
Psychiatry
Academic DepartmentThe Department of Psychiatry provides exceptional and quality care, opportunities and education in the field of psychiatry.
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Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Avera Behavioral Health Center, Sanford School of Medicine
4400 W. 69th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Avera Behavioral Health Center, Sanford School of Medicine
4400 W. 69th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
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Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Welcome to the Department of Psychiatry
Our attending physicians highly value teaching and equipping students and resident physicians for their future careers as physicians. Third-year medical students participate in a psychiatric care clerkship in outpatient/inpatient settings and advance to selected psychiatry electives during their fourth year in the program.
Educational support is also provided to many physician assistant students who complete their behavioral health rotation in psychiatry.
Superlative care, experience and training enhance our residency program and the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. A range of continuing medical education activities, sponsored special lectures and conferences are also provided throughout the year.
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Meet the Department
The Department of Psychiatry consists of several supportive psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, researchers, administrators, faculty and staff. We provide exceptional education in a high demand, instructional and clinical environment for medical students, resident physicians and fellows.

Timothy Soundy
Chair, Psychiatry

Ammar Ali
Clinical Assistant Professor

Lisa Amiotte
Assistant Professor

Vivek Anand
Associate Professor

Kate Andal
Clinical Assistant Professor

Berne Bahnson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Christiaan Bates
Clinical Instructor

Abbey Bauman
Clinical Instructor

Michael Bergan
Assistant Professor

Vinod Bhatara
Professor

Erin Boggs
Senior Secretary

Krista Bohlen
Assistant Professor

Rachelle Broveleit
Clinical Instructor

Nedd Brown
Dean, GME

Kirsten Butz
Clinical Assistant Professor

Grace Caldwell
Clinical Instructor

Sarah Campbell
Clinical Instructor

Emmett Chappelle
Clinical Instructor

Heather Chester
Assistant Professor

James Chiu
Clinical Assistant Professor

Nicole Christenson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Chris Clark
Clinical Instructor

Jeremy Daniel
Adjunct Associate Professor

Christopher Davidson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Gareth Davies
Professor

Charlotte Dohn
Clinical Instructor

Aida Dunamalyan
Clinical Assistant Professor

Matt Eggers
Clinical Assistant Professor

Erik Ehli
Associate Professor

Keely Elgethun
Assistant Professor

David Ermer
Associate Professor

John Erpenbach
Clinical Assistant Professor

Sheeba Fazili
Clinical Instructor

Casey Finnicum
Assistant Professor

Sarah Flynn
Associate Professor

Bruce Fogas
Clinical Assistant Professor

Nichole Foos
Clinical Instructor

Garet Ford
Clinical Instructor

Stephanie Fuller Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

William Fuller
Professor

William Gammeter
Assistant Professor

Ami Garrigan
Clinical Instructor

Janice Gerlach
Clinical Instructor

Melissa Gorecki
Clinical Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Grace-Cruz
Clinical Assistant Professor

Beverly Gunderson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Christopher Haas
Clinical Assistant Professor

Harry Hamlyn
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jim Hellekson
Clinical Instructor

Douglas Hess
Clinical Assistant Professor

Courtnee Heyduk
Clinical Instructor

Daniel Hicks
Clinical Assistant Professor

Kelli Hinsch
Clinical Instructor

Tomas Holtberg
Clinical Assistant Professor

Susan Howard
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jaime Hudson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Natalie Ihnen
Faculty

Wallace Jackmon Jr.
Assistant Professor

Cassie Jackson
Clinical Instructor

Nancy Johnson
Clinical Associate Professor

Ryan Jones
Clinical Instructor

Kathy Jorgensen RN, MA, MSN
Emeritus

Jennifer Keating
Clinical Instructor

Ericka Kemper
Clinical Instructor

Brad Kleinsasser
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ellen Knox
Clinical Assistant Professor

Sarah Konrady
Clinical Assistant Professor

Brenden Kruckenberg
Clinical Instructor

Garneth Kuiper
Clinical Instructor

Kelly Lauck
Clinical Instructor

Xiaofan Li
Assistant Professor

Josette Lindahl
Assistant Professor

Selena Losee
Clinical Instructor

Emily Mammenga
Clinical Instructor

Stephen Manlove
Clinical Assistant Professor

Michelle MayfieldJorgensen
Clinical Assistant Professor

Wioleta Mazurczak
Assistant Professor

Matt McDougall
Assistant Professor

Ryah McKinley
Clinical Instructor

Joel Merkwan
Clinical Assistant Professor

MacKenzie Mertz
Clinical Assistant Professor

Brett Montieth
Clinical Instructor

Kayla NalanSheffield
Clinical Assistant Professor

Erica North
Clinical Instructor

Brenda Nour
Clinical Assistant Professor

Georgiana Nuss
Clinical Assistant Professor

Robert Nuss
Assistant Professor

Amber Olson
Clinical Instructor

Seth Parsons
Assistant Professor

Seth Parsons
Assistant Professor

Clay Pavlis
Clinical Assistant Professor

Clay Pavlis
Clinical Assistant Professor

John Person
Clinical Instructor

John Person
Clinical Instructor

Ulises Pesce
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ulises Pesce
Clinical Assistant Professor

Rebecca Petersen
Clinical Instructor

Andria Petersen
Clinical Instructor

Rebecca Petersen
Clinical Instructor

Andria Petersen
Clinical Instructor

Erik Peterson
Clinical Instructor

Adam Peterson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Adam Peterson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Erik Peterson
Clinical Instructor

Kesley Pike
Clinical Instructor

Meredith Powell
Clinical Assistant Professor

Roni Radigan
Assistant Professor

Amber Reints
Clinical Instructor

Richard Renka
Assistant Professor

Mark Renner
Clinical Assistant Professor

Brianna Rick
Clinical Assistant Professor

Marsha Rist
Program Assistant II

Patrick Ronan
Associate Professor

David Schlagel
Assistant Professor

Scott Schneider
Clinical Assistant Professor

Christopher Siler
Clinical Instructor

Rajesh Singh
Psychiatry Clerkship Director

Ramesh Somepalli
Clinical Assistant Professor

Matthew Stanley
Assistant Professor

Hillary Thronson
Assistant Professor

Matt Tochtrop
Clinical Instructor

Dominick Trombetta
Clinical Instructor

Anthony Vaca
Assistant Professor

Shawn Van gerpen
Associate Professor

Mark VandeBraak
Clinical Instructor

Tamara Vik
Assistant Professor

David Vlach
Clinical Assistant Professor

Katelyn Waligoske
Clinical Instructor

Peter Warhol
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jay Weatherill
Assistant Professor

David Whaley
Assistant Professor

Carol Whitman
Clinical Instructor

Brian Wilson
Clinical Assistant Professor

Sasha Yovanovich
Clinical Instructor
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DEPARTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Explore the variety of opportunities and resources available to psychiatry students.
We train outstanding clinicians, researchers and teachers.
Psychiatry residents offer comprehensive mental health services at three university clinic outpatient facilities in Sioux Falls and at numerous outreach sites throughout the region.
Scholarships
Shirley May Van Ferney, M.D. Scholarship
First preference is given to candidates who are working toward a specialty in child psychiatry with an emphasis in childhood and adolescence substance abuse. Second preference will be to other candidates with a specialty in child psychiatry.
We train medical professionals for careers in private, academic or institutional-based psychiatry practices.
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Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry provides exceptional and quality care, opportunities and education in the field of psychiatry.