Dr. Leyk completed her medical degree at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine in Glendale, Arizona and completed her surgical residency at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is excited to return to Iowa, where she spent most of her childhood, and be closer to family.

She offers a wide variety of foot and ankle care, and is excited to bring minimally invasive bunion and hammertoe correction to the community. Outside of work she enjoys kayaking and paddle boarding with her husband, crafting with her cricut, or walking their dog.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

“Interpositional arthroplasty of the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joint. A Case Series and Surgical Technique Guide.

Leyk M, Jorgensen S, Brett K
Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases.
Published January 2025.


“Anatomic Lateral Ankle Reconstruction with Tendon Allograft after Failed Brostrom. A Case Series and Surgical Technique Guide.

Leyk M, Jorgensen S, Brett K
Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases.
Published January 2025.

Regional and National Manuscript Presentations

*A Retrospective Radiographic Analysis Using a Dynamic Multiplanar External Fixator for Gradual Charcot Neuroarthropathy Deformity Correction”

Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K, Winder, M, Nygaard, R
Twin Cities Foot and Ankle Conference
Saint Paul, Minnesota. November 2024.

*Anatomic Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Allograft after Failed Brostrom: A Case Series and Surgical Technique Guide

Leyk, M, Jorgensen, S
American Podiatric Medical Association 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National)
Washington DC. August 2024.

*Interpositional Arthroplasty of the Fourth and Fifth Tarsometatarsal Joint with an Autologous Gastrocnemius Aponeurosis Graft: A Surgical Technique Guide and Case Series”

Leyk, M, Jorgensen, S
American Podiatric Medical Association 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National)
Third Place – Outstanding Oral Abstract
Washington DC. August 2024.

*Limb Preservation with Tibiotalar Calcaneal Fusion after Open Ankle Fracture with Tibial Osteomyelitis”

Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K, Winder, M
Twin Cities Foot and Ankle Conference
Saint Paul, Minnesota. November 2023.

National Scientific Poster Presentations

*Pedal Infiltrating Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report Demonstrating Patient Workup and Multidisciplinary Approach

Sternad, B, Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery Scientific Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada. February 2026.

*Utilization of a Distally Based Peroneus Brevis Rotational Flap for Large Soft Tissue Deficit: A Case Report Demonstrating Surgical Utility in a Tongue-Type Calcaneal Fracture Complicated by Osteomyelitis

Sternad, B, Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K
American Podiatric Medical Association 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National)
Gaylord, Texas. July 2025.

*Distally Based Peroneus Brevis Rotation Flap in a Tongue-Type Calcaneus Fracture with Large Soft Tissue Deficit

Leyk, M, Sternad, B, Bobbitt, K
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery Scientific Conference
Phoenix, Arizona. March 2025.

*Limb Preservation Utilizing Tibiotalar Calcaneal Fusion after Open Ankle Fracture with Tibial Osteomyelitis; A Case Report to Demonstrate Use in Non-Diabetic Patient Population”

Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K, Winder, M
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery Scientific Conference
Tampa, Florida. February 2024.

*Surgical and Conservative Management of a Non-Complaint Patient with 11.0cm Achilles Tendon Deficit following Rupture

Leyk, M, Bobbitt, K, Winder, M
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery Scientific Conference
Tampa, Florida. February 2024.