Several division members attended the Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting in late spring. Here are some pictures from their time at the meeting:
Pictures from the 2026 Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting
Celebrating Goings
In late May, the division and family members gathered for a weekend picnic and celebration dedicated to four of our members who are leaving: Julie Osterhaus ARNP, Amy Sheehan RN, Cat Pinnaro MD, and Kyle Baum MD. Details on each can be found elsewhere on this site. Instead of those details, here is a picture of one of the gifts to Dr. Pinnaro!
A Legacy of Care and Commitment
This post serves to celebrate two extraordinary members of our clinical team — Julie Osterhaus ARNP and Amy Sheehan RN — and to thank them for their decades of dedicated service to our division. Over the years, each has exemplified excellence in practice, pairing deep clinical knowledge with genuine compassion and unwavering professionalism. Their care has made a lasting difference for patients and families, and their steady presence has strengthened our team in countless ways. With sincere gratitude, we thank you both for your remarkable service, your compassion, and the standards of excellence you continue to set. We wish you both the best in your next endeavors!
Best Senior Fellow Abstracts!
Dr. Baum and Dr. Power both submitted abstracts of their research to the Pediatric Research Day 2026 event. Both had their work chosen as “Best Senior Fellow Abstracts” and were invited to give research talks at the event, held on April 10. Congrats to both!
Nurse Supers & Super Nurses!
Divisional Picture – 2025
A group picture of most of our division – taken December 2025, including faculty, fellows, nurse practitioners, nursing, pharmD, dietary, scheduling, MAs, administrative, and research personnel.
Happy Wedding!
Multiple nurses, docs, an emerita, a pharmacist and spouses from our division on the dance floor shortly after the marriage of Haylee and Sam. Cheers to the newlyweds!
Celebration of a Rich Journey!
We celebrated the retirement of Rich, endocrinology nurse. We have blessed for over a decade by Rich’s excellence and deep clinical experience, not to mention his collection of weekly humorous memes. Today, we had a luncheon in his honor, complete with anime masks. We wish him a rich journey in retirement.
Breakthrough T1D Promise Gala 2025
Multiple division members attended the 2025 fund raising Gala for Breakthrough T1D in Cedar Rapids on November 1st. Breakthrough T1D is the leading non-profit fund raising organization aiming to drive research that finds cures for type 1 diabetes.
At the Gala: Pediatric Diabetes Nurses ready to help with the challenges of T1D!!!
Breakthrough T1D Promise Gala: some of the division attendees and friends!!!
Celebrating Administrative Excellence
Today we celebrated Teresa, who brings 45 years of administrative knowledge to our division every day!
