Nicholas J Helmstetter, MD, FAAP, FACP, FHM

Nicholas J Helmstetter, MD, FAAP, FACP, FHM
Nicholas J Helmstetter, MD, FAAP, FACP, FHM

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Contact Information

Patient Care Related:
Internal Medicine, 269.337.6300
Medicine-Pediatrics, 269.337.6345
Street Medicine, 269.220.0372

Biosketch

Nic Helmstetter, MD, FAAP, FACP, FHM, is a dual-boarded Pediatrician and Internist (Med-Peds). He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He completed his combined Med-Peds four-year residency training program at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor before joining the Med-Peds faculty at WMed. His clinical interests include office and hospital-based procedures with ultrasound guidance, Nexplanon placement, treatment of substance use disorders, caring for adolescents and young adults with special healthcare needs, and prescribing PrEP. He completed LGBTQ+ competency training via outcarehealth.org and is an OutCare member. He rounds on hospitalized adults at both Ascension Borgess and Bronson Methodist hospitals with his WMed resident physician teams. He’s been practicing street medicine as an associate director of WMed Street Medicine Kalamazoo since 2021. Overall, he enjoys caring for patients from newborns to the golden years, as well as teaching and mentoring student doctors and resident physicians.

  • Board Certification
    • American Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
    • American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

  • Education and Training
    • Residency 2018, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Michigan
    • MD 2014, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
    • BA 2010, Biology, Kalamazoo College

  • Publications

  • Presentations
    • Exploring Street Medicine Programs in the Northern U.S.: Opportunities for interprofessional training and healthcare delivery. Root B, Cradeur P, Brezka M, Hinton C, Natla S, Wang E, Helmstetter N, Alluri S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Now, That's a Great Question! Reflections on Five-Phase Design Process for a Research Survey of Street Medicine Organizations. Root B, Natla S, Cradeur P, Hinton C, Helmstetter N, Alluri S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Street Medicine Kalamazoo: Healthcare Utilization of the Unhoused Across Care Settings. Reardon-Lochbaum R, Ziccarello J, Nickson N, Alluri S, Helmstetter N, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • Toward Standardization of Hospitalization for Adults With Decompensated Disordered Eating: A Case Series and Lessons Learned. Cabral MD, Helmstetter N, Ring A, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Status Cataplecticus: A Night and Day Shift Diagnosis. Moss D, Rich L, Helmstetter N, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
    • Delayed ANCA Positivity: A Challenging Case of Multisystem EGPA. Graham B, Ladzinski A, Haris N, Kousourou G, Helmstetter N, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021