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Announcing New Pediatric Endocrine Fellow: Dr. Gu

Dr. Gu

Today we are thrilled to announce that Dr. Amy Gu has joined our division as a new pediatric endocrine fellow. She will serve three years in this role, after which she will be a full-fledged, board-eligible pediatric endocrinologist. Dr. Gu received her Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine where she was enrolled in their accelerated program. She just completed a three-year pediatric residency at the University of Iowa. As an undergraduate medical student, she received the Sarah Morrison Research Grant Award. She has volunteered at Diabetes Camp Hertko Hollow. In 2025, she was selected to join the PedsENDO Discovery Program administered by the Pediatric Endocrine Society. With these experiences, we are thrilled to give a warm welcome from all of us to Dr. Gu!!

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Diabetes Camp Hertko Hollow 2026 – A Wonderful Summer Session

Dr. Palmer & Dr. Tansey

Diabetes Camps are a summer highlight for many kids who live with diabetes. Camp represents a chance to experience outdoor fun, make new friends who understand what it is like to have diabetes and learn more about diabetes self-care, all while under the watchful eye of diabetes-knowledgeable camp counselors and staff. Several of the staff in our Division help support Camp Hertko Hollow (click for link ), a diabetes camp in central Iowa with access to 400 acres of forest / outdoor recreation space. Dr. Palmer from our division serves to provide medical direction for the camp, and diabetes nurse Susan Huff has long volunteered to support the camp. This year’s camp occurred June 21-27. The Camp website (link above) also has details about Mini Camp and Family Camp opportunities, as well as next summer’s Camp and financial assistance. Sponsorship, donation, and volunteer opportunities also exist. We are grateful for the doctors and nurses from our Division who have volunteered their time in camp last week: Dr. Palmer, Dr. Tansey, Dr. Castaño, Dr. Baum, Dr. Radig, Dr. Gu, Alex LaCarte ARNP, Sue Huff RN, & Ashley Norris RN. Also, a special thanks to Drs. Ariel Roghair, Dr. Julie Lindower, and Kelly Hoenig PharmD from outside our division for helping out. Some of the physician and nurse volunteers from last week are pictured below.

Camp Hertko Hollow – Summer 2026 – some of the Medical Staff Volunteers