Earlier this month, faculty, staff, and of course, fellows and their families gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Coralville for a celebration of 2025’s Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship graduates. Program Coordinator Jana Ringle greeted guests at the door, guiding them to an array of charcuterie and beverages for cocktail hour. Guests mingled until an […]
The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) conference, held in Chicago this October, featured groundbreaking research, best practices in collaboration, and discussion in the field of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Several key presentations from University of Iowa Health Care showcased the depth and diversity of NET research collaborations across the hospital’s subspecialties. One significant discussion was […]
Medical education is nothing new to Grerk Sutamtewagul, MD, and Will Zeitler, MD, MPH, who have both been involved in teaching since their medical school days. What is relatively new, however, are their roles as directors of the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship, guiding fellows in the division’s specialized career tracks, or even helping them […]
The only Neuroendocrine Tumor Center of Excellence in the United States, and just one of 50 in the world, is right here at the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (CCOM). The neuroendocrine tumor (NET) team at University of Iowa Health Care is multidisciplinary, composed of Department of Internal Medicine physicians including […]
Back together for the first full division-wide celebration in 4 years, the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation had plenty of agenda items to address in addition to celebrating this year’s graduates of its Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship. Graduates, family, friends, and colleagues met at the Hyatt Regency in nearby Coralville, […]
The following is reprinted from the September 26 issue of the Holden Highlights newsletter. Previously, Laila Babar, MBBS, was featured. Austin Greco, MD attended medical school at the University of Iowa and completed a residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and is currently in his third year of fellowship in hematology and oncology. Austin […]
The following is reprinted from the August 29 issue of the Holden Highlights newsletter. Laila Babar, MBBS, attended Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. She is currently a third-year Hematology Oncology fellow at the University of Iowa. Laila’s cousin died of cancer the year she was born, and she saw first-hand how long-lasting and devastating the effects of cancer can […]
Two Iowa researchers—third-year hematology and oncology fellow Kittika Poonsombudlert, MD, and Christopher Strouse, MD, clinical assistant professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation—will examine potential cardiovascular risks from a drug in a recently approved study. The proposal, “Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide Related Cardiomyopathy; incidence, risk factors, and outcome,” was approved by the Center for International […]
Each year, on the new Hematology and Oncology fellows‘ first day of fellowship, program leadership has always invited faculty and senior fellows to stop in to the Hamilton Conference Room for a breakfast and to welcome them to the program. In recent years this has been less possible, but this year was a return to […]