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
Amani Bashir, MBBS
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program
Sheena Hovey
Title/Position
Fellowship and Externship Coordinator
Key faculty
Megan Samuelson, MD
Title/Position
Director of Anatomic Pathology
Amani Bashir, MBBS
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program
Andrew Bellizzi, MD
Title/Position
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Laila Dahmoush, MBChB
Title/Position
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Rostislav Ranguelov, MD
Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology
Chris Jensen, MD
Title/Position
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Anand Rajan, KD, MBBS
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Deqin Ma, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Medical Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory
Program Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
Anthony Snow, MD
Title/Position
Program Director, Residency Program
Associate Program Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
Current fellows
Past fellows
| Name | Emphasis | Education & Training | Years | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaa Al-Nattah, MBBS | GI | Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan (2004–2010) Internship: King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan (2010–2011) Residency: AP, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan (2012–2013, 2018–2019) Residency: AP/CP, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI (2019–2023) | 2023–2024 | Quest Diagnostics, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Robert Humble, MD, MS | MS: Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL (2012–2013) MD: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (2015–2019) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (2019–2023) | 2023–2024 | GU Fellowship, University of Michigan (2024–2025) | |
| Alysa Lerud, MD | Medical School: University of North Dakota (2015–2019) Residency: CP/AP, University of Iowa (2019–2023) | 2023–2024 | Cytopathology Fellow, University of Iowa (2024–2025) | |
| Nicole Becker, MD | MD: University of Iowa (2013–2018) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2018–2022) | 2022–2023 | Neuropathology Fellowship, University of Michigan | |
| Julie Eclov, MD, PhD | Medical School: University of South Dakota (2007–2016) Residency: AP/CP, University of Nebraska (2018–2022) | 2022–2023 | Cytopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa (2023–2024) | |
| Matthew Gosse, MD | GI | Medical School: University of Iowa (2013–2018) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2018–2022) | 2022–2023 | Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa |
| Alexandra Isaacson, MD | Medical School: University of Iowa (2013–2018) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2018–2022) | 2022–2023 | Bone & Soft Tissue Fellow, Cleveland Clinic (2023–2024) | |
| Ibrahim Abukhiran, MBBS | GI | Medical School: Jordan Univ. of Science and Technology (2009–2015) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2017–2021) | 2021–2022 | Faculty, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Denise Jacob, MD | Medical School: Spartan Health Sciences, Saint Lucia (2013–2017) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2017–2021) | 2021–2022 | Cytopathology Fellowship, Montefiore/Albert Einstein, NY | |
| Joseph Laakman, MD | Medical School: Univ. of Arkansas (2013–2017) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2017–2021) | 2021–2022 | Hematopathology Fellowship, Univ. of Utah/ARUP | |
| Mohammad Obeidat, MBBS | Medical School: Mutah University, Jordan (2007–2013) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2017–2021) | 2021–2022 | Renal Pathology Fellowship, Stanford | |
| Jadon Wiese, MD | Medical School: Univ. of Arkansas (2013–2017) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2017–2021) | 2021–2022 | Cytopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Corey Allard, DO | Medical School: Kansas City Univ. (2012–2016) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2016–2020) | 2020–2021 | Cytopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Neha Dhungana, MD | Medical School: University of Iowa (2011–2016) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2016–2020) | 2020–2021 | Cytopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Renee Eigsti, MD | Medical School: University of Iowa (2011–2016) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2016–2020) | 2020–2021 | Hematopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Daniel Pelletier, MD | Medical School: Univ. of Nebraska (2012–2016) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2016–2020) | 2020–2021 | Pathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, IL | |
| Jamaal Rehman, MD | GI | Medical School: Ross University (2009–2015) Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Chicago Northshore (2016–2020) | 2020–2021 | Pathologist, McHenry Pathology Associates, IL |
| Christina Hodgson, MD | Medical School: Univ. of Kansas (2011–2015) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2015–2019) Surgical Pathology Fellowship: Iowa (2019–2020) | 2019–2020 | Hematopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| John Lee, DO | Medical School: Rocky Vista University (2011–2015) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2015–2019) | 2019–2020 | Pathologist, Pathology Associates, Mason City, IA | |
| Devin Shrock, MD | Medical School: Univ. of Kansas (2011–2015) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2015–2019) | 2019–2020 | Cytopathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Rachel Starks | Medical School: Univ. of Iowa (2008–2015) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2015–2019) Surgical Pathology Fellowship: Iowa (2019–2020) | 2019–2020 | Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship, University of Iowa | |
| Yanmin Zhang, MB | GI | Medical School: Hubei Medical University, China (1994–1999) Residency: AP/CP, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago (2014–2018) Hematopathology Fellowship: Northwestern University (2018–2019) | 2019–2020 | Pathologist, Main Line Pathology Associates, PA |
| Sumaya Al Rawi, MBChB | Medical School: University of Baghdad (1996–2003) Residency: AP/CP, University of Minnesota (2012–2017) Fellowship: Cytopathology, University of Minnesota (2017–2018) | 2018–2019 | Pathologist, Bloomington Medical Laboratory Physicians, IL | |
| Isabelle Cui, MD | GI | Medical School: University of Maryland (2009–2013) Residency: AP/CP, Weill Cornell, NY (2013–2017) Fellowship: Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering (2017–2018) | 2018–2019 | Pathologist, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD |
| Jon Thomason, MD | Medical School: University of Kansas (2010–2014) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2014–2018) | 2018–2019 | Pathologist, MAWD Pathology, KS | |
| Neha Varshney, MBBS | Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, India (2004–2011) Residency: AP/CP, University of Toledo (2014–2018) | 2018–2019 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS | |
| Sagar Vishal, MD | Medical School: University of Arkansas (2008–2014) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2014–2018) | 2018–2019 | Pathologist, Fox Valley Pathologists, WI | |
| Craig Dunseth, MD | Medical School: University of Missouri (2009–2013) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2013–2017) | 2017–2018 | Citizens Memorial Hospital, MO | |
| Sydney Rooney, MD | Medical School: University of North Dakota (2009–2013) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2013–2017) | 2017–2018 | Pathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, MN | |
| Woodlyne Roquiz, DO | GI | Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2006–2010) Residency: AP/CP, ValleyCare Health & Loyola (2010–2014) Fellowship: Hematopathology, Loyola (2014–2015) Fellowship: Heme/Molecular, Beaumont (2016–2017) | 2017–2018 | Pathologist, Gastroenterology Consultants of North Shore, IL |
| Katie Schouweiler, MD | Medical School: University of North Dakota (2009–2013) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2013–2017) | 2017–2018 | Pathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, MN | |
| Angela Wu, MD | Medical School: University of Minnesota (2009–2013) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2013–2017) | 2017–2018 | University of Virginia, VA | |
| Deema Alkapalan, MD | Medical School: Damascus University, Syria (2007) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2012–2016) | 2016–2017 | Pathologist, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, KY | |
| Ava Bhattarai, MD | Medical School: ZH Sikder Mohila Medical College, Bangladesh (2002) Residency: AP/CP, Kasturba Medical College & University of Iowa (2007–2016) | 2016–2017 | Faculty, University of Tennessee, TN | |
| Omar Jaber, MD | Soft Tissue/Bone | Medical School: University of Jordan (2009) Residency: AP/CP, University of Jordan & University of Iowa (2010–2014) Fellowship: Surgical Pathology (2014–2015), Cytopathology (2015–2016), University of Iowa | 2016–2017 | Pathologist, University of Jordan |
| Stephanie Chen, MD | Medical School: University of Iowa (2011) Residency: AP/CP, University of Michigan (2011–2015) Fellowship: Dermatopathology, Michigan (2016–2017) | 2015–2016 | Clinical Asst. Professor, University of Iowa | |
| Anna Dolezal, MD | Medical School: University of Iowa (2011) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2011–2015) | 2015–2016 | Pathologist, St. Charles Health System, OR | |
| Marisa Jacob, MD | Medical School: Spartan Health Sciences Univ., Saint Lucia (2011) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2011–2015) Fellowship: Forensic Pathology, Hennepin County (2016–2017) | 2015–2016 | Pathologist, Saint Lucia | |
| Carly Rysgaard, MD | Medical School: University of Minnesota (2011) Residency: AP/CP, University of Iowa (2011–2015) | 2015–2016 | Pathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, MN |