The physicians and educators who'll shape your three years.
We understand the importance of customizing an education that prepares you for your ideal practice. Family physicians serve as primary faculty, complemented by specialist attendings in Sioux Falls and Pierre.
Program leadership
Program leadership & site directors
Core faculty
Family physicians who teach
Specialized roles
Our OB fellow and the department chair
Pierre area attendings
Specialist physicians who teach in Pierre
Community and Avera physicians complement family medicine faculty during specialty rotations in years 2 and 3.
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Marty Allison, MD, FAAP
Avera Pediatrics
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Robert Allison, MD, MACP
Avera Internal Medicine
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Katie Bonnichsen, MD
Avera Dermatology
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Chad Carda, MD
Avera Emergency Medicine
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Travis Fitzke, DPM
Avera Surgery, Orthopedics, and Orthopedics: Foot & Ankle
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J. Wesley Fletcher, MD
Avera Dermatology
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Mark Hagy, MD
Avera Orthopedics
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John Lee, MD, FACS
Avera Ear, Nose & Throat
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Steven Lee, PharmD
Avera Pharmacotherapy
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Jamie Liudahl, DO
Avera Emergency Medicine
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David Lonbaken, DPM, FACFAS
Avera Surgery, Orthopedics, and Orthopedics: Foot & Ankle
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Darrell Plumage, MD
Avera Internal Medicine
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Gonzalo Sanchez, MD
Avera Orthopedics
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Clayton Van Balen, MD
Avera Family Medicine
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Joseph Villa, MD
Faculty (Pierre)
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Titus Weller, MD
Avera Emergency Medicine
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Joseph Wyatt, MD
Avera Urology
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Program office
Friendly faces. Helpful answers.
Regina Boeve
Residency Coordinator
Karen Cudmore
Administrative Coordinator
Have a question or need help getting started? Regina is your first contact for rotation requests, interview scheduling, and applicant questions. Together, Regina and Karen help keep the program running smoothly.
Meet the team in person
Come learn alongside us.
Work with our faculty in continuity clinic, on inpatient teams, and at noon conferences during a medical student rotation. Get to know the people, ask questions, and experience how they teach and support residents every day.