2025 Graduates
Thomas Cox, MD
General Pediatrics – Outpatient ThedaCare, Oshkosh, WI
Grant Goertzen, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
Morgan Harris, MD
Medical Genetics Fellow University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Abby Koski, DO
General Pediatrics – Outpatient, Southdale Pediatrics, Edina, MN
Christopher Lyons, DO
General Pediatrics – Outpatient St. Alphonsus, Boise, ID
Valerie McKendry, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident University of Iowa Health Care Iowa City, IA
Brittany O’Brien, DO
NICU Fellow, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
Ashley Radig, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
Katie Ritter, DO
NICU Fellow Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Cara Schoon, DO
General Pediatrics - Outpatient, UnityPoint Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids, IA
Madison Teich, DO
Pediatric Chief Resident, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
Becca Waldman, MD
General Pediatrics – Outpatient ThedaCare, Oshkosh, WI
Cassie Wassink, MD
Allergy Immunology Fellow, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
Sarah Westbrook, MD
Neonatal Medicine Fellow USC/CHLA Los Angeles
Katherine Wierzbowski, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
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