Meet Our Current Trainees
![Yahya Almodallal](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Almodallal.jpg?itok=l4O39U2l)
Yahya Almodallal, MBBS - Department of Pediatrics
- R3
- MBBS - Jordan University of Science and Technology
- Subspecialty - Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology
![Christian Anderson](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Anderson_Christian.jpg?itok=_Sequzfw)
Christian Anderson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F2
- MD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH
- PhD - Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH
- Subspecialty - Cardiology
- Research Interest - Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
![Elle Anderson, MD Elle Anderson, MD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/Elle%20Anderson.jpg?itok=qpaZ6Uxl)
Ruthellen (Elle) Anderson, MD - Department of Pediatrics
- R1
- MD - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD
- PhD - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD
![Amanda Benavides, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Benavides-Amanda.jpg?itok=6qDvJ0WH)
Amanda Benavides, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry
- R3
- MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
- PhD - University of Iowa, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
![Karen Cyndari](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Cyndari_Karen_small_1.jpg?itok=d_ndVdu3)
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
![Jon Day Jon Day](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/medium/public/Jon%20Day.jpg?itok=h73CQuqx)
Jonathan Day, MD, PharmD - Department of Internal Medicine
- R4
- MD - Southern Illinois University
- PharmD - St. Louis College of Pharmacy
- NIH Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program
![Alexander Greiner, MD, PhD Alexander Greiner, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Alexander%20Greiner.jpg?itok=rFw_FhyS)
Alexander (Alex) Greiner, MD, PhD- Department of Internal Medicine
- R1
- MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- PhD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Research Interest - Cardiology
![Melvin Donaldson](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Donaldson~Melvin_0.jpg?itok=UHKztAWh)
Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD - Department of Emergency Medicine
- R4
- MD - University of Minnesota Medical School
- PhD - University of Minnesota Medical School
- Research Interest - Injury Prevention and Resiliency
![Aysegul Gezer, DO, PhD Aysegul Gezer, DO, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Gezer-Aysegul.jpg?itok=7UJXaNhb)
Aysegul Gezer, DO, PhD - Department of Neurology
- R3
- DO - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- PhD - Michigan State University
![Gregory Kirkpatrick](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Kirkpatrick_Gregory_Photo.jpg?itok=40bPKdjG)
Gregory Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F2
- MD - University of Colorado, SOM
- PhD - University of Colorado
- Subspecialty - Hematology - Oncology
![Max Liu, MD, PhD Max Liu, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Max-Liu.jpg?itok=br3N03EE)
Max Liu, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology
- R4
- 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
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Brandon Neisewander, MD - Department of Psychiatry
- R3
- MD - University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
- Research Interests: Interventional Psychiatry
- Research Mentor: Nicholas T. Trapp, MD
![Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/RasmussenTyler.jpg?itok=wd_mJLiU)
Tyler Rasmussen, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F2
- MD - University of Iowa
- PhD - University of Iowa
- Subspecialty - Cardiology/Electro Physiology
- Research Interests - Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease
![Jackson Richards, MD, PhD Jackson Richards, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Jackson%20Richards.jpg?itok=FM_bc3Gl)
Jackson Richards, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry
- R2
- MD - University of Utah
- PhD - University of Utah
- Research Interests - Interventional Psychiatry, Neurostimulation, Research, Bipolar Disorder, Addiction Medicine
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Kai Rogers, MD, PhD - Department of Pathology
- R3
- 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 Joe Salomone, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Salomone_Joseph_2022.jpg?itok=lLIfGNAp)
Joe Salomone, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- R2
- MD - University of Cincinnati
- PhD - University of Cincinnati
![Jeremy Sandgren, MD, PhD Jeremy Sandgren, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/Sandgren_Jeremy.jpg?itok=9J5rMlZc)
Jeremy Sandgren, MD, PhD - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- F2
- MD - University of Iowa
- PhD - University of Iowa
- Subspecialty - Neonatology
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John Smestad, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F1
- MD - Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- PhD - Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
![Morgan Swanson, MD, PhD Morgan Swanson, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Morgan%20Swanson.jpg?itok=dBzBKIwZ)
Morgan Swanson, MD, PhD - Department of Pediatrics
- R1
- MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- PhD -University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
![Friday Teran-Garza, MD, PhD Frida Teran-Garza, MD, PhD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Teran-Garza-Frida.jpg?itok=D33_8xC9)
Frida Teran-Garza, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology
- R1
- MD - University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- PhD -University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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Carly van der Heide, MD, PhD - Department of Psychiatry
- R3
- MD - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
- PhD - University of Iowa, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
![Ryan Ward, MD Ryan Ward, MD](//medicine.uiowa.edu/pstp/sites/medicine.uiowa.edu.pstp/files/styles/profile/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Ryan%20Ward.jpeg?itok=ftR-o1dq)
Ryan Ward, MD - Department of Pediatrics
- R1
- MD -University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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Cory Wilson, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F1
- MD - McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
- PhD - University of Texas MD Anderson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Subspecialty - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
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Arya Zandvakili, MD, PhD - Department of Internal Medicine
- F1
- MD-PhD - University of Cincinnati COM, MSTP Program
- Subspecialty - Infectious Diseases