ABOUT
The Care You Deserve
Arctic Medical Center Matsu was Dr. Engelbrecht's response to a growing need he saw in his patients. With a medical provider on staff, we have the capability of treating your pain with additional tools, as well as taking care of your basic health needs. We aim to work synergistically with Chiropractic care, Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture and Functional Nutrition to bring a comprehensive holistic approach to your health. Our provider combines traditional medicine with function and integrative medicine to get to the root cause of what ails you, rather than simply treating a symptom. We believe that each individual deserves a personalized plan of care that addresses the sum total, instead of the separate parts. Our goal is to get you back to your best self and improve the way your body functions through cutting edge, compassionate, nonjudgmental, and whole-listic care.
DR. STEPHANIE PACKARD DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Stephanie's passion for helping people led her to work as a registered nurse of 10 years in both the emergency department and operating room. Always on the pursuit to be the best for her patients, she continued her education, graduating magna cum laude from Loyola University New Orleans as a Family Nurse Practitioner and completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University. She moved to Alaska in 2017 and fell in love with the land and the people. She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and served on the executive board of the Alaska Nurse Practitioner Association from 2018 to 2022. Stephanie understands and is dedicated to helping with the unique healthcare needs and obstacles that face those who live in the Last Frontier. She has a clinical interest in functional and integrative medicine, as well as complementary and integrative treatments, allowing her to treat her patients holistically and open-mindedly. In her spare time you can find her cooking, baking, and spending time with her husband and fur babies, hiking, camping, and exploring Alaska.