Meet Us

Meet our Residents

We make a strong effort to introduce all applicants to the residents they'll be working alongside during their three years in the program. Learn more about the variety of our residents' education, interests, cultures, and why they chose to be a part of the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency.

Residents by year

2026
2027
2028

2026 Residents

Madisyn Braun, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Nneka Chima, MD, MPH

University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences

Carla de Matos Konrad, MD

Centro Universitário Christus

Samantha Gervais-LeClaire, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Meghan Grassel, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Brynna Jansen, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School - Duluth

Meredith Keith, MD, MPH

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Ethan Leif, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Mitchell Raymond, DO, MS

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kynzie Zeutenhorst, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School - Duluth

2027 Residents

Hijan Akeel, MD

Babylon University College of Medicine

Ethan Brown, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Daniel Garrish, DO

Rocky Vista University

Anna McKinley, DO

Des Moines University

Lucas Merrill, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Brenda Orozco, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Hannah Trierweiler, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

George Tye, MD

Case Western Reserve University

Cole VanBockern, DO

Des Moines University

2028 Residents

Ayesha Abbas, MBBS

Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan

Gaven Bowman, MD

University of South Dakota

Jesse Gates, MD

University of South Dakota

Gabbie Gervais-Maynard, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities

Jacob Headlee, DO

A.T. Still University

Meet Christopher

Christopher Keyser, MD

University of South Dakota

Jacob Peterson, MD

University of South Dakota

Bailey Thooft, MD

University of South Dakota

Samuel VanOrman, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas

Claire Weber, MD

Louisiana State University Health Shreveport