Our People
2024-2025 Chief Residents
Joshua Mifflin, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Irene Morcuende-Gonzalez, MD
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
First year residents
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Dr. Alaa Ahmed |
Dr. Fulden Aycan |
Dr. Alaina Berg |
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Dr. Sarah Brendalen |
Dr. James Bussey |
Dr. Ted Grask |
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Dr. Abbi Grathwohl |
Dr. Stephanie Horner |
Dr. Riecha Joshi |
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Dr. Karl McNamara |
Dr. Asma Mhanna |
Dr. Katarina Milosavljevic |
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Dr. Brian Rodriguez |
Dr. Ariel Roghair |
Dr. Yosra Saad |
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Dr. Krista Stumme |
Dr. TJ Whitney |
Second year residents
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Dr. Elle Anderson |
Dr. Madeline Beauchene |
Dr. Maria Ganama |
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Dr. Maya Gogoi |
Dr. Anna Graeff |
Dr. Jessica Grimmond |
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Dr. Amy Gu |
Dr. Casey Jacobs |
Dr. Katie Koopmann |
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Dr. Katie Lambeth |
Dr. Wyatt Limke |
Dr. Natalie Ramsy |
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Dr. Em Roberts |
Dr. Shayla Shojaat |
Dr. Catherine Smith |
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Dr. Morgan Swanson |
Dr. Ryan Ward |
Third year residents
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Dr. Thomas Cox |
Dr. Grant Goertzen |
Dr. Morgan Harris |
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Dr. Madison Hesse |
Dr. Abby Koski |
Dr. Christopher Lyons |
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Dr. Valerie McKendry |
Dr. Brittany O'Brien |
Dr. Ashley Radig |
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Dr. Katie Ritter |
Dr. Cara Schoon |
Dr. Becca Waldman |
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Dr. Cassie Wassink |
Dr. Sarah Westbrook |
Dr. Katherine Wierzbowski |
Chair and Department Executive Officer
Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD | Chair and Department Executive Officer
Welcome to the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics. We are proud to showcase our extraordinary clinical care, dedication to the education of students and young physicians, and our world-class research programs.
Our comprehensive medical, surgical, and nursing services span the full spectrum of pediatric care. The consistently high rankings we receive on national and international benchmarks attest to the exceptional quality of care we provide. With more than 127,000 annual outpatient visits and more than 10,000 admissions to the 165 beds at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, we draw patients regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our commitment to family-centered care and our outstanding facilities have been praised for their innovative and patient-friendly design.
We are dedicated to excellence in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows, as reflected by a competency-based curriculum that is designed to provide practitioners with comprehensive knowledge and outstanding skills. The clinical and research efforts of trainees are closely mentored and nurtured. Our graduates move on to successful careers in clinical practice and academic pediatrics.
From genomics to cancer biology, from clinical trials to outcomes research, the department consistently ranks among the top National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Pediatric Departments nationally. Our faculty and staff are engaged in cutting edge basic science and patient-oriented research in our unwavering quest to improve the health and well-being of all children.
Stead Family Department of Pediatrics Faculty
The UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics has a faculty of more than 170 professionals whose clinical, teaching, and research expertise spans the entire discipline of pediatric medicine.
Please select a link below to view faculty clinical and research profiles.
Residency Leaders
Past Residents
2024 Graduates
- Moh'd Abu Hamad, Gastroenterology Fellowship, St. Louis Children's Hospital (Washington University)
- Rawan Al-Rawi. NICU Fellowship, Boston's Children's Hospital (Harvard)
- Yahya Almodallal, Hem/Onc Fellowship, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
- John Belz, General Pediatrics Springfield Clinic, Springfield, IL
- Emily Chi, Neonatology Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
- Sawyer Clement, General Pediatrics Park Nicollet Clinic, Chanhassen, MN
- Miranda Deutmeyer, Neonatology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Farbod Farhang, General Pediatrics, Mercyone-Inpatient & Outpatient, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA
- Natalie McIntire, General Pediatrics, CentraCare Pediatric Clinic, St. Cloud, MN
- Joshua Mifflin, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Irene Morcuende Gonzalez, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Veronica Ramirez-Altamirano, PGY4 Child Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Zachary Rumlow, PICU Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Destinee Schmitz, General Pediatrics, Quad Cities Pediatrics, Davenport, IA
- Elizabeth Smits, Hospitalist Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Danielle Thiessen, Pediatric Hospitalist, Children's Nebraksa, Omaha, NE
- Laura Varan, PGY4 Child Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Kayla Walter, General Pediatrics, Colorado Kids Pediatrics, Denver, CO
2023 Graduates
Front row, left to right
- Liz Smet, NICU Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Melanie Morris, NICU Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Lydia Peltier, General Pediatrics private practice, Redmond, WA
- Andrea Nollette, Gneral Pediatrics private practice, Hastings, NE
- Karen Villarroel, PGY4, Child Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Melinda Whitacre, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Sarah Scott, General Pediatrics private practice, Sioux Falls, SD
- Megan Oberbillig, Cheif Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Back row, left to right
- Dan Stover, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Northwester Children's, Chicago, IL
- Keegan Kavanaugh, General Pediatrics private practice, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Mitch Edwards, General Pediatrics private practice, Dubuque, IA
- Alex Flanagan, Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ashley Preston, General Pediatrics private practice, Appleton, WI
- Garett Kahle, General Pediatrics private practice, Leavenworth, KS
- Collin Foster, General Pediatrics private practice, Waukee, IA
- Adam Erwood, General Pediatrics private practice, Augusta, GA
2022 Graduates
- Sirine Belaid, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Ashlee Graham, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Megan Kavanaugh, General Pediatrics, Unity Point Pediatrics, Ankeny, IA
- Alex Keating, General Pediatrics, Complete Children’s Health, Lincoln, NE
- Caitlin Lindaman, General Pediatrics, Mercy Pediatric Clinic, Coralville, IA
- Shelby Mestnik, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Ben Palmer, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Emily Phillips, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Kacie Rytlewski, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Jeremy Sandgren, Neonatology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ashley Schumacher, General Pediatrics, Mercy Pediatric Clinic, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Caitlin Thirnbeck, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Megan Warneke, General Pediatrics, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Ft. Madison, IA
- Blair Wright, General Pediatrics, Northwest Medicine, Sandwich, IL
- Caroline Densmore, Academic General Pediatrics, UAB/Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
- Karissa Soltys, Academic General Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Coralville, IA
2021 Graduates
- Kathryn Bakkum, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
- Caroline Densmore, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Amy Hobson, Neonatology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Christina Kim, General Pediatrics, Rockford, IL
- Mallory Krahn, General Pediatrics, Kansas City, MO
- Megan Miller, General Pediatrics, Lincoln, NE
- Natalie Mushitz, General Pediatrics, Mitchell, SD
- Cari Natvig, General Pediatrics, St. Cloud, MN
- Graciela Parra Villasmil, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Mariah Sisson, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
- Matthew Solomon, Critical Care Fellowship, Indiana University, IN
- Karissa Soltys, Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ryan Squires, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Indiana University, IN
- Sriya Subramani, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Seattle Children's Hospital, WA
- Megan Wubben, Academic General Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Coralville, IA
2020 Graduates
- Kristin Avery, General Pediatrics, Clear Lake, IA
- Melissa Baranay, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL
- Timothy Boly, Neonatology-Perinatal Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Alex Hoover, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University of Minnesota, MN
- Matthew Maves, General Pediatrics, Coralville, IA
- Tyler Murtaugh, General Pediatrics, Blue Springs, MO
- Haley Plath, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Meaghan Reaney, Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Heather Reichert, General Pediatrics, Monroe, WI
- Rachel Segal, Child Abuse Fellowship, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
- Kamel Shibbani, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ryan Town, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Alexander Tuttle, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Oriana Vanegas Calderon, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2019 Graduates
- Faris Al-Gharaibeh, Neonatology-Perinatal Fellowship, Cincinnati, OH
- Courtney Glos, General Pediatrics, Seymour, IN
- Rachel Han, Neonatology-Perinatal Fellowship, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
- Hillary Herman, General Pediatrics, Appleton, WI
- Bryan Koestner, General Pediatrics, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
- Stephanie Lind, General Pediatrics, Sedalia, MO
- Kyle Merrill, Nephrology Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH
- Lance Nelson, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
- Melanie Reyes, Neonatology-Perinatal Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- David Segar, Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Elizabeth Segar, General Pediatrics, Wauwatosa, WI
- Ben Spector, Nephrology Fellowship, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
- Amy Strong, Nephrology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
- Ty Webb, General Pediatrics, Idaho Falls, ID
- Kaitlin Stein, General Pediatrics, Kansas City, MO
2018 Graduates
- Kathryn Halyko, General Pediatrics, Waterford, WI
- Michael Halyko, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Justin Hammar, Neonatology Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Emily Hvidston, General Pediatrics, Duluth, MN
- Kathleen Larson, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Marissa Michel, General Pediatrics, Dubuque, IA
- Sara Pepper, General Pediatrics, Yankton, SD
- Matthew Rysavy, Neonataology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Kristen Sandgren, Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Laura Socwell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
- George Spyropoulos, Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Julianne Torres, Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Amy Truong, Pediatric Hospitalist, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Patience Ugwi, Completing PhD
- Allison Whitney, General Pediatrics, Ankeny, IA
2017 Graduates
- John Callahan, General Pediatrics, Dubuque, IA
- Benjamin Dexter, General Pediatrics, Mankato, MN
- Anh Linh Hoang, General Pediatrics, Clackamas, OR
- Stephanie Houston, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Kathryn Kaufman, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Margaret Koos, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Kansas City, MO
- Benjamin Landgraf, General Pediatrics, New Berlin, WI
- Natasha Madhoo Reynolds, General Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Padget Skogman, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Amy Stanford, Hemodynamics Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Hua Sun, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Lisa Woodroffe, General Pediatrics & Sports Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Jessica Zimmerman, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2016 Graduates
- Nour Akil, Pediatric Pulmonology Medicine, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN
- Lindsay Blick, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Omaha, NE
- Christopher Etscheidt, General Pediatrics, Waukee, IA
- Temara Hajjat, Pediatric Gastroenterology Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Jennifer Isham, General Pediatrics, Kansas City, MO
- Sneha Iyer, Hospitalist, University of Chicago, IL
- Katherine Lynch, General Pediatrics, Medford, OR
- Emily Peterson, General Pediatrics, MN
- Catherina Pinnaro, Pediatric Endocrinology Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Justin Schwartz, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Fotios Spyropoulos, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
- Jenna Tate, General Pediatrics, Burnsville, MN
- Patricia Watkins, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine, Sanford Medical Center, Bismark, ND
2015 Graduates
- Chad Dallon, General Pediatrics, Logan, UT
- Osayame Ekhaguere, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine, Riley Children’s, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Morgan Grundstad, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Mercy, Des Moines, IA
- Will Klutho, General Pediatrics, Jefferson City, MO
- Tate Lage, General Pediatrics, Clear Lake, IA
- Tracey Morgan-Harris, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Kathryn Newby, General Pediatrics, Scottsdale, AZ
- Dan Pelzer, General Pediatrics, Des Moines, IA
- Shawki Qasim, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor University, College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Kate Robb, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Katie Shearer, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Baiba Steinbrekera, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine, Sanford Medical Center, Sanford, Sioux Falls, SD
2014 Graduates
- Katie Behunin, General Pediatrics, Draper, UT
- Michael Colburn, Adolescent Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Steven Haasken, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Essentia Health, St. Mary’s, Duluth, MN
- Lyndsay Harshman, Pediatric Nephrology Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Erin Howe, General Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Alexandra Iannone, Pediatric Neurology Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ugochi Ogu, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
- Rupa Pallavala, General Pediatrics, Indianapolis, IN
- Julie Stecher, General Pediatrics, Bettendorf, IA
- Ali Suliman, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
- Anita Unnithan, Pediatric Medicine, Springfield, MO
- Jon Willes, Pediatric Cardiology Medicine, Marshfield Children's Hospital, Marshfield, WI
- Robin Williams, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Masaki Yamada, PPediatric Infectious Disease Medicine, National Center for Childhood Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
2013 Graduates
- Brady A'Hearn, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Ashraf Baeshu, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Rockford, IL
- Letrice Blair, General Pediatrics, Albany, OR
- Leslie Greenlee, General Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Suneeti Gupta, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
- Hasan Hashem, Hematology/Oncology & BMT Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Foundation & Center, Amman, Jordan
- Mina Kim, General Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Sonya Kirmani, Pediatric Cardiology Medicine, Duke Children’s Hospital, Durham, NC
- Krupa Mysore, Pediatric Gastroenterology Medicine, Baylor University, College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Ashley Sandeen, Critical Care Medicine, Sanford Children’s Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
- Jennifer Thompson, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Us
If you are interested in applying to the Pediatric Residency Program, applications are accepted only through ERAS. Please include your USMLE scores, Dean's letter, three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement.
To reach us:
Pediatric Residency Coordinator
Stead Family Department of Pediatrics - 2015-26 BT
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-3462
Fax: 319-356-4855
Email: peds-res@uiowa.edu