Principal Investigator

Kyle Rickner, MD

Board-Certified Family Physician

Kyle Rickner, MD

Research & Clinical Experience

Dr. Kyle Rickner is a board-certified family physician with over 25 years of medical experience and 20+ years in clinical research. As co-founder of Primary Health Partners, he is a leader in the Direct Primary Care movement, combining personalized care with integrative treatment and innovative research. A U.S. Army veteran with two wartime tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Dr. Rickner brings a deep commitment to patient well-being and a disciplined, mission-driven approach to advancing clinical care.

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Qualifications

  • Co-founder of Primary Health Partners, a direct primary care (DPC) practice dedicated to personalized care plans, integrative treatment approaches, and cutting-edge medical research
  • Received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and completed a Family Medicine residency at Great Plains Family Practice in Oklahoma City
  • Served as a Medical Officer in the U.S. Army for 3 years, including two wartime tours in Afghanistan and Iraq

Education

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Residency: Great Plains Family Practice in Oklahoma City

Location

Therapeutic Experience

  • Anxiety
  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Covid Treatment
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • GERD
  • Gout
  • Joint Pain
  • MASH/NASH
  • MCI
  • Migraines
  • Obesity
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Peripheral Neuropathy

Get to know Kyle Rickner, MD

Dr. Rickner has been a family physician for 14 years. He loves helping patients live healthier and fuller lives through his passion as a Direct Primary Care Physician. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University where he played basketball for four years.

Dr. Rickner earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his Family Practice Residency at Great Plains Family Practice in Oklahoma City in 2001. Dr. Rickner went on to serve 3 years as a Medical Officer in the U.S. Army, based out of Ft. Bragg, NC. After two wartime tours to Afghanistan and Iraq, he elected to join a private practice in Clinton, NC. Dr. Rickner has been practicing in Yukon, OK since 2006.