Our Family Doctors
Our Team

Matthew deKay, M.D.
Work Experience/Education:
- 2000 to present – Mesa Family Practice
- 1995 to 2000 – Mercy Health Clinic, Farmington, NM
- 1993 to 1995 – Golden Family Practice, Golden, CO
- 1990 to 1993 – Residency in Family Practice, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO
- 1986 to 1988 – Attended Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver June 1990
Committees/Organizations:
- Member, AAFP
- Board Certified – Family Medicine
- Board Certified – Obesity Medicine
- Founder, Four Corners Foundation (providing assistance to the homeless and improving San Jaun Country)
- Previous Board Member, Catholic Charities
- Previous Medical Director, Lifeguard Organization

Laura Sproston Jaquez, M.D.
Work Experience/Education:
- 2013 to Present – Mesa Family Practice
- 2001 to 2013 – San Juan Regional Medical Center, Urgent Care
- 2000 to 2001 – Kelsy-Seybold Clinic
- 1997 to 1998 – Research & Teaching – Baylor College of Medicine
- 1991 to 1996 – Baylor College of Medicine – M.D. Degree
- 1985 to 1989 – Baylor and Yale University, B.S Studies in Biology and Neuroscience
Committees/Organizations:
- Board Certified – Family Medicine
- Outstanding Resident – 2000 Baylor College of Medicine
- John P McGovern MD Award for Excellence in Psychiatry, 1996

Daniel Sabol, D.O.
Work Experience/Education:
- 2016 to Present – Mesa Family Practice
- 2005 to 2016 – Private Practice of William Barkman, DO, PC
- 2004 to 2005 – Chief Resident Bay Area Medical Center Family Practice Residency
- 2003 to 2005 – Bay Area Medical Center, TX, Family Practice Residency
- 1998 to 2002 – Midwestern University, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ, Doctor of Osteopathy
- 1992 to 1996 – University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Science Biology
Committees/Organizations:
- Board Certified - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Guardian Angel Home Health and Hospice Medical Director since November 2011
- Board Member of San Juan IPA - Independent Physician's Association
- Community Affiliate to San Juan Regional Medical Center, Farmington, NM
- Member of American Osteopathic Association
- Member of Catholic Medical Association
- Associate Community Preceptor for Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Associate Community Preceptor for UNM School of Medicine
- Piedra Vista High School Tennis Coach
- Previous Board Member San Juan Medical Executive Committee, Chairman Department of Medicine
- Previous Board Member to Bloomfield Soccer Club, FCUnited Soccer Club and Four Corners Soccer Association

Ken Kernagis, LPCC
EMDR Therapy Specialist
Work Experience/Education:
- 2015 to Present – Mesa Family Practice – EMDR Counseling
- Retired from San Juan College – Counselor
- 1983 to 1984 – BA in Sociology; MA Education-Guidance and Counseling

Donald "Rick" Froyd, Jr., Ph.D, LMFT
Board Certified Counselor, HS-BCP
Work Experience/Education:
- 2018 – Present – Mesa Family Practice
- 2018 – Present – Trauma Consultant, Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico
- 2016 – Present – NMHU, Counselor Educator, Farmington, New Mexico
- 2005 – 2016 – University of Phoenix, Counselor Educator, Visalia, California
- 2000 – 2014 – Tulare County Superior Court, California (Child Custody Mediator)
- 2007 – 2011 – Attended Walden University Doctor of Psychology Program (Ph.D. Degree)
- 1996 – 1998 – Attended National University Counseling Psychology Program Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Committees and Organizations:
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
- Board Certified Counselor – National Board for Certified Counselors
- Human Services – Board Certified Counselor, Center for Credentialing and Education
- Clinical Fellow – American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- National Honor Society in Psychology (PSI CHI), Lifetime Member