2nd Year Residents

Paul Escher, MD

Hometown
La Crosse, WI

Education
BA, St. Olaf College
MD, University of Minnesota Medical School

Hobbies
Hanging out with my wife and son, running, watching Formula 1 racing

Why Iowa for Residency?
Excellent training, amazing co-residents, great program and city for families

Heba Isaac, MD

Education
Med School- University of IOWA

Hometown(s)
Dubuque, IA (Current) and Aleppo, Syria (Hometown)

Hobbies and Interests
Baking/cooking, running, biking and playing the piano.

 Why Iowa for residency?
 Great mentors and people invested in your success. Excellent support system and comprehensive training.

Miles Klimara, MD

Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Education
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin

Hobbies
Cooking, craft cocktails, guitar

Why I chose Iowa
I chose Iowa for our top notch clinical and research training, in a fun, collegial Midwestern environment

Osama Tarabichi, MD
MD, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain, Bahrain
MPH, Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Hobbies and Interests
Hiking, basketball, Judo, Reading

Why did you choose Iowa?
Excellent training, great group of people, Lots of opportunities to perform innovative research

Zack Tanenbaum, MD

Hometown
Leawood, Kansas

Education
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
MS, Georgetown University Special Master’s Program in Physiology, Washington, D.C.
BS, Brown University, Providence, RI

 Hobbies and Interests
Wrestling, coaching, camping, hiking, meditation, piano, vocabulary, fitness, sports

Why Iowa for residency?
Iowa is a world-renowned program with brilliant faculty, friendly co-residents, and it’s even close to home. The University of Iowa has a strong reputation for developing competent and caring surgeons.