Arguably the most followed doctor on social media, William Flanary, MD, is an ophthalmologist in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a global advocate, speaker, podcaster, and health educator. Known as “Dr. Glaucomflecken” to his six million social media followers, his often-humorous videos demystify medicine and educate the public on health policy.

Women who engage in light physical activity and lessen their sedentary time may significantly reduce the risk of key health problems during pregnancy, according to a new University of Iowa-led study.

Teri Wahlig, MD, MBA, serves as president and CEO of ChildServe, Iowa’s only children’s specialty hospital. Her leadership has been transformative — both for the organization and for the care provided to some of Iowa’s most medically complex pediatric patients. A neonatologist by training, Wahlig is known for the rare balance of vision, innovation, and clinical insight she brings to her role as a…

Throughout his career, William Scott, MD, has epitomized service: to his country; the subspecialty of pediatric ophthalmology; hundreds of medical students and resident and fellow physicians he trained and mentored; and hundreds of thousands of young patients across Iowa he treated. He helped establish Iowa KidSight, a statewide vision screening program for children. Even after retiring from the…

Charles Thornton, MD, is an internationally recognized expert on the mechanisms and treatment of myotonic dystrophy, one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy. His scientific breakthroughs about repeat expansion diseases helped uncover fundamental disease processes and paved the way for novel treatments now in clinical trials. As the Saunders Family Distinguished Professor in…

Early in his career at the University of Iowa, Professor Kevin P. Campbell tried to do everything himself in the lab. One weekend, however, a student offered to monitor the gels they were running—a common technique to separate biomolecules. When Campbell returned on Monday, he was greeted by his excited student eager to share the results.

University of Iowa Health Care will expand physician training programs across the state following federal approval of Iowa’s Medicaid Graduate Medical Education (GME) supplemental payment program – a critical step in addressing Iowa’s growing physician shortage.Iowa Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that it has secured approximately $49...

For decades, the Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium has shaped the careers of University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine students. Between the popular core year program — a yearlong series of required clinical rotations where students gain hands‑on experience in multiple specialties — and nearly two dozen advanced clerkships, around 80 UI medical students rotate through the Des…

Throughout her career, Roxie Albrecht, MD, FACS, FCCM, paired patient care as a trauma surgeon with transformational advocacy for better patient outcomes. During her 20 years as the Director of Trauma for University of Oklahoma Health, she led the state’s first Level 1 trauma center and coordinated trauma care system. Albrecht is an exemplar in her field who has served in leadership roles on 32…

Richard Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is a nationally recognized spinal cord injury researcher who has led the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine physical therapy department for the last twenty years. Under his research-driven direction, the program has consistently maintained a top five U.S. News & World Report ranking and has become the benchmark used by physical therapy departments…