Honors, awards, and other achievements earned by Internal Medicine personnel.
Earlier this month, it was announced that after more than 20 years as medical director of University of Iowa Health Care’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Kevin Doerschug, MD, MS would transition to a new role in the institution, Associate Chief Quality Officer. Below is a conversation with Doerschug about lessons learned and high points […]
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! Samira Malik, Clinical Assistant Professor Immunology Nominated by Ben Davis & Danielle Allen Dr. […]
Earlier this week, physicians, scientists, and trainees paused to honor a legacy still very much in motion. On Dec. 9, colleagues across UI Health Care gathered to celebrate Michael J. Welsh, MD, in an event organized by the Internal Medicine Residency Program. The event commemorated his selection for the 2025 Lasker DeBakey Clinical Medical Research […]
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! Kris Greiner, Academic/Scientific Writer/Editor Internal Medicine Anonymous nomination Kris has supported me numerous times […]
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to weight management, but recent advancements in GLP-1 based medications offer a new treatment opportunity for patients with obesity and related conditions. UI Weight Management clinicians and members of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Leon Jons, MD, and Amanda Pitts, ARNP, DNP, are helping to lead a new effort […]
For more than two decades, Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, LGC, clinical associate professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, has carved out a few days every fall to attend the largest human genetics meeting in the world. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting is held in a major US or Canadian city every year, attracting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]