Sara Spiva, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Current Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
- Associate Director, Medical Student Education, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
- DO, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCUMB-COM), Kansas City, Missouri
- Chief Resident, Family Medicine, Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Resident, Family Medicine, Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Research Interests
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Women's Health
- Point of Care Ultrasound
Licenses & Certifications
- State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
- Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa, United States
- Nexplanon Clinical Training Program, Merck and Co, Iowa, United States
- Iowa Controlled Substance, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa
- Federal Controlled Substances License, US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration
Selected Publications
- Beck RA, Spiva S. (2023). Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Kawasaki Disease in Children. Medicine by the Numbers, 2023:107 (1):20-21.