JeannetteMCapellaMD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Director, Trauma

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Office
1212 Pleasant St
Ste 211
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone+1 515-875-9770

Fax+1 515-875-9771

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.

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

PubMed

118 citations
Management of pulmonary contusion and flail chest: An eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice management guideline
Bruce J. Simon, James B. Ebert, Faran Bokhari, Jeannette Capella, Timothy A. Emhoff
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012-11-01
3 citations
High flow nasal cannula outside the ICU provides optimal care and maximizes hospital resources for patients with multiple rib fractures.
Carlos A Pelaez, Julie A Jackson, Mikayla Y Hamilton, Christopher R Omerza, Jeannette M Capella
Injury. 2022-09-01
285 citations
Teamwork Training Improves the Clinical Care of Trauma Patients
Jeannette Capella, Stephen A. Smith, Allan Philp, Tyler Putnam, Carol M. Gilbert
Journal of Surgical Education. 2010-11-01

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

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

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