Vicki Callahan MD

Dr. Vicki Callahan came on board VA Central Iowa as Chief of Staff May 8, 2023. Dr. Callahan formerly worked at the Kansas City VA Hospital, where she has served as deputy chief of staff since February 2020.  During this time, she was the detailed chief of staff at the Bedford VA Hospital in Bedford MA from July to November 2022.  She previously served as the chief of surgery at the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Fort Meade SD from September 2017 to February 2020.  Prior to joining the VHA, she worked as an anesthesiologist at the North Colorado Medical Center and Banner Health, in Greely CO.  Before completing anesthesia residency and cardiac anesthesia fellowship, Dr. Callahan completed an internship at Brooke Army Medical Center and served as a U.S. Navy physician.  Dr. Callahan is an ABA Board Certified Anesthesiologist with a subspecialty in cardiac anesthesiology.