It is clear that the program directors, faculty, and staff here are invested in the success of residents as individuals.
2025-2026 Chief Residents
Valerie McKendry, MD
Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Madison Teich, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Categorical Pediatrics Residency Leaders
Michael Colburn, MD, MEd
Program Director, Categorical Pediatrics residency and Associate Program Director, Pediatrics & Medical Genetics and Genomics residency
Non-categorical Pediatrics Residency Leaders
Alpa Sidhu, MBBS, PhD
Program Director, Pediatrics & Medical Genetics and Genomics
Leah Zhorne, MD
Program Director, Child Neurology
John Bernat, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics & Medical Genetics and Genomics
Katie Lutz, MD
Associate Program Director, Child Neurology