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Paul Volker, MD


Dr. Volker has been a member of the faculty of Des Moines University since May 2015.  Prior to that he was a member of a small group practice for over 25 years in Boone, Iowa. Dr. Volker provides care for patients of all ages—with an emphasis on older adults—in the DMU family medicine clinic and precepts third- and fourth-year students there. Dr. Volker is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is also board-certified in Geriatric Medicine.  He has received numerous citations including the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, their Educator of the Year Award in 2019, and the DMU Dean’s Award for Outstanding Advisor/Mentor in 2017.