Dante Dali, D.O.’13
Dante Dali, D.O.’13, is a third-year resident in the general surgery residency program at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He says he likely will pursue a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery.
DMU President Franklin honored with MLK Jr. Award
Through his life and leadership, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. demonstrated a deep commitment to helping others, an appreciation of diversity and active community participation. DMU President Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., has worked to follow his example
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Katie Sorensen, PA-C’10
Katie Sorensen, PA-C’10, joined St. Luke’s Pavilion Surgical Associates in Duluth, MN, in December. She had been a certified physician assistant in general surgery at Essentia Health. She is a fellow member of the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants.
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Megan Gustafson, PA-C’09, and Joshua Gustafson, PA-C’09
Megan Gustafson, PA-C’09, is primarily a stay-at-home mother of three young boys. She also works monthly at the Mercy Indianola Urgent Care Clinic in Indianola, IA. Her spouse, Joshua Gustafson, PA-C’09, practices in family medicine at UnityPoint Clinic – Internal
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James Matera, D.O.’89
James Matera, D.O.’89, is codirector of clinical integration at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ. This led to the development of a physician hospital organization entering into shared savings risk models and focusing on quality measures and the “triple aim”
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Lillian Fok, D.O.’03
Lillian Fok, D.O.’03, has practiced with the Veterans Health Administration for the past nine years. She has lived with her mother in Villa Park, IL, the past 10 years after serving in the U.S. Army.
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A gift of gratitude for Stroke Camp
LAST YEAR Kevin Klisares was on a turkey-hunting trip near Lake Rathbun in south central Iowa when he began to feel strange. Because he and his companions didn’t recognize the signs of what was happening to him, he didn’t go to
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Dominic Formaro, D.O.’05
Dominic Formaro, D.O.’05, joined Des Moines University’s department of specialty medicine in the division of surgery as an assistant professor beginning Jan. 7, 2016. He is a general surgeon practicing in Newton, IA. He has been active as a preceptor
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The doctor of race walking
By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post Much has been made of a recent addition to the Lower Umpqua Hospital District staff in Reedsport, OR. It turns out Stephanie Casey, D.O.’12, also has a connection with the Olympics. Casey was a
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Promoting the positives of emergency medicine
Working as a paramedic and volunteer firefighter in the Washington, DC, area gave Tommy Eales a passion for emergency medicine. “I saw a fair share of different medical calls. It was really fun working with the physicians,” says the third-year
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