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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.