Current Fellows
Prasad Bhandary, MBBS
(2010-2013)
Medical School: M.S. Ramaiah Med College & Hospital
Residency: State University of New York Stony Brook (SUNY)
Research Focus: The developmental biology of globin chain switching
Research Mentor: John A.Widness, MD (Division of Neonatalogy)
Contact e-mail: prasad-bhandary@uiowa.edu
Gary Kummet, MD
(2011-2014)
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks
Residency: University of Iowa
Research Focus: Evaluation of noninvasive respiratory support for premature infants with lung disease.
Research Mentor: Tarah Colaizy, MD (Division of Neonatology)
Contact e-mail: gary-kummet@uiowa.edu
Erica LeClair, MD
(2011-2014)
Medical School: Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion
Residency: University of Iowa
Research Focus: The effect of CFTR knockout on pulmonary development in a porcine model system
Research Mentor: Paul B. McCray, MD (Division of Allergy & Pulmonology)
Contact e-mail: erica-leclair@uiowa.edu
Larry Meyer, MD
(2011-2014)
Medical School: Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion
Residency: University of Iowa
Research Focus: Autistic features of growth restricted, leptin deficient, and sertraline exposed mouse models
Research Mentor: Robert Roghair, MD (Division of Neonatology)
Contact e-mail: lauritz-meyer@uiowa.edu
Jessica White, MD
(2012-2015)
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: University of Iowa
Contact e-mail: jessica-white@uiowa.edu
Michelle Kompare, MD
(2012-2015)
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Residency:University of Iowa
Contact e-mail: michelle-kompare@uiowa.edu