It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form of acute brain failure for which no effective treatment is known. A study from Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers, led by …
DMU grad leads study showing music may decrease delirium in critically ill patients Read More
Jonathan Crosbie, D.O., an assistant professor of family and internal medicine at Des Moines University and a physician in the DMU Clinic, will participate in a one-hour special about the respiratory disease COVID-19 in a program on Iowa PBS on …
Ripul Panchal, D.O.’05, FACOS, FACS, is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of medicine as a neurosurgeon at the American Neurospine Institute PLLC, which has two locations in North Texas. Fellowship-trained and …
The patient, Sally, was a 12-year-old female who had surgery to treat Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, a childhood condition that occurs when blood supply to the femoral head of the hip joint is disrupted and the bone begins to die. The surgery …
A dozen DMU students and two faculty members recently sought to chip away at some of the basic barriers to health care access by spending part of a Sunday at Wat Phothisomphan, a Buddhist temple in Des Moines. They offered …
Students offer health screenings, hone skills at Buddhist temple Read More
Kristin Veneman, D.O.’01, is a neonatologist on a team of more than 40 pediatric specialists at Montana Children’s in Kalispell, MT. After completing her pediatric residency at Greenville Children’s Hospital in Greenville, SC, she operated a solo pediatric practice, Bear …
Chelsea Graham, D.O.’15, is a primary care physician in Rhode Island where she works at a community health center and teaches residents at the Brown Family Medicine Residency. She takes care of a large LGBT community and teaches residents about …
The explosion of a gas station near Des Moines University’s campus tossed a recent Saturday morning into chaos. Gas station employees and others in the vicinity who suffered burns, broken bones and other serious injuries were transported to DMU’s Olsen …
Gas station “explosion” sparks real-world learning Read More
Jana Van Rybroek, D.O.’13, joined The Group Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialists P.C. in Davenport, IA.
Saul Bresalier, D.O.’64, FAOCO, is an ophthalmologist with Eye Associates in Vineland, NJ. He also is affiliated with Shore Medical Center and Virtua Voorhees Health in South Jersey.
Brig. Gen. Marco Coppola, D.O.’89, assumed command of the newly activated 2nd Brigade, Texas State Guard. The 2nd Brigade, “Ad Omnia Parati” (“Ready for Anything”), covers 35 counties to provide emergency and disaster response including medical support, shelter operations, Emergency …
Farid Hassanpour, D.O.’92, M.B.A., was appointed chief medical officer at CenCal Health, the publicly sponsored health plan for Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, CA. He most recently was the chief medical director at Health Net and …