When asked how she balances work as both a clinician and researcher, Nicole Fleege, MD, doesn’t hesitate: her patients always come first. Now, two prestigious career development awards will help her advance this commitment. The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program recently selected Fleege for its fifth annual Winn Career Development Award […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the department’s newest members, most of whom joined us between July and September 2025 (start dates in parentheses). The group below have joined the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; new providers in other divisions will be announced in the coming […]
In two weeks, Carver College of Medicine leaders will ceremoniously cloak UI’s new class of medical students in their white coats at Hancher Auditorium. Some M1s have had their sights set on a specialty long before their white coat ceremony, while others anticipate that new learning experiences and mentorship opportunities will direct their focus. Aimed […]
The partnership between the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) and the Iowa Cancer Consortium (the Consortium) has long been a boon for both groups. The Consortium’s mission to reduce the burden of cancer in Iowa through advocacy, equity, and collaboration is particularly in line with the cancer center’s directive of combining patient-first […]
When Sanjana Dayal, PhD, and her colleagues met for their weekly “Blood Club” on March 12, 2020, they kickstarted a branch of research that would captivate them for years to come. The club, which discusses all things related to benign hematology, was already seeing the budding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that would quickly become […]
As second-year medical students (M2s) on the oncology track, Kate Choate, Sierra Sheets, and Brianna Iverson have very little free time. Despite their busy schedules, the trio want to increase interest in the Hematology-Oncology specialties at University of Iowa Health Care among their peers. Last December, they published their first issue of the Opportunities, Information, […]
Manasa Nayak, PhD, research assistant professor in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, was selected as one of four finalists to compete for a prestigious award for early career researchers. Nayak presented his work at November’s meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s biggest cardiovascular conference of the year. […]
Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantatin, will bring his record of discovery in the field of hematology and his strength as a mentor both to bear in his new role as Director of Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Division Director Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, said, “Dr. Chauhan has an impressive […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce that Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, will become the next Director of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, after serving as Interim Division Director for the past 3 months. Our decision to defer plans to launch a national search for a permanent Division Director […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Tvedte, MBA, to the position of Division Administrator in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation (HOBMT). She assumes responsibility for the division’s clinical and financial activities from Patty Hession, who is retiring in December from the University of […]