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2025 Graduates

Lauren Roach, DO (2022-2025)
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown, NY
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Current Location: Boston Children's

Michael Ting Grassi, MD (2022-2025)
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s, Little Rock, AR
Current Location: Oklahoma University- PICU Attending

Greta Weber, DO (2022-2025)
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Current Location: Washington
2024 Graduates

Aravinth Jawahar, MBBS (2021-2024)
Medical School: Theni Government Medical College, Theni, India
Residency: BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY
Current Location: University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA

Nehal Parikh, DO (2021-2024)
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Chicago, IL
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Current Location: Children's Mercy - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
2023 Graduates

Christopher Monson, MD (2020-2023)
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency: Spectrum Health/MSU Pediatrics Residency Program at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Current Location: University of Rochester, Golisano Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Rochester, NY
2022 Graduates

Ramya Deepthi Billa, MBBS (2019 – 2022)
Medical School: Osmania Medical College, Telangana, Hyderabad, India
Residency: St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI

Shruti Patel, MD (2019 – 2022)
Medical School: Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, India
Residency: Harlem Hospital affiliated with Columbia University, New York, NY
2021 Graduates

Vaneska Bottino da Costa, MD (2018-2021)
Medical School: Universidade Gama Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio de Janeiro
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center, NY
Current Location: Lutheran Health Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN and El Paso, TX

Niranjan Vijayakumar, MD (2018-2021)
Medical School: Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, India
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, NY
Current Location: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
2020 Graduates

Harsh Kothari, MBBS (2017-2020)
Medical School: Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, India
Residency: The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Drexel University, Long Branch, NJ
Current Location: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Dayton Children's Hospital, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Mitchell Luangrath, MD (2017-2020)
Medical School: University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis.
Current Location: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2019 Graduates

Omar Rodriguez, MD (2017-2019)
Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, New York
Residency: North Shore LIJ, New York
Chief Resident: North Shore LIJ, New York
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA (2014-2017)
Current Location: Sutter Health PICU, Sacramento, CA

Weerapong Lilitwat, MD (2016-2019)
Medical School: Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok
Residency: The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center/Drexel University, Long Branch, NJ
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Texas Tech Medical Center; Lubbock, TX
2006-2018 Graduates
Name | Graduate year | Medical School | Residency | Research Interests | Post Fellowship Training | Current Position |
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Irene Aryee, MD | 2018 | University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana | Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI | Assistant Professor, Texas Tech Medical Center; Lubbock, TX | ||
Morgan Grundstad, MD | 2018 | Minot State University, Minot, N.D. | University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA | ||
Katharine Robb, MD | 2018 | University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa | University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | CVICU/ECMO fellowship at Great Ormond Street, London, UK | Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | |
Pradeep Bangalore Prakash, MD | 2017 | Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, India | Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, NY | Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA | ||
Ashley Sandeen, DO | 2016 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie, PA | University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD | ||
Aditya Badheka, MD | 2015 | B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India | Lincoln Medical Center, New York | CVICU fellowship at CHOP Medical Director, PICU | Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | |
Michael Van Dyke, DO | 2015 | Pikeville College, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY | University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Medical Director, PICU, Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA | ||
Erin Gordon, DO | 2014 | Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL | University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | CVICU fellowship at UTSW | Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX | |
Muhammad Syed, MD | 2014 | Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore (AIMC), University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan | Lincoln Medical Centre, New York | HCA Houston Healthcare, Clear Lake, TX | ||
Jody Huber, MD | 2012 | University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND | Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Associate Professor, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD Associate Program Director, Peds Residency Program | ||
Irfan Khan, MD | 2012 | Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, India | State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY | Medical Director, PICU, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, NM | ||
Sarah Haskell, DO | 2011 | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO | Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Associate Professor, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA; Program Director, PICU Fellowship | ||
Gwen Erkonen, MD | 2010 | Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL | Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Assistant Professor, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Dallas, TX | ||
Firas Rabi, MD | 2009 | Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan | Children’s Hospital of Hudson County, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan | ||
James Matsuda, MD | 2008 | University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA | Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI | K’Ima: W Medical Center, Hoopa, CA | ||
Keala Clark, MD | 2007 | University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA | Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Medical Director, PICU, Providence Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Portland, OR | ||
A. Paige Volk, MD | 2006 | University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA | Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA | Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Medical Director, PICU, Plano, TX |