined his father and brother in practice at Krall Optometric Clinic and became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 1999. Dr. Krall is a member of the Mitchell Exchange Club, past president of Pheasant Country and a member of Holy Spirit Parish.

He and his wife, Julie, and daughter, Maria, live in Mitchell and enjoy boating and skiing on Lake Mitchell.