James Hougas III, MD

James Hougas III, MD, FAAFP, joined the University of Minnesota St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency in 2017. Before this, he served on active duty with the United States Air Force for five years after residency. His assignments included outpatient practice at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, residency faculty and full spectrum Family Medicine at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and deployment to Afghanistan, Qatar, and elsewhere. He is interested in infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, trauma care and systems, office based procedures, physician leadership, and colonoscopy. He is also an instructor in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO).