Dr. Pietila graduated from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine in 2000. He works in Yankton, SD and 1 other location and specializes in Pulmonary Disease. Dr. Pietila is affiliated with Avera St Anthonys Hospital.
Dr. Michael Pietila sneaks me into his Yankton medical office through a back entrance not all of his medical colleagues are on board with him chatting to a reporter about the states Covid disaster. It turns out that Pietila went to high school with Noem near Watertown, 150 miles to the north.