Quentin Adams, MD - Department of Radiation Oncology

• R5
• MD - University of Iowa
• Research Interest - Targeted Radiotherapy
• Research Mentor - Ryan Flynn, PhD

Yahya Almodallal, MBBS - Department of Pediatrics

• R1
• MBBS - Jordan University of Science and Technology
• Subspecialty - Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

Christian Anderson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• R2
• 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

• R1
• MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
• PhD - University of Iowa, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

Nick Bormann, MD - Department of Psychiatry

• R4
• MD - University of Iowa
• Research Interests - Computational Psychiatry
• Research Mentor - Aaron Boes, MD, PhD

Cameron Callaghan, MD, MPH, MS - Department of Radiation Oncology

• R5
• MS - Tulane University School of Medicine
• MPH - Tulane University School of Medicine
• MD - Tulane University School of Medicine
• Research Interest - Colorectal Cancer, DNA Damage Repair, Normal Tissue Toxicity
• Research Mentor - Joseph Caster, MD, PhD

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

• R3, Chief Resident
• 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

• R2
• 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

• R2
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Subspecialty - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Aysegul Gezer, DO, PhD - Department of Neurology

• R1
• DO - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• PhD - Michigan State University 

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

• R3
• MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• PhD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Gudbjorg Jonsdottir, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• F3, Chief Fellow
• 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

• R2
• MD - University of Colorado, SOM
• PhD - University of Colorado
• Subspecialty - Hematology/Oncology

Max Liu, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology

• R2
• 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

Brandan Penaluna, MD, MBA - Department of Psychiatry

• R3
• 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

• R3
• MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• F3 - Chief Fellow
• 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

• F3
• 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 

Kai Rogers, MD, PhD - Department of Pathology

• R1
• MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
• PhD - University of Iowa, Microbiology and Immunology

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

• R3
• MD - University of Iowa
• PhD - University of Iowa
• Subspecialty - Neonatology

Kamel Shibbani, MD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

• F2
• 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

• R1 
• 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

• R3 - 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

• R1
• 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

• F2
• 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

• F2
• 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

• R1
• MD - McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• PhD - University of Texas MD Anderson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine

• Associate
• 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

• R2
• MD-PhD - University of Cincinnati COM, MSTP Program
• Subspecialty - Infectious Diseases