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

2027 Residents

Meet Hijan

Hijan Akeel, MD

Babylon University College of Medicine

Meet Ethan

Ethan Brown, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Meet Daniel

Daniel Garrish, DO

Rocky Vista University

Meet Anna

Anna McKinley, DO

Des Moines University

Meet Lucas

Lucas Merrill, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Meet Brenda

Brenda Orozco, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Meet Hannah

Hannah Trierweiler, MD

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Meet George

George Tye, MD

Case Western Reserve University

Meet Cole

Cole VanBockern, DO

Des Moines University

2028 Residents

Meet Ayesha

Ayesha Abbas, MBBS

Rawalpindi Medical College

Meet Gaven

Gaven Bowman, MD

University of South Dakota

Meet Jesse

Jesse Gates, MD

University of South Dakota

Meet Gabbie

Gabbie Gervais-Maynard, MD

University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities

Meet Jacob

Jacob Headlee, DO

A.T. Still University

Meet Christopher

Christopher Keyser, MD

University of South Dakota

Meet Jacob

Jacob Peterson, MD

University of South Dakota

Meet Bailey

Bailey Thooft, MD

University of South Dakota

Meet Samuel

Samuel VanOrman, DO

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas 

Meet Claire

Claire Weber, MD

Louisiana State University Health Shreveport