About Us
Dr. Lindsey Lira M.D.
Dr. Lira grew up locally in Bristol, IN and graduated from Elkhart Central High School. She played NCAA Div I softball for two years at Campbell University before transferring to and graduating from Goshen College. The highlight of her time at Goshen College was a service term abroad in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
She earned her doctor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine; during medical school she spent a month serving and learning all over Guatemala. After achieving her M.D., she completed her residency at Saint Joseph Health System Family Medicine Residency in South Bend. During residency she was able to travel to Cameroon in Africa and worked in a variety of clinical settings out of Mbingo Hospital. Mbingo initially was established as a Leprosy settlement and still provides treatment today to patients who suffer active disease or disability from late treatment.
Dr. Lira is married and has four children. She enjoys spending time with her family and reading.
Meet Our Team
Erica Lee
Meet Our Practice Manager
Meet our Practice Manager, Erica Lee. She may a familiar face to many of our patients because she was previously part of our team. She brings ten years of billing experience as well as previously performing as our medical office coordinator. She has served other roles in the medical field and helped run a family business in the past as well.
When she isn’t at work, you will likely find her golfing or at the softball field or football field supporting her school aged children.
Melissa Classon
Certified Medical Assistant
Melissa has been with us at this location for the entirety of my tenure in Edwardsburg. She brings a wealth of knowledge of our patients and style of practice.
When not a work she likes to be known as a “boy mom” and enjoys many adventures and sports with her three sons.
Lene Raber
Human Resources Director and support services
Lene grew up in the Michiana area. She's been involved in customer service management for the last 28 years spanning two positions. Lene has been married for 40 years and raised three wonderful sons in Elkhart. In her spare time, she loves relaxing at home while spoiling her dogs or spending time with family and friends. Her skill set stands alone but she also happens to be Dr Lira’s sister.
Luke Eichorn
FNP-BC
Luke grew up just down the road in Sturgis, MI, and graduated from Sturgis High School. He attended Bethel College (University) in Mishawaka, IN, and graduated with his BSN degree. Some of his fondest memories from college include missions trips to China and the Dominican Republic. After graduation, he worked as an emergency/trauma nurse at Memorial Hospital in South Bend for 4 years before doing a year of travel nursing with his wife. During their travels they spent time in the Washington DC area and Albuquerque, NM. Luke and his wife returned from travel nursing to attend graduate school, and Luke jumped back into his job in the ER at Memorial Hospital. While earning his graduate degree, Luke spent two semesters doing clinicals with Dr. Lira, so he may look familiar to some of our patients! He graduated with his Masters in the Science of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Indiana University South Bend and is excited to serve patients in the Edwardsburg area. Luke is married and has one child. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, doing things with his friends and church family, and outdoor activities–especially rock climbing.
Our Testimonials
Angela Evans
Edwardsburg
Jennifer Lambart
O.D.
Troy Wierick, M.D.
Cardiologist
From last minute appointments to additional research of complex conditions outside of visits, Dr. Lira has always been very accommodating with our family.
She has the wellness and health of her patients at the forefront of her care delivery for the best possible patient care and outcomes.
Suzanne Smith R.N.
R.N.
Our Father extends his good wishes to Dr Lira on the opening of her practice here in Edwardsburg. Robert Knox served this community well over 60 years. He started his practice in a small office just down the street on US 12 and built the brick structure Dr Lira now owns, in the 1960's.
Our dad believed his calling as a physician, was to know his patients in his community and bring them back to health as quickly as possible. We can attest to the many calls he took at home-day and night. He was accessible to his patients.
Whether it was for back pain, suturing up a laceration on a child's arm, helping older patients with pain or removing a hook from a fisherman's hand, he was there.
His patients loved him too.
One patient, in the early days, paid our dad in morrel mushrooms for his service. Our mother, Doris, we should mention, helped our dad set up his practice and would occasionally work in the office. They were both servants in their beloved community.
Our father was a quiet calm force. He did his job and made people well again.
He is grateful as are we, for the community's support all of these years and wish Dr. Lira all the best in caring for the people of Edwardsburg and the surrounding area.
Bob, Lisa and Debby Knox
on behalf of Robert M. Knox, DO.
Dr. Robert Knox
