Meet Our Current Trainees

	Quentin Adams, MD - Department of Radiation Oncology R4 MD - University of Iowa Research Interest -
	Christian Anderson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R1 MD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH PhD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH Research Interest - Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
	Nick Bormann, MD - Department of Psychiatry R3 MD - University of Iowa Research Interests - Computational Psychiatry Research Mentor - Aaron Boes, MD, PhD
	Karen Cyndari, MD, PhD, MS - Department of Emergency Medicine R2 MS - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY PhD - Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY MD - Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Research Interests - Infectious Diseases and Disaster Management Research Mentor - Christine Petersen, DVM, PhD
	Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD - Department of Emergency Medicine R1 MD - University of Minnesota Medical School PhD - University of Minnesota Medical School Research Interest - Injury Prevention and Resiliency
	Rachel Genova, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R1 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa
	Jonathan Jeschke, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics R2 MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI PhD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
	Gudbjorg Jonsdottir, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine F2 MD - University of Iceland PhD - University of Iceland Subspecialty - Hematology/Oncology Research Interests - Multiple Myeloma, MGUS, and Cancer Epidemiology
	Gregory Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R1 MD - University of Colorado, SOM PhD - University of Colorado
	Max Liu, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology R1 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Research Interests - Developing Tau directed therapies in neurological diseases such as stroke and seizures. Neurodengeneration & Alzheimer's Disease Research Mentor - Nandakumar Narayanan, MD, PhD
	Jacob Miller, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry Associate MD - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine PhD - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Research Interests - Neurogenetics and Neuroimaging Research Mentor - Peg Nopoulos, MD
	Emily Nguyen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R2 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Subspecialty - Cardiology Research Interests - Mitochondrial regulation of vascular smooth muscle
	Brandan Penaluna, MD, MBA - Department of Psychiatry R2 MD - University of Iowa MBA - University of Iowa Research Interests: Interventional Psychiatry Research Mentor: Nicholas T. Trapp, MD
	Emily Phillips, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics R2 MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
	Anthony Purgianto, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry R4 MD - Rosalind Franklin University PhD - Rosalind Franklin University Research Interests - Interventional Psychiatry/Neuromodulation for Mood Disorders Research Mentor - Thomas Nickl-Jockschat, MD
	Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine F2 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Subspecialty - Cardiology Research Interests - Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease
	Katie Robinson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine F2 MD - University of Wisconsin PhD - University of Wisconsin Subspecialty - Endocrinology Research Interests - Obesity, Metabolism, Medical Anthropology and Sociology Research Mentors - Eli Perencevich, MD, MS and William Sivitz, MD
	Matthew Rysavy, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics F3 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Subspecialty - Neonatology Research Interests - Prognosis-Guided Neonatal Therapy Research Mentor - Edward Bell, MD
	Jeremy Sandgren, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics R2 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa
	Kamel Shibbani, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics R4 MD - American University of Beirut Subspecialty - Cardiology Research Interests - Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease Research Mentor - Ferhaan Ahmad, MD, PhD
	Jen Streeter, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine F4 MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Subspecialty - Cardiology Research Interests - Novel Therapeutic Targets in Cardiovascular Disease Research Mentor - Dale Abel, MD, PhD
	Madeliene Stump, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R2 - Department of Dermatology MD - University of Iowa PhD - University of Iowa Investigative Training Track Research Mentor - Janet Fairley, MD
	Oriana Gema Vanegas Calderon, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics R4 MD - Universidad Central de Venezuela Subspecialty - Gastroenterology Research Interests - Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Pancreatic Disease Research Mentor - Aliye Uc, MD
	Luis Vargas-Buonfiglio, MD - Department of Internal Medicine R4 MD - Universidad Central de Venezuela Subspecialty - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Research Interests - Airway Host Defense, COPD, Air Pollution Research Mentors - Joseph Zabner, MD and Alejandro Comellas, MD
	Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine F3 MD - Wake Forest University PhD - Wake Forest University Subspecialty - Hematology - Oncology Research Interests - Virus and Cancer Cell Biology Research Mentor - George Weiner, MD
	Arya Zandvakili, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine R1 MD-PhD - University of Cincinnati COM, MSTP Program
	Johnson Zhang, MD - Department of Neurology Associate MD - Peking Union Medical College Subspecialty - Movement Disorders Research Interests - Cholinergic Projections and Cortical Gysfuntions: Neuromodulation in Long Body Dementia Research Mentor: Nandakumar Narayanan, MD, PhD

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Quentin Adams, MD - Department of Radiation Oncology

Christian Anderson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Nick Bormann, MD - Department of Psychiatry

Karen Cyndari, MD, PhD, MS - Department of Emergency Medicine

Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD - Department of Emergency Medicine

Rachel Genova, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Jonathan Jeschke, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Gudbjorg Jonsdottir, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Gregory Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Max Liu, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology

Jacob Miller, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry

Emily Nguyen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Brandan Penaluna, MD, MBA - Department of Psychiatry

Emily Phillips, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Anthony Purgianto, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry

Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Katie Robinson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Matthew Rysavy, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Jeremy Sandgren, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Kamel Shibbani, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Jen Streeter, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Madeliene Stump, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Oriana Gema Vanegas Calderon, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Luis Vargas-Buonfiglio, MD - Department of Internal Medicine

Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Arya Zandvakili, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

Johnson Zhang, MD - Department of Neurology

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