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
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Charles Shafer, MD
Site Director (Sioux Falls)
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Mark Huntington, MD, PhD, FAAFP
Faculty (Sioux Falls and Pierre)
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Mary Watson, MD
Faculty (Sioux Falls)
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Tara Geis, MD
Faculty (Sioux Falls)
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Stacey Leber, DO
Faculty (Sioux Falls)
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Gabe Harris, MD
Faculty (Sioux Falls)
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Marjorie Heier, MD, FAAFP
Faculty (Sioux Falls)
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Specialized roles
Behavioral health OB fellows 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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Steven Lee, PharmD
Avera Pharmacotherapy
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Travis Fitzke, DPM
Avera Surgery, Orthopedics, and Orthopedics: Foot & Ankle
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David Lonbaken, DPM, FACFAS
Avera Surgery, Orthopedics, and Orthopedics: Foot & Ankle
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Joseph Wyatt, MD
Avera Urology
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Katie Bonnichsen, MD
Avera Dermatology
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J. Wesley Fletcher, MD
Avera Dermatology
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John Lee, MD, FACS
Avera Ear, Nose & Throat
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Darrell Plumage, MD
Avera Internal Medicine
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Chad Carda, MD
Avera Emergency Medicine
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Jamie Liudahl, DO
Avera Emergency Medicine
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Titus Weller, MD
Avera Emergency Medicine
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Gonzalo Sanchez, MD
Avera Orthopedics
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Joseph Villa, MD
Faculty (Pierre)
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Clayton Van Balen, MD
Avera Family Medicine
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Marty Allison, MD, FAAP
Avera Pediatrics
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Mark Hagy, MD
Avera Orthopedics
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Robert Allison, MD, MACP
Avera Internal Medicine
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Program office
The person you will actually email
Regina Boeve
Residency Coordinator
Karen Cudmore Administrative Coordinator
Regina coordinates rotation requests, interview scheduling, and any administrative question prospective residents have. She's the first call.
Meet the team in person
Rotate with us and work alongside this faculty
A med-student rotation puts you on continuity clinic with these physicians, on inpatient teams, and at noon conferences. The fastest way to see how teaching actually happens here.