On Thursday, May 22, Stephen McGowan, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, was formally presented with the 5th annual DiBona Academics in Service of ICVA Veterans Award. As part of the presentation, McGowan delivered the annual DiBona Award Lecture, “Connecting Networks in the Thorax, Fibroblast, and […]
Last Thursday, January 25, the Department of Internal Medicine hosted a special Grand Rounds: one in honor of the wealth of discovery, knowledge, and kindness that Stephen McGowan, MD, MA, contributed to his workplace, his patients, and his colleagues over his 40-year career at University of Iowa Health Care. McGowan came to the University of […]
After more than two decades leading pulmonary care at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center (ICVA), Stephen McGowan, MD, professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, is stepping down from his position as Pulmonary Section Chief. During his time as chief, Dr. McGowan remained dedicated to caring for his patients, led the pulmonary […]
A number of Internal Medicine members have received favorable responses to VA Merit Award applications. We would like to congratulate four of those researchers, who describe the work these grants will fund below. Lee-Ann Allen, PhD Professor of Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Dysregulation of the inflammatory response by Francisella tularensis […]