Health care is a team effort
Delivering exceptional patient care, educating future health professionals, and advancing innovative research all require a team of dedicated individuals united by a shared commitment to excellence - every hour of every day.
At UI Health Care, our employees collaborate closely across departments, across campus, and throughout the broader community. Their continued dedication reflects the strength, compassion, and character of our greatest asset: our people.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is defined by the dedication and integrity of its people. Our faculty are driven by a strong mission-centered approach, with an unwavering commitment to outstanding patient care, education, and research. We are fortunate to have a cohesive team of engaged, service-minded professionals.
Our department is home to a distinguished group of clinicians, researchers, and educators - national and international leaders in their fields. This expertise is balanced by the collaboration of experienced senior faculty and dynamic, forward-thinking junior faculty, all working together to advance the department’s goals.
In recognition of their excellence, members of our department - both faculty and staff - have received numerous awards and honors at the departmental, hospital, collegiate, university, national, and international levels.
Below are professional leadership and departmental accomplishments we are proud to highlight:
Departmental Awards and Recognitions
Professional Leadership and Recognition: Faculty and Non-Faculty
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Noelle Bowdler, MD
• Medical Director, Family Planning Council of Iowa (2008-present)
Catherine Bradley, MD, MSCE
• Elected to lead the American Urogynecologic Society. Vice President (2021), President-Elect (2022), President (2023), Immediate Past President (2024)
• Division Member, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
• Editor-in-Chief for Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gray Journal) (2019-present)
Nour Chanouha, MS (Non-Faculty)
• Board member and Chair of the Education committee, Arab Society of Genetic Counselors, 2023-2027
Lastascia Coleman, ARNP, CNM, MSN, FACNM
• Director-At-Large, Iowa A liate of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) (2017-2021)
• Treasurer, Emma Goldman Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa (2020-2021)
• Organizer, Iowa Section for the Institute for Medicaid Improvement Midwifery-Led Care Series (2020-2021)
• President, ‘March for Moms’ (2024-present)
Thomas Gellhaus, MD
• President of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists from 2017-2018
Michael Goodheart, MD
• Elected to lead the Heartland Association of Gynecologic Oncology. President-Elect (2024), President (2025)
Andrea Greiner, MD, MHA
• Medical Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health Maternal Pregnancy Screening Program (2012-present)
• Board of Directors, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2025-present)
Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, MD
• Medical Director for Family Planning and Title X, Iowa Department of Public Health (2019-present)
Teresa Horak MS, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, FAWHONN (Non-Faculty)
• Chair (2025), Chair Elect (2024) National Section Advisory Committee Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) District 4 Section Advisory Committee representative 2023, AWHONN Rural Health Summit Committee Chair 2025, Iowa AWHONN Section Chair, 2027-2021, and Iowa AWHONN Leadership Committee 2010-present
Alexa Iben, MHA (Non-Faculty)
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Association of Managers of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2024-2025
Rachel Maassen, MD, MBA
• Member, UIP Executive Committee Strategic Investment Subcommittee, University of Iowa Health Care (2019-present)
• Chief of Staff, University of Iowa Health Care (2021-present)
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Stephanie Radke, MD, MPH
• Director, Iowa Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Program (2020-present)
• Co-Founder and Medical Director, Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (IMQCC) (2020-present)
• Co-Director, Iowa Statewide Perinatal Care Program (2024-present)
• Executive Director and Obstetrics Lead, Iowa Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (IPQCC) (2024-present)
• Chair, Iowa Maternal Mortality Review Committee, Iowa Medical Society (2023-present)
• Invited Member, National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) Executive Committee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023-present)
• Chair, National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, Rural A nity Group (2024-present)
Donna Santillan, PhD
• University of Iowa Leadership in Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research (2024)
Kendra Schaa, ScM (Non-Faculty)
• Chair (2019), E ciency Subcommittee, Vice Chair (2020), Chair, (2021) of Access and Service Delivery Committee, National Society of Genetic Counselors
Amy Sparks, PhD, HCLD
• Elected to lead Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART); President-Elect (2017-2018), President (2018-2019), Past President (2019-2021), Secretary-Treasurer (2022-present)
• Vice President, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) (2024-present)
Colleen Stockdale, MD, MS
• Immediate Past President, International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disorders (2022-present)
• Co-Chair, Vaginitis Committee of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disorders (2022-present)
Renata Thoeny, MS (Non-Faculty)
• Junior Co-Chair of Prenatal SIG, National Society of Genetic Counselors, 2025-2027
Bridget Toomey, MS, CPC, CPPM, CPCO (Non-Faculty)
• Chair, Communications Committee, National Advisory Board, AAPC, 2022-2024
• Coding and Reimbursement Subcommittee, Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2020-2026
Vincent Wagner, MD
• Recipient of the Foundation of Women’s Cancer’s Research Grant in Honor of Dr. Ginger Gardner. (2024)
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Board Examiners
• Holly-Marie Bolger, DO, MSCP (OBGYN)
• Noelle C. Bowdler, MD (2005-2022) (OBGYN)
• Catherine Bradley, MD MSCE (Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery)
• Hakan Duran, MD (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility)
• Michael Goodheart, MD (2004-2021) (Gynecologic Oncology)
• Jesus Bosquet Gonzalez, MD PhD (Gynecologic Oncology)
• Andrea Greiner, MD MHA (Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
• Christian Pettker, MD (Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
Faculty: Honors, Awards, Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements
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David Bender, MD
• 2022 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching
• 2023 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
• 2023 - 24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Healthcare Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nature for patient experience
• 2011-25 Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 15 Years
Holly-Marie Bolger, DO, MSCP
• 2017 Clinical Teaching Award, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO
• 2019 Top Docs Runner Up in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 417 Magazine, Springfield, MO
• 2023 GME Excellence in Clinical Coaching, Coach of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
• 2021-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nature for patient experience
• 2024 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
Noelle Bowdler, MD
• 2019 Excellence in Quality Award, University of Iowa Physicians
• 2021 SASGOG Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Care for Women and Career Development of academic specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2022 University of Iowa Medical Student Faculty Teach of the Year Award for OBGYN
Catherine Bradley, MD, MSCE
• 2016-17 Big 10 Academic Alliance Leadership Fellow, University of Iowa
• 2017 Award for Excellence in Clinical Research in OBGYN for “Pessary Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Self Care vs. Office Care”
• University of Iowa Annual Student Medical Research Day (mentor/senior investigator)
• 2021 Carl V. Gisolfi Research Award for Excellence in Health and Human Physiology for “Prolapse, Pelvic Pain, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction”.
• University of Iowa Annual Student Medical Research Day (mentor/senior investigator)
• 2024 liveWell Wellness Hero, University of Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2013-25 Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 15 Years
• 2019-25 Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly
Chris Clark, MD
• 2020 Dr. McDonough Scholarship Award for Outstanding Resident Research, Medical College of Georgia
• 2021-25 T32 Training Grant HL007344, University of Iowa (PI Mark Santillan, MD PhD)
Lastascia Coleman, CNM, ARNP, MSN, FACNM
• 2018 OBGYN Clerkship APP Teach of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (CCOM), Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 Affiliate of the Year, Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice, Top performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
• 2019 Featured as “Woman in Medicine” for Carver College of Medicine (CCOM)
• 2021 40 Under 40 Corridor Business Journal
• 2021 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award
• 2022 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2022 The Ben Pardini Interdisciplinary Teaching Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2022-23 Research Fellowship, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Midwifery Workforce Research Project
• 2019 You Make A Difference Award, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2021-25 Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, American College of Nurse-Midwives (FACNM). The fellowship in the FACNM is an honor bestowed upon those midwives who demonstrated leadership within ACNM, clinical excellence, outstanding scholarship, and professional achievement have merited special recognition both within and outside of the midwifery profession.
Laura Dellos, CNM, ARNP, MSN
• 2017-19 Clinical Leaders in Informatics Development Program
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice – Top Performer in VBAC, ACHM Benchmarking project
• 2022 Clinical Star Award, American College of Nurse Midwives
• 2022-24 Patient Choice Award, UI Healthcare Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Megan Drey, CNM, ARNP, MSN
• 2024 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Healthcare Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Eyup H. Duran, MD
• 2022 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Healthcare Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nature for patient experience
Abey Eapen, MBBS, DRCOG, PhD FCRI
• 2018 RESPONSE RCT study presentations elected as one of the few pre-program press release for 2018 ESHRE
• 2019 One of the top 20 data requests for research proposal, Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology research team 2020
• 2019 RESPONSE study manuscript selected by Human Reproduction Journal as HR alert manuscript for that issue
• 2019 One of the top 10 Resident Teachers – AY 2019-20, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2021 Golden Apple Award for Faculty Teacher, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2023 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience - Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2024 Investment in Strategic Priorities Award, Dean’s Office, University of Iowa Healthcare, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2024 One of the top 20 data requests for a research proposal, Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology Research Team
• 2023-24 CREST (Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training) Scholar
Kelly Ferroni, MD
• 2017 Award for Excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) 2018 Medical Student Teaching Award – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• 2020 Graduate Medical Education Teaching Recognition, Gundersen Health Center
• 2022-24 UI Healthcare Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Colette Gnade, MD
• 2017 Best Poster: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AUA Annual Meeting for “The Influence of an Electronic Medical Record Embedded Best Practice Alert on Rate of Hospital Acquired Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
• 2019 Resident Teacher - Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching, University of Iowa
• 2020 Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology Award, University of Iowa
• 2020 ASCCP Resident Award, University of Iowa
• 2020 Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, University of Iowa, One of 28 individuals nominated from 800 residents and fellows from honors in clinical education.
• 2021 SLS Outstanding MIS Resident Achievement Award, University of Iowa
• 2023 Outstanding Fellow Instructor, Indiana University
Jesus Gonzalez Bosquet, MD, PhD
• 2014-25 Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 10 Years
• 2017 Foreign Academic Correspondent, Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. Presenting the study: “Rediciion de la respuesta a quimioterapia en cancer de ovario. Reial Academia de Medicina de Catalunya
Michael Goodheart, MD
• 2014-25 Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 10 Years
• 2022 & 23 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% Providers for Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amber Goodrich, CNM, ARNP, MSN, FACNM
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice – Top Performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
• 2019 Exemplary Affiliate Award, ACNMN
• The Iowa Affiliate was awarded the Exemplary Affiliate Award on a regional level. This award was achieved after I was nominated as president of the Iowa Affiliate of ACNM.
• 2022 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% Providers in the nation for patient experience
Andrea Greiner, MD, MHA
• 2017-25 Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 5 Years
• 2019-25 Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly
Serena Banu Gumusoglu, MSc, PhD
• 2017 DeLTA Center Interdisciplinary Award
• 2017 Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Best Paper Award
• 2017 Carver College of Medicine Trainee Scholar Award
• 2018 Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award
• 2018 Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
• 2018 Carver College of Medicine Trainee Scholar
• 2019 Ballard Seashore Dissertation Fellow
• 2020 American Association of University Women American Fellow
• 2020 NIH Outstanding Scholar in Neuroscience Award
• 2020 Rex Montgomery Dissertation Prize
• 2015-20 University of Iowa Graduate Recruitment Fellow
• 2021 Women in Science COVID-19 WIST Fund Award
• 2021 AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, 3.84 percentile score
• 2020-21 DeLTA Center Interdisciplinary Award
• 2022 J.J. Neiman-Brown Award Winner
• 2022 UIPDA Postdoctoral Travel Award
• 2023 Invited Speaker, Perinatal Research Society NIH-Reckitt Mead Johnson, Nutrition Young Investigator Workshop Class of 2023 and BW
• 2023 Iowa Computation Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Top Poster Award
• 2023 UI Office of the Vice President for Research Discovery and Innovation Postdoc Award
Laura Hanna-Bergen, ARNP, CNM, PMHNP
• 2018 OBGYN Clerkship APP Teach of the Year Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
• 2019 Affiliate of the Year, Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice – top Performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, MD
• 2019 Society of Family Planning Top 10 Most Talked About Abortion Articles published in 2019
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experiences
• 2022 The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Care for Women and Career Development of academic specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2023 Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award, UI Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women
Michael Haugsdal, MD
• 2017 Michael P. Aronson Scholarship/Travel Award, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) 266h Annual Postgraduate Course in Advanced Gynecologic Surgery
• 2018 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
• 2019 Finalist for M3 Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, Univ. of Iowa Carver College of Medicine), Iowa City, IA
• 2020 M4 Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2022 Commencement Speaker, 2022 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2023 You Make a Difference Award, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2023 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Emily Hill, MD
• 2016-20 Top 10 OBGYN Residency Teachers, University of Iowa Department of OBGYN
• 2020 Golden Apple Award for Faculty Teacher, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2022 & 23 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Kathryn Huber-Keener, MD, PhD
• 2017 Resident Teacher - Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching
• 2018 Outstanding MIS Resident Award, The Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons/University of Iowa OBGYN Department
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
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Sarah Jones, CNM, ARNP, NP-C, MSN
• 2023 You Make a Difference Award, University of Iowa Health care, Iowa City, Iowa
Kimberly Keene, MD, MCR
• 2017 Fellow Teaching Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
• 2022 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
Joseph Kowalski, MD
• 2019 Leadership Program, American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)
Jessica Kresowik, MD
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Rachel Maassen, MD, MBA
• 2019 You Make A Difference Award, University of Iowa HealthCare, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2020 The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Care for Women and Career Development of academic specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Abigail Mancuso, MD
• 2016 Resident Teacher - Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching, University of Iowa
• 2017 Resident Teacher - Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching, University of Iowa
• 2018 Vivere Scientific Advisory Board Travel Grant for ASRM Annual Meeting, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Denver, CO
• 2022 & 23 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Eugenia Mazur, MD
• 2020 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
Megan McDonald, MD, MHPE
• 2017 Fellow Teacher of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (CCOM), Iowa City, Iowa
• 2021 2021 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2024 Nominated for UIP Clinical Recognition Award, Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City, Iowa
Rachel Mejia, DO
• 2017 NIH/NICHD Young Investigators Conference Award
• 2017 Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Travel Award
• 2018 CREST Scholar, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) at Duke University, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
• 2017-19 Contraception and Infertility Loan Payment Program Award, NIH $70,000
• 2019 Investigator Achievement Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• 2019-22 Research Grant, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, $35,000
• 2020-22 Contraception and Infertility Loan Payment Program Award – NIH $100,000
• 2022 Outstanding Paper Award, oral abstract presented at Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
• 2020-25 Research Grant, Society for Reproductive Investigation Grant for 2020-2021, $20,000 with no cost extension
Miriam Murray, MD
• 2017 Outstanding Medical School Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
• 2018 Jack A. Klieger Award for Resident Research, Medical College of Wisconsin
• 2019 Best Resident Teacher of the Year, Medical College of Wisconsin
• 2023-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2024 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching
Rosemary Onduso, BSN, RN, DNP, CNM
• 2021 Bentson Scholarship, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN
• 2022 Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation Scholarship, Minnesota Nurses Association
• 2023 Terry Graner Scholarship for Nursing Excellence, Allina Health, The Mother Baby Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2023 Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
Christian Pettker, MD
• 2017 David Nagey, MD Perinatal Outreach Award; ACOG District I/IV
• 2018 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APG) Excellence in Teaching Award; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine
• 2018 Top 10% Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2019 United Hospital Fund Excellence in Health Care Award for Quality Improvement Champion
• 2019 YNHH “Great Catch” Award for HRO and safety behavior
• 2019 Innovation in Education Poster Award, Yale School of Medicine Medical Education Department
• 2014-24 “The Best Doctors in America” List and Connecticut Magazine “Top Doctors”
Stephanie Radke, MD, MPH
• 2023 Excellence in Quality Award, University of Iowa Physicians, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2023 Emerging Maternal Child Health Professional Award for Region VII, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Jaclyn Roman, CNM, ARNP, MS
• 2020 Certificate of National Best Practices – Top performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
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Donna Santillan, PhD
• 2017 Featured in University of Iowa Dare to Discover Campaign, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2017 & 18 Inventor Award, University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2018 Wellness Award for Lab, UI Wellness, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 - 1 of 4 faculty featured in University of Iowa Women in Medicine Month Campaign, University of Iowa
• 2020 & 22 University of Iowa Research Foundation Inventor Award
• 2024 Leadership in Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Mark Santillan, MD, PhD
• 2017 Invited Presenter, PRE-EMPT, London, United Kingdom
• Invited to attend and present at the invitation only PRE- EMPT meeting of international perinatal /preeclampsia researchers (London). Elected Member PRE-EMPT (PI: Peter von Dadelszen) is a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded international initiative to improve prevention, monitoring, treatment, collaboration, and knowledge translation in preeclampsia.
• 2017 Invited Speaker, Tox Talx, California
• Invited to attend and present at the invitation only Tox Talx meeting of international preeclampsia researchers (California)
• 2017 & 18 University of Iowa Research Foundation Inventor Award
• 2018 Invited Speaker, NIH: NHLBI & NICHD
• Invited to speak and moderate breakout sessions as part of an expert panel at the NIH main campus for an NIH workshop entitled “Predicting, Preventing, and Treating Preeclampsia
• 2021 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
Sarah Shaffer, DO, MME
• 2018 APGO eBulletin “UMEC Spotlight on Faculty Development: Meet Sarah Shaffer, DO”, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
• 2019 Finalist for M3 UI Health Care Faculty of the Year, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 Finalist for M4 UI Health Care Faculty of the Year, Carver College of Medicine , University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Care for Women and Career Development of academic specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2021 APGO ASL Recent Alumni Research Award for “Best Oral Presentation” for “Recharging Virtual Learning Through a Pandemic” at 2021 APGO Virtual FDS
• 2021 Third Place Oral Abstract Award for “Our First Rodeo: Maximizing Medical Education in a Pandemic” at 2021 virtual CAAM
• 2021-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2022 UI PA Program Preceptor of the Year Award, Carver College of Medicine (CCOM), University of Iowa
• 2023 Nominated for Preceptor of the Year, University of Iowa Department of Physician Assistant Studies DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Christina Shutters, CNM, ARNP, MSN
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice – Top Performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
• 2019 You Make a Difference Award, University of Iowa Health care, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2020-21 Doctoral Fellowship Award
• 2022 Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine 2022 Preceptor of the Year Nominee
• 2021-22 Myrtle Aydelotte Doctoral Education Fund in Nursing Scholarship
• 2022-24 Eloise Zeller Leinfelder Scholarship
Margaret Smollen, MD, PC
• 2023 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2024 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching
Amy Sparks, PhD, HCLD
• 2017 Service Milestone Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, AL
• 2017-24 Star Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, AL Awarded for presenting at least 9 out of 10 successive years at the annual meeting/scientific congress.
• 2024 Service Milestone Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, AL Awarded for 15 years of service
• 2024 Service Award, Society of Reproductive Biology and Technology, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, AL. Awarded for Service and Leadership
Christina Sprague, CNM, ARNP, MSN
• 2017-25 Honoring You, Service on Perinatal Review Team and Pediatrics Service, Unity Point Clinics, Muscatine, Iowa
Laura Steers, MD
• 2019 Resident Teacher - Golden Apple for Excellence in Teaching, University of Iowa
• 2020-21 Resident recipient, Excellence in Laparoscopic Surgery American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
• 2020-21 The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident recipient for SASGOG Award for demonstrating promise in the eld of general obstetrics and gynecology
• 2021-22 Resident Achievement Award for Outstanding Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons
• 2021-22 Chief Resident Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Healthcare
Colleen Stockdale, MD, MS
• 2017-19 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Recognition of hard work and dedication to profession
• 2017-21 Listed in “Who’s Who in the World"
• 2017 Nominee for M3 Senior Faculty of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2017 Fetal Monitoring Credentialing Program, The Perinatal Quality Foundation
• 2018 & 19 Award of Merit (Annual Clinical Meeting Program Director), American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
• 2018 Medical Student Recruitment Award Nominee, ACOG
• 2018 Outstanding Citizen of the Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 First highest rated lecturer at Conference on Perinatal Resources, Inc, Hilliard, OH
• 2019 Family Medicine Residency Recognition, University of Iowa Department of Family Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2019 Faculty Focus, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (CCOM), Iowa City, Iowa.
• 2020 Burton Krumholz Lifetime Legacy Award, ASCCP, Recognizes an individual who has been responsible for ongoing long-term project (Comprehensive Colposcopy Course)
• 2020 Meritorious Service Award, ASCCP, Recognizes exemplary service to the Society or Discipline of Anogenital and HPV-related diseases
• 2020 Presidential Award, ASCCP
• 2020 Service Recognition Award for Management Guidelines, ASCCP
• 2021 Nominated for HealthTap “Top Doctor Award”
• 2021 Award of Merit, ASCCP. From ASCCP Board of Directors for being a program director, a faculty member, and editor for the Online Comprehensive Colposcopy Course
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2022 ASCCP Service Recognition Award (for service on the Board of Directors)
• 2024 Award of Merit, ASCCP From ASCCP Board of Directors for Contributions to the Mobile App Task Force
Kristina Thiel, PhD
• 2017 Finalist, Research Innovation and Rising Star (Under 40) Categories, Iowa Women of Innovation (TAI)
• 2019 Finalist, Research Innovation Category, Iowa Women on Innovation, Technology Association of Iowa (TAI)
• 2021 K22 Transition Career Development Award (NCI), Impact score of 17 on 1st submission
• 2021 Lead Guest Editor, Special issue on p53 in Gynecologic Cancers
• 2021 Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on Personalized Medicine in Gynecologic Cancer
• 2020-25 Academic Editor, Disease Markers
Bradley Van Voorhis, MD
• 2008-18 ASRM Star Award, American Society for Assisted Reproductive Medicine
• 2018 Fertility and Sterility Exemplary Reviewer Award
• 2019 ASRM Service Milestone Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• 2019 Prize Paper Award for Outstanding Clinical OBGYN Research by Emily Capper, MD University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Medical Student Research Day, Iowa City, Iowa. Mentor for Emily Capper, MD
• 2019 Award for Achievement, Distinguished Alumni Award, Carver College of Medicine
• 2023 Fertility and Sterility Science Reviewer of the Year
• 2003-25 F.K. “Ted” Chapler Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Iowa College of Medicine
Vincent Wagner, MD
• 2024 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Kelly Ward, MD
• 2017 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching
• 2019 Faculty Association of Professors Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Student Teaching Award
• 2020 Nominated for the M3 Faculty of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2020 Nominated for the M4 Faculty of the Year, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2022-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
• 2024 IRL G.E.M. Award (Going the Extra Mile), University of Iowa Healthcare
Corbin Weaver, MD
• 2018 Karolinska Institute Exchange Program Scholarship
• 2021 American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Resident Award
• 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award, DMS Women’s Health Clerkship
• 2022 Humanism in Medicine Award
Rebecca Winnike, CNM, ARNP, MSN
• 2019 Certificate of National Best Practice, Top Performer in VBAC, ACNM Benchmarking Project
• 2020 Apple Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa Award for teaching medical students in OBGYN
Non-Faculty: Honors, Awards, Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements
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Rihana Al-Ghalayini, MSN, BA, RN-BC
• 2020 100 Great Iowa Nurses
Nour Chanouha, MS
• 2022 National Society of Genetic Counselors ART/Infertility SIG research grant award, “Defining the Emerging Role of Genetic Counselors Within an Established Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)/Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Clinic”
Abby Bartolo-Costello, ARNP, BC, MSN
• 2024 Elected as a fellow for The International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease
Anna Conroy, PA-C
• 2023 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Diane Elas, ARNP, MSN, FNP-BC
• 2023-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Amy Ellsworth, MSN, RN
• 2020 100 Great Iowa Nurses
Jeanna Forman MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, CSHE
• 2020 100 Great Iowa Nurses
Dale Geerdes
• 2021 Circle of Excellence award, Association of Managers of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Courtney Goad, PA-C
• 2023-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Nicole Goff, DNP, ARNP, RN, WHNP, ARNP
• 2023-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Elizabeth Graf, PA-C
• 2024 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Teresa Horak MS, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, FAWHONN
• 2024 Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Fellow
• 2025 Award of Excellence in Leadership, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Alexa Iben, MHA
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Association of Managers of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2024-2025
Jessie Koch, BSN, MSN, ARNP
• 2024 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
N - Z
Courtney Nobis, BSN, RN, C-EFM
• 2024 Improving our Improving Our Workplace Award (IOWA), for her work on developing a policy and work ow for patients who experience early pregnancy loss or bleeding in pregnancy to receive their Rhogam and methotrexate in the Quad Cities area to improve access to care at UI Health Care
Kendra Schaa, ScM
• 2019 National Society of Genetic Counselors Prenatal SIG research grant award, “Prenatal Genetics Education for Rural Health Care Providers: A Pilot Project”
Debra Schnoor, ARNP, AOCN
• 2023-24 Patient’s Choice Award, UI Health Care Office of the Patient Experience Top 10% of providers in the nation for patient experience
Renata Thoeny, MS
• 2022 National Society of Genetic Counselors ART/Infertility SIG research grant award, “Defining the Emerging Role of Genetic Counselors Within an Established Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)/Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Clinic”
Bridget Toomey, MS, CPC, CPPM, CPCO
• 2017 AAPC Fellow- Recognizing Ongoing Excellence and Expertise in the Business of Health Care • 2022 Forty Under 40, Corridor Business Journa
Ultrasound Team
• 2022 Improving Our Workplace Award (I.O.W.A) Team Award, for the creation of their new float structure which has helped reach patients at all our clinical locations
Nanci Wieneke
• 2022 Program Coordinator Excellence Award, GME UI Health Care
Alyssa Wood, ARNP, DNP
• 2024 Good Catch Award, UI Health Care