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
Bradley Ford, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology
Sheena Hovey
Title/Position
Fellowship and Externship Coordinator
Key faculty and staff
Bradley Ford, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology
Meredith Parsons, MD
Title/Position
Co-Director, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Selective
Clinical Assistant Professor
Blood Center Faculty
Kunatum Prasidthrathsint, MD
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Past fellows
| Name | Education & Training | Years | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Scott, MD | BS: University of Oklahoma, 2010–2014 MD: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2014–2020 Residency: CP, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2020–2023 | 2023–2024 | Genetic Molecular Fellow, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| Meredith Parsons, MD | BS: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2007–2011 MD: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2013–2018 Residency: CP, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2018–2021 | 2021–2022 | Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Hasan Samra, MD | Medical School: MD, Syrian Private University, 2007–2014 Residency: AP/CP, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, 2016–2020 | 2020–2021 | Faculty, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga. |
| Harry Porterfield, DO | Medical School: Rocky Vista University, 2007–2012 Residency: Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 2012–2016 Additional Training: – Fellowship, General Medicine, Univ. of Iowa, 2017–2019 – Fellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology, UI Health Care, 2018–2019 | 2016–2017 | Staff Clinician, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, Md. |
| Daniel Marko, BMBS | Medical School: Flinders University of South Australia, 2001–2004 Residency: AP/CP, University of California, Davis, 2005–2009 Additional Training: – Hematopathology/Immunopathology Fellowship, UC Davis, 2009–2010 – Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa, 2012–2013 | 2010–2012 | Hematopathologist, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Transfusion Medicine Consultant, Canadian Blood Services Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Sophie Arbefeville, MD | Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada, 2002 Residency: AP/CP, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 2004–2008 Additional Training: – Clinical Microbiology Fellowship, UIHC, 2008–2009 – Research Clinical Microbiology Fellowship, UIHC, 2009–2010 | 2008–2010 | Assistant Medical Director of Clinical Microbiology & Virology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| Alan Junkins, PhD | Medical School: University of Wisconsin, 1991 Additional Training: Clinical Microbiology Fellowship, UIHC, 2007–2009 | 2007–2009 | Chief of Microbiology, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY |