Dr. Andrew Morton, MD 

Health Officer

Dr. Morton is our Health Officer.  He came on board in December, 2009, after the unexpected death of our long-time health officer, Dr. Rashidul Islam, in late July of the same year.   

 

Dr. Morton grew up in nearby Milltown, Indiana.  He graduated from Ball State University, received his Medical Degree from Indiana University, then completed his residency in Family Practice from Naval Hospital Pensacola in 2000.  Dr. Morton served in the Army Reserves, then as Ship Medical Officer in the Navy aboard the USS FRANK CABLE in Asia and the Far East.  He also spent time with the Marines at MCAS Cherry Point as Family Physician and Head of Occupational Medicine for the base.   He is glad to be back home after serving 16 years in the Armed Forces.  He is with Harrison Family Medicine on Federal Drive in Corydon.  

 

He is married to the former Gina Martin of Columbus, Indiana, and together they have four wonderful children; Samantha, Toby, Benjamin and Theodore.

 

Mr. Maurice Fisher,

Vice Chairman

 

Mr. Fisher is currently serving as Vice Chairman of the Health Board and has been a member since the board's inception in 1965.

 

He served as president of Fisher's Auto Body and Fender Repair Shop, Inc., located southeast of Corydon on Country Club Road, from 1959 until he retired in 1985.  

 

As a lifetime resident of Harrison County, Mr. Fisher has participated in many civic activities.  He is a member of the former Corydon Chamber of Commerce and a current member of the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce.  He is also an elected member of the Advisory Board to the Harrison Township Trustee.   

 

He and his wife, Elenora, have been married for 63 years.  They have 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.  The Fishers enjoy gardening, participating in parades and antique car shows with friends and members of the Hoosier Knobs C.A.R. Club, and traveling throughout the US.  

 

Dr. Kevin Pierson, DDS

Dr. Kevin Pierson, DDS, has been on the health board since 1987. 

Dr. Julie Janes, DVM

Dr. Julie Janes, DVM, has been a board member since 1999.  She owns and works at Georgetown Veterinary Clinic in Georgetown, Indiana, and West End Veterinary Clinic in Louisville, Kentucky.  The Health Department sponsors an annual rabies shot clinic every May, and Dr. Janes and her staff give generously of their time to vaccinate Harrison county pets.  She also works with spay/neuter groups in the county to economically alter pets.

Dr. Anna Fisher, MD

Dr. Anna Fisher, MD, has been on the health board since 2000.  She is a Corydon native and resides in Lanesville.  She is a graduate of Corydon Central High School, Hanover College, and Indiana University School of Medicine.  She has been in private practice as a family practice physician in New Albany for the past 20 years.  She has two children.

Mr. Roger Windell, 

Chairman

 

Mr. Roger Windell has been a member of the health board since 2004 and currently serves as Board Chairman.  He is a retired business manager of a local propane company where he served for nearly 30 years.

 

Mr. Windell has been elected to four terms on the South Harrison Community School Corporation Board of Trustees.  He is an appointed member of the Harrison County Alternative School board and a past trustee on the IVY Tech Board, Sellersburg campus.  He is also a member of the Corydon Rotary Club.  

 

He and his wife, Pat, have two children and 6 grandchildren. 

 

Dr. Bruce Burton, MD

 

Dr. Bruce Burton was confirmed to the health board in July, 2010. 

 

He was born in Woodville, Texas; his father is a retired Family Medicine doctor and his mother is a community organizer. He attended Baylor University in Waco, majoring in chemistry.  He graduated from the University of Texas Medical School in Dallas in 1978.  He completed the Family Practice residency training program in Louisville, Kentucky in 1981.  In 1989 he became qualified in Geriatric Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.  His office is located in the Medical Pavilion next to the new hospital at 1263 Hospital Drive NW, Suite 240.    

 

He and his wife, Joan, like to garden and they are active in the Louisville Ethnic Dancers, where they first met.  Joan is a retired RN and an avid Master Gardener.  She is an active member of the Kentuckiana Herb Society, and Bruce loves her culinary skills.  

 

Besides his office practice, Dr. Burton is the Medical Director of the Family Health Center of Harrison County.  He enjoys being the team physician for the Corydon Panther football team.  He is also Medical Director of the Kindred Health and Rehabilitation Services center in Corydon.