The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the newest members, most of whom joined us between July and September 2025 (start dates in parentheses). We are happy to welcome them to the department. Abdullah Abbasi, MBBS – Clinical Assistant Professor – Gastroenterology and Hepatology (6/26/25) Dr. Abdullah Abbasi earned his MBBS […]
Renata Pereira Alambert, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, has received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The grant will fund Pereira’s research project “Adipose Tissue-Heart Crosstalk in Cardiovascular Disease.” Cardiovascular disease remains the […]
Because the Department of Internal Medicine at UI Health Care recognizes that the only constant in medicine is change, part of its mission is communicating new discovery to peer clinicians throughout the region. For decades, medical professionals have gathered to explain and explore updates in diagnosis and treatment in one of our oldest continuing medical […]
As waiting lists for lung transplants grow, so does the demand for robust and trustworthy transplant programs in the United States. Since opening in 2007, University of Iowa Health Care’s lung transplant program has served as a successful model for institutions’ transplant services nationwide. The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) recently validated this tradition […]
Article: Occupational Health and Safety on the Chopping Block — What’s at Stake? Authors: Andrew T. Gabrielson, MD and Claudia Corwin, MD, MPH Journal: N Engl J Med 2025;393:1353-1355 Excerpt: In an era of labor shortages and rising workplace-injury costs, the U.S. government has taken steps to dismantle the bedrock research agency charged with safeguarding […]
The following is an abridged and edited transcript of the October 16, 2025, Quarterly Department Update. To view the entire presentation, click here (hawkid login required). We’ve done a number of these over the last year and so we’re going to talk a little bit about where we’ve been for the last year because my […]
A new website puts living human heart tissue, and its translational power, within a few clicks of Iowa researchers. The Iowa Living Human Heart Research Program (ILHHRP) at the Carver College of Medicine enables cutting-edge research by providing investigators with living human cardiac tissue, improving the rigor and translational relevance of their studies. Founded and […]
At the recent meeting of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA), inn Williamsburg, Virginia, Manish Suneja, MD, became its newest member. Suneja serves as the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Vice Chair for Education, and Associate Dean for Medical Education Integration and Innovation in the Carver College of Medicine. The ACCA […]
Article: Medical Students’ Attitudes and Experiences Regarding Persuasion of Patients by Physicians: Clarifying the Ethics of Shared Decision Making Authors: John Muckler, James C Thomas, Laura Shinkunas, Lauris C Kaldjian Journal: J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep 4. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09807-w. Online ahead of print Abstract: Background: Ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence guide clinical decision […]
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (providers, staff, etc.) can recognize other team members who are doing great things. We are pleased to recognize their contributions! Nominate someone today! Brooke Harrison, Nurse Practitioner Immunology Nominated by Ben Davis, Judy Streit, and Danielle Allen […]