Yahya Almodallal, MBBS - Department of Pediatrics

• R2
• MBBS - Jordan University of Science and Technology
• Subspecialty - Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

Christian Anderson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• F1
• MD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH
• PhD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH
• Subspecialty - Cardiology
• Research Interest - Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Amanda Benavides, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry

• R2
• MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
• PhD - University of Iowa, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

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

• Associate
• 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

Jonathan Day, MD, PharmD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R3
• MD - Southern Illinois University
• PharmD - St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• NIH Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program

Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD - Department of Emergency Medicine

• R3
• 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

• R3
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Subspecialty - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Aysegul Gezer, DO, PhD - Department of Neurology

• R2
• DO - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• PhD - Michigan State University 

Gregory Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• F1
• MD - University of Colorado, SOM
• PhD - University of Colorado
• Subspecialty - Hematology - Oncology

Max Liu, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology

• R3
• 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

Nancy Mikati, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine

• R1
• MD - American University of Beirut

Brandon Neisewander, MD - Department of Psychiatry

• R2
• MD - University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
• Research Interests:  Interventional Psychiatry
• Research Mentor: Nicholas T. Trapp, MD

Brandan Penaluna, MD, MBA - Department of Psychiatry

• R4
• MD - University of Iowa
• MBA - University of Iowa
• Research Interests: Interventional Psychiatry
• Research Mentor: Nicholas T. Trapp, MD

Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• F4
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Subspecialty - Cardiology/Electro Physiology
• Research Interests - Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease

Jackson Richards, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry

• R1
• MD - University of Utah
• PhD - University of Utah
• Research Interests - Interventional Psychiatry, Neurostimulation, Research, Bipolar Disorder, Addiction Medicine

Kai Rogers, MD, PhD - Department of Pathology

• R2
• MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
• PhD - University of Iowa, Microbiology and Immunology
• Subspecialty - Hematology - Oncology

Joe Salomone, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R1
• MD - University of Cincinnati
• PhD - University of Cincinnati

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

• F1
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Subspecialty - Neonatology

Kamel Shibbani, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

• F3
• MD - American University of Beirut
• Subspecialty - Cardiology
• Research Interests - Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease
• Research Mentor - Ferhaan Ahmad, MD, PhD

John Smestad, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R2 
• MD - Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
• PhD - Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Madeliene Stump, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R4 - Department of Dermatology
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Investigative Training Track
• Research Mentor - Kamal Rahmouni, PhD

Carly van der Heide, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry

• R2
• MD - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
• PhD - University of Iowa, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics 

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

• F3
• 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

• F3
• 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

Cory Wilson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R2
• MD - McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• PhD - University of Texas MD Anderson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Subspecialty - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Arya Zandvakili, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R3
• MD-PhD - University of Cincinnati COM, MSTP Program
• Subspecialty - Infectious Diseases