Ben Coyer, APRN, DNP, CNP, provides care with the General Surgery department and collaborates with Chadrick Evans, MD, FACS, at Springfield Clinic Peoria. Ben completed his Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Illinois Chicago, and his undergraduate degree at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Prior to joining Springfield Clinic, Ben served as an RN for five years at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. "Health care was an easy choice with a variety of ways to apply my love of the sciences and help those in need," Coyer says about his decision to pursue a career in health care.

In his free time, Ben volunteers at various 5k and road races, is an avid runner himself and enjoys camping.