Dr. Ingrid Lizarraga, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, was a recipient of the Outstanding State Chair Award which was presented by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer and the Committee on Cancer Liaison at...
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W. John Sharp, MD, Professor of Surgery , Director Division of Vascular Surgery, was the 2019 Carver College of Medicine recipient of the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence . Dr. Sharp, vice chair of education in the Dept. of Surgery, received the award for his impact on the...
Drs. Dionne Skeete and Muneera Kapadia were honored with Clinical Awards at the UI Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards ceremony held Oct. 21, 2019. Dr. Skeete, Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Acute Care Surgery, received the Excellence in Our Workplace Award . Dr. Kapadia, Clinical...
Dr. Carol Scott-Conner , Emeritus Professor of Surgery, has been elected Vice-Chair of the History and Archives Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Scott-Conner was notified on Aug. 13th, 2019, that the Nominating Subcommittee of the History and Archives Committee had elected...
Dionne Skeete, MD , Director of the Division of Acute Care Surgery, comments on the readiness of the UIHC to respond if necessary to a local mass shooting. Read more...
During the week ending June 14, 2019, the UIHC six solid organ transplant programs (kidney, liver, pancreas, living donation, heart and lung) hosted a multi-day site survey from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Read more...
On June 6th, 2019, Vice President for Medical Affairs, J. Brooks Jackson, announced that Kalpaj Parekh, MBBS , has been appointed the Nicholas P. Rossi Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery, effective July 1st. The Rossi Professorship is named for Dr. Nicholas Rossi, a longtime faculty member of the...
Suzy Lin, MD, a critical care fellow in the Department of Surgery, is the winner of the 2019 Meritorious Academic Achievement Award given by the faculty of the Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) . The award is given each year to the fellow conducting the top research project of...
Dr. Rachael Nicholson , Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, is one of the recipients of the 2019 Ovation Awards from the Iowa Women's Foundation (IWF), as announced on May 13th, 2019. The Iowa Women's Foundation is an organization committed to improving the lives of women and girls in the...
Dr. Lilian Erdahl , Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, has been appointed Chair of the Member Engagement Committee for the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), as announced by the ASBrS on May 3rd, 2019. The American Society of Breast Surgeons is described as "the primary leadership...