Current Residents
PGY-4
EMILIAN RACILA, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #5007
emil-racila@uiowa.edu
M.D. Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, 1988
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Highest honors for doctoral dissertation on endocardial fibroelastosis
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Assistant and Associate Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Aug. 1999 - June 2009. Research focused on improving detection methodology for carcinoma cells in the blood, minimal residual disease and clinical outcome in carcinomas; CpG immunotherapy in lymphomas and leukemias; complement's role in tumor establishment and growth; and association studies of complement genetic mutations and clinical outcome in breast cancer and follicular lymphomas.
LORI SINCLAIR, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #4107
lori-sinclair@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Iowa, 2002
M.D. University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Jan 2007-Dec. 2007
Caroll Brown Medical Scholarship, 2005
Norma Adams Medical Scholarship, 2008
Phi Theta Kappa, 2000
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Iowa, July 2002 – Aug. 2004 and May 2005-Aug 2005. Worked on experiments to determine the effector molecules and pathways involved in lymphangiogenesis as well as research focusing on understanding how COX-2 inhibitors work in synergy with radiation therapy in inducing apoptosis in squamous cell carcinoma.
THOMAS WILSON, MD, Co-Chief Resident
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #8008
thomas-wilson@uiowa.edu
B.A. Brigham Young University, 2005
M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS:
College of Medicine Student Service Award, 2008
University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor’s Student Service Award, 2007
College of Medicine Scholarship, 2005-2007
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, May 2005-Aug 2005. Investigated alginic acid as a new medium for spermatozoa cryopreservation for use during in vitro fertilization.
PGY-3
MICHELLE KURT-MANGOLD, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #4222
michelle-kurt-mangold@uiowa.edu
B.S. College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, 2006
M.D. University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2010
HONORS AND AWARDS:
AMA Scholarship
Class of 1958 Scholarship
BRITTANY (SEHN) PAKALNISKIS, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #2547
brittany-pakalniskis@uiowa.edu
B.S. The Ohio State University, 2005
M.D. Dartmouth Medical School, 2010
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1) ) Research assistant, Dartmouth Medical School, 6/08-3/08. Quality assurance project to evaluate MRSA colonization status of ICU patients for surveillance and to determine incidence of invasive infections.
2) Summer research assistant, Dartmouth Medical School, 6/06-8/06. Molecular pathology lab. I extracted mRNA from 70 paraffin embedded breast cancer tissue specimens and used real-time reverse transcriptase PCR to detect and quantify the gene products.
ERICA SAVAGE, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #2351
erica-savage@uiowa.edu
B.A. Saint Olaf College, 2005
M.D. with Research Distinction, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2010
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Special Achievement in Pathology Award, 2010
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2009
Leadership and Excellence Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 4/2008
Post-sophomore pathology fellowship (externship), University of Iowa
Hospitals & Clinics, 2007-2008
W.R. Ingram Award for Superior Achievement in Medical Neuroscience, 2007
Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, UI Medical Student Research Day, 2006
J.T. McClintock Award in Biophysics and Physiology, 2006
Outstanding Achievement in Medical Biochemistry Finalist, Fall 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, 2004
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1) Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 6/2007-11/2009.
a) Investigated the validity of antibody expiration dates on primary antibodies used in immunohistochemistry with Dr. Barry R. DeYoung.
b) Worked on a project to determine the independent diagnostic accuracy of flow cytometry for FNA biopsies of lymphoproliferative disorders under the direction of Dr. Chris Jensen
2) Medical Student Summer Research Fellow, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 06/2006 - 08/2006
Investigated the role of sphingosine kinase and its role in regulating the respiratory burst in human macrophages with regard to its application to granulomatous diseases with Dr. David J. Kusner
JOHANNA SAVAGE, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #2331
johanna-savage@uiowa.edu
B.A. Saint Olaf College, 2005
M.D. with Research Distinction, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2010
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2009
Leadership and Excellence Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2008
Post-sophomore pathology fellowship (externship), University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 2007-2008
Outstanding Achievement in Medical Biochemistry, Finalist, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, 2004
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1) Research Assistant, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 10/2009 - 11/2009. Worked with Paul Rothman, M.D. in the Department of Internal Medicine.
During this 4 week research elective, I continued work begun in 2006 on the characterization of TIM proteins and their role in atopic disease and asthma in a mouse model.
2) Summer Research Fellow University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 05/2006 - 08/2006. Worked with Paul Rothman, M.D. in the Department of Internal Medicine.
Conduced twelve weeks of research focused on the role of TIM proteins and SOC-7 in the pathogenesis of atopic disease using a mouse model.
BRYAN STEUSSY, MD, Co-Chief Resident
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #2739
bryan-steussy@uiowa.edu
B.S. Iowa State University, 2005
M.D. with Teaching Distinction, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2010
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Post-sophomore pathology fellowship (externship), University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 1/09-12/09
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2008
Received a $500 grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for a Cover the Uninsured Week booth where students and professionals printed and signed letters to their congressional leaders urging them to make healthcare coverage a priority, 2006
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 08/2004 - 05/2005
Worked on a research project in the Department of Animal Science and Biochemistry with Dr. Don Beitz involving the isolation of cholesterol reductase from plant tissue.
PGY-2
ANNA DOLEZAL, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3601
anna-dolezal@uiowa.edu
B.A., B.S. Drake University, 2005
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2011
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Member of Alpha Omega Alpha
John and Kay Garland Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2011
J.M. Grimes Fisher Memorial Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2011
Selected via application to participate in clinical work in hospitals in Israel and the West Bank as well as refugee camps in Palestine, 2011
Post-Sophomore Pathology Fellowship (Externship), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, June 2008-June 2009
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Summer Research Fellow, University of Iowa Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 2006-August 2006. Studied the outcomes of surgical repairs of aortic stenosis.
OMAR JABER, MD
AP only
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3591
omar-jaber@uiowa.edu
M.D. University of Jordan, 2009
PREVIOUS TRAINING:
Internship, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan, July 2009 - June 2010
Anatomic Pathology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan, July 2010 - September 2011
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, Jordan University Hospital, Endocrinology Department, Amman, Jordan, July 2010. Studied the association between Hashimoto's thyroiditis and different types of Thyroid Cancer.
MARISA JACOB, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3616
marisa-jacob@uiowa.edu
M.D. Spartan Health Sciences University, Saint Lucia, 2011
CARLY RYSGAARD, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3620
carolyn-rysgaard@uiowa.edu
B.A. University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2004
M.D. University of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Phi Beta Kappa, 2004
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Associate, Hennepin County Medical Center: Emergency Department, June 2004-May 2007. Studied pain management, procedural sedation, and chemical dependency.
STEPHANIE STAUFFER, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3623
stephanie-stauffer@uiowa.edu
B.S. Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2006
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 2011
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Teaching Distinction Track, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2011
Post-Sophomore Pathology Fellowship (Externship), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, June 2008-June 2009
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, May 2007-August 2007. Maintained cell cultures for the laboratory and worked a project investigating the Role of the Bcl-2 Family Member BOK in Programmed Cell Death.
STEPHANIE WOOD, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3604
stephanie-wood@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Iowa, 2004
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, 2011
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Member of Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional Chemistry Fraternity
Post-Junior Pathology Fellowship (Externship), University of Iowa
College of Medicine, June 2009-June 2010
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
May 2004-June 2006 ; May 2007-Sept 2007
Studied hereditary hearing loss and performed clinical testing in a genetics research lab.
PGY-1
DEEMA ALKAPALAN, MD
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3689
deema-alkapalan@uiowa.edu
M.D. University of Damascus, Syria, 2007
PREVIOUS TRAINING:
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Damascus , November 2007-April 2010
AVA BHATTARAI, MBBS
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3693
ava-bhattarai@uiowa.edu
M.B.,B.S. Zainul Haq Sikder Mohila Medical College, Dkaha, 2002
PREVIOUS TRAINING:
Internship, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2001-February 2002
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, July 2007 – October 2010
GAGAN MATHUR, MBBS
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3743
gagan-mathur@uiowa.edu
M.B.,B.S. Dr. S.N. Medical College, 2010
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant , M.D.M. Hospital, Dr. S.N. Medical College, April – July 2011. Conducted retrospective analysis of diabetic admissions; studied microbiological and drug sensitivity profile of Jodhpur City.
ENAS YASSIN, MBChB
AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3779
enas-yassin@uiowa.edu
M.B.Ch.B, University of Al-Mustansiriyah, Iraq, 2004
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Associate, Washington University, St. Louis, MO and Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, July 2005 – September 2009. Studied molecular mechanisms by which fusion oncogenes cause acute leukemia.