"Curtis was born and raised in Lansing, Kansas. The first two years of his college career, Curtis played basketball at Johnson County Community College, soon after attending the University of Kansas and getting his Bachelor’s in Nursing Science at The KU School of Nursing. At this point in life, he married his college sweetheart, Maggie, who is also a nurse. Curtis began his nursing career at Children’s Mercy Hospital, working with children who suffer from chronic kidney and liver disease. He stayed in this role for 5 years before ultimately graduating from Pittsburg State University as a Nurse Practitioner with his Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP). One of his primary focuses while in school was his Doctoral Project, which centered on a low carb, high fat diet to combat type 2 diabetes. It was also during his schooling that, by the grace of God, he crossed paths with Dr. Brooks. Curtis went on to spend one year doing clinicals with Dr. Brooks, attempting to take in every ounce of his extensive knowledge in medicine. Curtis’ clinical interests include the utilization of nutrition as a means to prevent and reverse chronic disease, the combination of traditional medicine with functional medicine, and the science of longevity. He places a special focus on increasing life span, while improving health span; living as healthy as you can for as long as you can. Curtis hopes to begin courses to become a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner from the Institute of Functional Medicine very soon. Curtis and Maggie have a two-year-old daughter, Gianna, who loves digging in the dirt, long walks in her wagon, and Daniel Tiger. He and his family reside in Lenexa, KS and attend Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Curtis is an avid fan of the Chiefs, Jayhawks, Royals. His interests outside of healthcare include cycling, reading, and desperately trying to become good at golf. From the first day he spent with Dr. Brooks, Curtis recognized Dr. Brooks’ approach to medicine was different than most. Dr. Brooks ability to find the right balance of traditional medicine with functional medicine in order to successfully treat his patients is second to none. Curtis couldn’t be more excited to begin this journey with Dr. Brooks and the rest of the staff at Brooks Family Care."
