Dr. Isaac Samuel, MD and Dr. Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA are U of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Creative Writing contest winner for their work in poetry and creative writing.
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The American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs was pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ingrid Lizarraga to the Commission on Cancer. Dr. Lizarraga also serves as the state CoC Chair for the state of Iowa.
Dr. Garett Steers received first place in the 2021 Cancer Research Paper Competition in the Basic Research category.
Dr. Patrick McGonagill, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery – Acute Care Surgery, was recently appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee on Trauma (COT) for the American College of Surgeons Iowa Chapter. Dr. McGonagill is now one of five UIHC faculty serving as members of leadership for...
Medical Student's presentation wins 2021 Medical Student Research Award for Surgery
Three staff members of the Department of Surgery participated in and recently graduated from the UI Health Care Executive Leadership Academy. Those from the Department of Surgery were Dr. Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dana Jones, Nurse Practitioner, and Becky Humpal, Nurse Practitioner.
When Dan Berns learned he had the same infection in his heart valve that had taken his brother’s life, he placed his trust in UI cardiothoracic surgeon Arun Singhal, MD , who replaced the valve and cleaned the infection in a complex, four-hour procedure. Read more ...
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons at the University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center have collaborated to offer a series of highly specialized, less-invasive treatment options to provide the most comprehensive heart valve disease care in Iowa.
Dr. Ronald Weigel , EA Crowell Jr. Professor and Chair of Surgery, was profiled in the April, 2021, edition of the American College of Surgeons Bulletin publication. Dr. Weigel was featured in a new series of articles profiling leaders in the ACS. The article about Dr. Weigel can be found online on...
Patient Isaac Moel is featured in this NBC Today article on the disturbing rise in the number of cases of colon cancer in young people. Dr. Carlos Chan , Assistant Professor of Surgery, and resident surgeon, Peige Zhou, can be see with Isaac in a photo in the article.