501 Summit St, 
Yankton, SD 

Overview

Benjamin Aaker is an Emergency Medicine provider in Yankton, South Dakota. Dr. Aaker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease and Liver Failure.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Licenses
Emergency Medicine in SD
Hospital Affiliations
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078
Other Locations
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
401 9th Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Total Publications

2025 Scholars' Research Symposium Abstracts.
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Areas of Expertise

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