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Office
1212 Pleasant St
Ste 211
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-875-9770Fax+1 515-875-9771
Summary
- Jeannette Capella, MD, MEd, FACS is a general surgeon in Des Moines, IA and is affiliated with The Iowa Clinic and Iowa Methodist Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, surgical training at University of Florida - Jacksonville, and fellowship at Hartford Hospital, and has been in practice 24 years. She specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery. She is also a surgical educator who teaches medical students, surgical residents, APP's, nurses and practicing physicians of many specialties. Finally, she is a Medical Officer with the Trauma Critical Care Team which is a federal disaster response team and has deployed to various disasters for the last 22 years. She has more than 10 publications and over 500 citings in trauma, disaster medicine and surgical education.
Education & Training
- University of South FloridaGraduate Certificate, Global Disaster Management and Humanitarian Relief, 2013 - 2016
- University of GeorgiaMEd, Adult Education, Phi Kappa Phi, 2005 - 2007
- University of ConnecticutFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
- University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1999
- Boston Children’s HospitalResidency, Pediatric Surgery, 1994 - 1995
- University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleInternship, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1993
- University of South FloridaBA, Interdisciplinary Sciences, Cum Laude, 1986 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- IA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
- VA State Medical License 2002 - 2012
- FL State Medical License 1997 - 2007
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma AAST, 2011-2023
- Second Place, Faculty Poster Presentation Research Day Carilion Clinic, 2010
- Third Place, Quality Award Carilion Clinic, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 82 citationsCervical spine collar clearance in the obtunded adult blunt trauma patient: a systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the ...Mayur B. Patel, Stephen S. Humble, Daniel C. Cullinane, Matthew A. Day, Randeep S. Jawa
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015-02-01 - 117 citationsManagement of pulmonary contusion and flail chest: An eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice management guidelineBruce J. Simon, James B. Ebert, Faran Bokhari, Jeannette Capella, Timothy A. Emhoff
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012-11-01 - 285 citationsTeamwork Training Improves the Clinical Care of Trauma PatientsJeannette Capella, Stephen A. Smith, Allan Philp, Tyler Putnam, Carol M. Gilbert
Journal of Surgical Education. 2010-11-01
Grant Support
- Examining the Effectiveness of Gold Standard Training for Preparation of Evaluators Assessing Trauma Team Performance During Simulated ScenariosMETI (American College of Surgeons)2009–2010
- Trauma Surgery Simulation Software DevelopmentCarilion Clinic and Virginia Tech2006–2007
Committees
- Chair, eDMEP Committee, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma 2020 - Present
- Member, IMMC Disaster Committee 2018 - Present
- Member, IMMC Critical Care Committee 2018 - Present
- Member, Disaster Committee, AAST 2014 - Present
- Author, Practice Management Guidelines Committee, EAST 2004 - Present
- Member, Publications and Communication Committee, AAST 2016 - 2018
- Member, Research Committee, PTSF 2015 - 2018
- Member, Blair County Local Emergency Planning Committee 2014 - 2018
- Trauma Representative, UPMC Altoona Disaster Committee 2011 - 2018
- Member, Program Committee, EAST 2011 - 2014
- Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, ACS 2009 - 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association for the Surgery of TraumaMember
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaMember
- Member
Industry Relationships
- Medical Officer, International Medical Surgical Response Team - EastFederal disaster response team which deploys both internationally and domestically.2010 - Present
- Physician, Orphan Medical Network InternationalNGO doing annual medical missions to Zambia.2006 - 2013
- Medical Officer, NC-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team and NMRT-WMD-EastFederal disaster response team.2002 - 2010
- Medical Officer, National Medical Response Team - Weapons of Mass Destruction - CentralFederal disaster response team.2000 - 2002
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