Our people are the heart of our program.
From the reception desk to the laboratory technicians, from the gross room to the molecular laboratory, from the blood bank to the FNA clinic, from the resident room to the faculty offices, you will find our people in our department interested and eager to help you become the best pathologist you can be.
At Iowa, you will be exposed to some of the best clinicians, teachers and researchers in our profession. We provide high-powered opportunities for you to learn career-long lessons from these dedicated professionals while maintaining an open-door philosophy and collegial atmosphere.
Department chair and faculty
Fellowship leaders
Carol J. Holman, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Medical Director of Hematopathology
Sheena Hovey
Title/Position
Fellowship and Externship Coordinator
Key faculty
Carol J. Holman, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Medical Director of Hematopathology
Grant Bullock, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Chair and Department Executive Officer
Dr. Richard G. Lynch Chair in Experimental Pathology
Prerna Rastogi, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Sergei Syrbu, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Current fellows
Past fellows
| Name | Education & Training | Years | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kumar, MBBS | MBBS: Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Pakistan, 2008–2014 Residency: P/CP, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, 2019–2023 | 2023–2024 | PChippenham Hospital, Richmond, VA |
| Olga Sazonova, MD | MD: Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia, 2000–2006 Residency: AP, University Laval, Quebec, 2014–2022 | 2022–2023 | Private Practice, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Quebec, Canada |
| Renee Eigsti, MD | BA: Johns Hopkins Univ., 2005–2009 MD: Univ. of Kansas, 2011–2015 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2015–2019 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2019–2020 | 2021–2022 | Pathologist, Pathology Services of Kalamazoo, MI |
| Christina Hodgson, MD | BA: Johns Hopkins Univ., 2005–2009 MD: Univ. of Kansas, 2011–2015 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2015–2019 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2019–2020 | 2020–2021 | Pathologist, MAWD Pathology, Lenexa, KS |
| Aditi Vidholia, MBBS | MBBS: Univ. College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, 2002–2006 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 2015–2019 | 2019–2020 | Radiation Research, University of Iowa College of Medicine |
| Craig Dunseth, MD | MD: Univ. of Missouri–Columbia, 2009–2013 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2013–2017 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2017–2018 | 2018–2019 | Pathologist, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO |
| Matthew Keeney, MD | MD: Loma Linda Univ., 2009–2013 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2013–2017 | 2017–2018 | Pathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, Winfield, IL |
| Dennis "Aaron" Reinke, MD | MD: Loma Linda Univ., 2012 Residency: Loma Linda Univ., 2012–2016 | 2016–2017 | Pathologist, Pathology Associates of North Texas PA, Wichita Falls, TX |
| Michelle Kurt-Mangold, MD | MD: Univ. of Iowa, 2010 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2010–2014 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2014–2015 | 2015–2016 | Pathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, PA, St. Cloud, MN |
| Bryan Steussy, MD | MD: Univ. of Iowa, 2010 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2010–2014 | 2014–2015 | Pathologist, UnityPoint Health & St. Luke’s, Sioux City, IA |
| Douglas Lynch, MD | MD: Univ. of South Dakota, 2009 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of South Dakota, 2009–2013 | 2013–2014 | Pathologist, Sanford Health Pathology Clinic, Sioux Falls, SD |
| Benjamin Koch, MD | MD: Univ. of Minnesota, 2006 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2006–2010 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | Pathologist, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN |
| Shannon Gabriel-Griggs, MD | MD: Univ. of Minnesota, 2006 Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Iowa, 2006–2010 Fellowship: Surgical Path, Univ. of Iowa, 2011–2012 | 2010–2011 | Pathologist, Physicians Laboratory, Sioux Falls, SD |