Iowa Inflammation Program

12/02/2015

Greater Regional Welcomes New Provider
Erika Levis, MD Accepting New Patients Now! Call 641-782-2131!

The Greater Regional Medical Clinic is pleased to announce Erika Levis, MD, Family Medicine recently joined the Greater Regional Medical Clinic team.
Dr. Levis attended Grinnell College and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 2003. She then attended the University of Iowa College of Medicine where she obtained her medical degree. Dr. Levis completed her Family Medicine Internship at the Genesis Family Medicine Residency Program in the Quad Cities and her Family Medicine Residency at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. She also completed a research fellowship while at the University of Iowa.
Prior to joining Greater Regional Medical Center, Dr. Levis was employed by Unity Point Health Clinic. She will be joining the Greater Regional Medical Clinic Family Practice team of providers and is currently accepting new patients.
Dr. Levis recently moved to Creston from Des Moines. She is planning to marry in the Fall of 2016. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting and crochet projects, exercising outdoors and spending time with her family and friends.
An open house to welcome Levis to the community will be held Thursday, December 10, 2015, between the hours of 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Medical Arts Plaza Conference Room. The public is invited to attend.

10/26/2015

Iowa Inflammation Program 2015

08/17/2015

Read about The Woods’ first recipient of the Dr. Theresa L. Gioannini Endowment for Women in Science
http://smwc.edu/headlines/sets-me-apart/

For SMWC senior Dulce Chavez, the summer months were anything but a break. For the last 10 weeks, Chavez has represented SMWC at the University of Iowa

07/22/2015

As you may already know, Shankar Iyer is retiring and the Inflammation Program Group is having a retirement party for him on July 30th at noon in Kinnick III. Appetizers from Exotic India will be served. Shankar has contributed so much to the ID Division over the past ~ 3 decades and to the Inflammation Program since its inception. He will be deeply missed. If your calendars allow, please plan to attend. If you cannot attend, but would like to send an email to Dr. Nauseef and he will include it in the card and presentation.

11/20/2014

11/18/2014

Observation of snow from seattle

10/07/2014

Yellowstone, geysers, bacterial mats

10/01/2014

Actual size ~ 1.5-2X of a 2013 Honda Fit

06/19/2014

Bustling nightlife at the Inflammation Program

01/05/2014

In Loving Memory

Theresa Lee Gioannini
November 21, 1949 - January 4, 2014



MAY YOU CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US:
TO ENTER EACH DAY WITH A GENEROUS HEART. TO SERVE THE CALL OF COURAGE AND LOVE UNTIL WE SEE YOUR
BEAUTIFUL FACE AGAIN
IN THAT LAND WHERE THERE IS NO MORE SEPARATION, WHERE ALL TEARS WILL BE WIPED FROM OUR MIND, AND
WHERE WE WILL NEVER LOSE YOU AGAIN.

- JOHN O’DONOHUE, 2008

PLEASE VISIT:
POSTHOPE.ORG/REMEMBERING-THERESA

Our dear friend Theresa Gioannini passed away on January 4, 2014. We welcome family, friends and colleagues from around the world to celebrate and memorialize her here.

01/05/2014

A note from Jerry -
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of my life partner and our dear friend and colleague, Theresa Gioannini. Theresa died early Saturday morning (January 4th) at the age of 64 (1 million, base 2) after a valiant 2 ½ year battle against multiple myeloma.
In health, Theresa was the moral compass and biological engine of our family; a teacher and mentor extraordinaire; a friend of uncommonly selfless and generous qualities; and a scientist whose creativity and rigor made several seminal contributions possible in her studies of op**te and MD-2/TLR4 receptors.
In illness, Theresa was a model of stoic optimism and faith, never letting her medical challenges – however difficult – alter her focus on the well-being of her family and friends first, herself later.
Our family is planning a funeral mass/celebration for Theresa on Saturday, January 25th at the Newman Center, beginning at 10 AM for informal gathering, noon for the mass/celebration, and roughly 1:30 PM for an informal lunch and continued communing. We would be honored if you are able to attend. For Theresa, you were her universe,
Jerry

10/07/2013

Reminder - Annual Picture/Potluck Picnic is Friday, October 11th. Don't forget to bring your smile!