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
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
Sheena Hovey
Title/Position
Fellowship and Externship Coordinator
Key faculty and staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Molecular Pathology Laboratory | |
| Ma, Deqin, MD, PhD | Program Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program and Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratories |
| Moore, Steven, MD, PhD | Neuromuscular Disease |
| Snow, Anthony, MD | Molecular Genetic Pathology and Surgical Pathology |
| The Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics | |
| Berberich, Stan, PhD | Newborn Screening |
| Bernat, John, MD, PhD | Clinical Geneticist |
| Calhoun, Amy, MD | Clinical Geneticist |
| Darbro, Benjamin, MD, PhD | Cytogenetics/Director |
| El-Shanti, Hatem, MB, BCh | Molecular Genetics/Director |
| Mathews, Katherine, MD | Neuromuscular Clinic/Director |
| Nagy, Jaime, PhD | Clinical Geneticist |
| Sheffield, Val, MD, PhD | Molecular Genetics |
| Sidhu, Alpa, MBBS, PhD | Clinical Geneticist |
| Smith, Richard, MD | Hearing Loss Clinic/Director |
| Stone, Edwin, MD, PhD | Eye Disease Clinic/Director |
| Associated Research Laboratories | |
| Campbell, Kevin, PhD | Neuromuscular Disorders |
| Howe, James, MD | Pathogenesis of Colon Cancer Syndromes |
| Lentz, Steve, MD, PhD | Molecular Determinants of Blood Clotting |
| Mathews, Katherine, MD | Genetics of Neuromuscular Disorders |
| Moore, Steven, MD, PhD | Neuromuscular Disease |
| Murray, Jeffrey, MD | Genetics of Craniofacial Development |
| O’Dorisio, Sue, MD, PhD | Biology of Neuroblastomas |
| Sheffield, Val, MD, PhD | Genetics of Obesity |
| Smith, Richard, MD | Genetics of Hearing Defects |
| Stone, Edwin, MD, PhD | Genetics of Eye Disease |