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 and teachers 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. Classmates in your residency will share in the support and encouragement that will help you excel while at Iowa.

Residency Leaders Current Residents Residency Alumni

Department chair and faculty

Residency leaders

C Michael Knudson

C. Michael Knudson, MD, PhD

Program Director, Residency Program
Medical Director, Donor Center and Blood Bank
Blood Center Faculty
c-knudson@uiowa.edu
319-357-5129
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Nitin Karandikar

Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD

Chair and Department Executive Officer
Dr. Richard G. Lynch Chair in Experimental Pathology
nitin-karandikar@uiowa.edu
319-384-9609
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Daniel Griffin

Daniel Griffin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology
Associate Program Director, Residency Program
daniel-griffin@uiowa.edu
319-467-6175
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Matthew Krasowski

Matthew D. Krasowski, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor of Pathology
Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Services
Associate Program Director, Residency Program
matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu
319-384-9380
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Anthony Snow

Anthony Snow, MD

Associate Program Director, Residency Program
Associate Program Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
anthony-snow@uiowa.edu
319-353-8986
Academic Profile
Kelly Schnoebelen

Kelly Schnoebelen

Residency Program Coordinator
kelly-j-schnoebelen@uiowa.edu
319-384-5313

Current residents

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Residency alumni

YearGraduateAfter Residency
2026Sara BigelowSurgical Pathology with GU Emphasis Fellowship, University of Iowa Health Care
2026Natalie HeffronSurgical Pathology with GYN Emphasis Fellowship, University of Iowa Health Care
2026Aranza PinedoRenal Pathology Fellowship, Mass General Brigham and Women's Hospital
2026Juan José Sánchez RamírezHematopathology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2026Tanner Simonson Surgical Pathology with GI Emphasis Fellowship, University of Iowa Health Care
2025Scott AlbrightRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2025Mohamed EletrebiHematopathology Fellow, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
2025Amr MasaadehSurgical Pathology Fellow, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
2025Jane PersonsNeuropathology Fellow, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
2025 Kai RogersAcademic Pathology Research Fellow, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
2025Huy VuongUniversity of Medicine & Pharmacy, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
2024Mouaz AlsawasSurgical Pathology Fellow, MD Anderson, Houston, TX
2024Eyas AlzayadnehGynecologic and Breast Pathology Fellow, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2024Allen ChoiHead & Neck Surgical Pathology Fellow, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA
2024Nathanael ChristensenSurgical Pathology Fellow, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA
2023Audai AlrwashdehGynecologic Pathology Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
2023Bilge DundarCytopathology Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
2023Robert HumbleGenitourinary Pathology Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2023Alysa LerudCytopathology Fellow, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2022Rofieda AlwaqfiAssistant Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2022Nicole BeckerNeuropathology Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2022Saurav ChopraAssistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
2022Matt GosseClinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2022Tracy HalvorsonCardiac Pathology Fellow, Jesse E. Edwards Registry of Cardiovascular Disease, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2022Alexandra IsaacsonClinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2021Ibrahim AbukhiranAssistant Professor, GI Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2021Denise JacobClinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers University Medical School, Newark, NJ
2021Joseph LaakmanPathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, Winfield, Ill.
2021Meredith ParsonsClinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2021Mohammad ObeidatNephropathologist, Arkana Laboratories, Little Rock, AR
2021Jadon WiesePathologist, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa
2020Corey AllardPathologist, Pathology Medical Services, Lincoln, NE
2020Neha DhunganaPathologist, Dominion Pathology Associates, Roanoke, VA
2020Renee EigstiPathologist, Pathology Services of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI
2020Jhanvi KanotraClinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
2020Daniel PelletierPathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, Winfield, Ill.
2019Christina HodgsonPathologist, MAWD Pathology Group, Lenexa, Kan.
2019John LeePathologist, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa
2019Devin ShrockAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kan.
2019Rachel StarksFaculty, Sanford Imagenetics, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2019Aditi VidholiaClinical Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
2018Eric DestrampePathologist, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, Appleton, WI
2018Sarika GuptaPathologist, Bhatti GI Consultants, Edina, MN
2018Natalie MalvikAssistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis
2018Kendra PalmerCoroner, Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, Ramsey, Minn
2018Jon ThomasonPathologist, MAWD Pathology Group, Lenexa, Kan.
2018Sagar VishalPathologist, Pathology Consultants of Central Virginia, Lynchburg, VA
2017Craig DunsethPathologist, Citizens Memorial Health Care, Bolivar, Mo.
2017Amelia Fierro-FineSt. Cloud Pathologists, St. Cloud, Minn.
2017Matthew KeeneyPathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, Winfield, Ill.
2017Sydney RooneySt. Cloud Pathologists, St. Cloud, Minn.
2017Katie SchouweilerSt. Cloud Pathologists, St. Cloud, Minn.
2017Angela WuNeuropathologist, Carolinas Pathology, Charlotte, NC
2016Deema AlkapalanPathologist, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Covington, Ky.
2016Ava BhattaraiAssistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memphis, Tenn.
2015Anna DolezalPathologist, Central Oregon Pathology Consultants, Bend, Ore.
2015Marisa JacobAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester (NY)
2015Gagan MathurAssociate Professor, Clinical Pathology, University of California-Irvine
2015Carly RysgaardPathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, St. Cloud, Minn.
2015Stephanie StaufferClinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa
2015Stephanie WoodClinical Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas City, Kan.
2014Omar JaberConsultant Pathologist, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan
2014Michelle Kurt-MangoldPathologist, St. Cloud Pathologists, St. Cloud, Minn.
2014Brittany PakalniskisPathologist, Pathology Consultants, PC, Springfield, Ore.
2014Erica SavagePathologist, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
2014Johanna SavagePathologist, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore
2014Bryan SteussyPathologist, Pathology Medical Services of Siouxland, Sioux City, Iowa
2013Emilian RacilaAssociate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
2013Lori SinclairPathologist, MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa
2013Thomas WilsonPathologist, Winfield Pathology Consultants, Winfield, Ill.
2012John BlauClinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2012Michael GaileyPathologist, Colorado Pathology Consultants, Denver
2012Brian LinertAssistant Medical Examiner, Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Milwaukee
2012Joel MironPathologist, Saint Cloud Pathologists, Saint Cloud, Minn.
2011Ben DarbroAssociate Professor, Pediatrics, Director of Cytogenetics Lab, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2011Melissa MeierPathologist, Unipath, Denver
2011Joseph MitrosPathologist, Pathology Associates of Central Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
2011Marty PotashPathologist, Colorado Pathology Consultants, Denver
2011Rebecca WilcoxonAssistant Medical Examiner, Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Minneapolis
2010Shannon Gabriel-GriggsPathologist, Physicians Laboratory, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2010Leana GuerinPathologist, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kan.
2010Beth KilbornPathologist, Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Ill.
2010Ben KochPathologist, Essentia Health, Duluth, Minn.
2010Megan SamuelsonClinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2009Cory BernadtAssociate Professor, Washington University, St. Louis
2009Nathan LueckPathologist, West Suburban Pathology Consultants, Saint Louis Park, Minn.
2009Elizabeth ManionPathologist, Saint Luke’s Pathology Associates, Kansas City, Mo.
2009Matthew ZieskePathologist, Saint Cloud Pathologists, PA, Saint Cloud, Minn.
2008Ryan AskelandPathologist, Sanford Health Pathology-USD, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2008Adam BellPathologist, Pathology Associates Central Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
2008Michelle BleilePathologist, Physician’s Laboratory, Sioux Falls, S.D.
2008Elizabeth MoylePathologist, Colorado Pathology Associates, Arvada, Colo.
2008Andrew VanderheydenPathologist, Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa