Dr. Dirkx, a Caroll, IA native, earned his undergraduate degree at Buena Vista University where he competed for the Beavers baseball team. Dirkx went on to attend medical school at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency (2016-2021) at McLaren Macomb Hospital at Michigan State. Dr. Dirkx will be seeing patients in Spencer and Storm Lake. He specializes in hand surgery, robot assisted total joint replacement and general orthopedics. Dirkx resides in Spencer with his wife, Rachael, and daughter, Claire.