Frank Bures, Dermatology
About Dr. Frank Bures
Frank Bures, M.D., was the first dermatologist in Winona and worked at the Winona Clinic from 1978-2013, when he retired. Originally from Iowa, he attended Drake University for music education and spent his military duty in the US Military Academy Band at West Point, 1965-68. He attended medical school at the U. of Iowa, Iowa City, did his internship in Denver, CO, and dermatology residency at the U. of Wisconsin. in Madison,WI, before coming to Winona. He has been dermatology consultant to the Mayo-St. Francis Family Practice Residency, from 1978 through the present, Interstate Medical Center, RedWing, MN, from 1984-2000, Skemp Clinic dermatology, from1988-2013, and Vernon Memorial Hospital, from 1988-2005.
He and his wife, Ruth, live in Winona, are both still very active musically, and find time for 7 grandkids in Minneapolis and Oregon. Dr. Bures’s medical column Healthful Hints began in the Winona Daily News in 1982 and continues today. He received Physician Communicator of the Year 3 times from the MN Medical Assn., was awarded teacher of the year and received a lifetime achievement award by the MCHS-FSH Residency.