Jeannette M Capella MD MEd, FACS, MAMSE
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Assistant Director, Trauma
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1212 Pleasant StSte 211Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone+1 515-875-9770
Fax+1 515-875-9771
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Summary
- Experienced Acute Care Surgeon skilled in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery, and Emergency General Surgery. Published Surgical Educator with a Masters in Adult Education from University of Georgia. Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the American College of Surgeons. Additional expertise in Disaster Response with a Graduate Certificate focused in Disaster Management from University of South Florida.
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
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2028
IA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ATLS Educator of the Year ACS, 2026
- Fellow, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma AAST, 2011, 2026
- Member, Academy of Master Surgeon Educators ACS, 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsManagement of pleural effusion in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: A systematic review and guideline.William C Chiu, Nikolay Bugaev, Kaushik Mukherjee, John J Como, George Kasotakis
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-02-01 - 5 citationsBuilding capacity for ATLS trauma education: role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants.Julie A Dunn, Alysia Wiley, Kim McFann, Craig Baumgartner, Brad Chernock
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2024-01-01 - 4 citationsAre trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons' disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Jay Doucet, David V Shatz, Lewis J Kaplan, Eileen M Bulger, Jeannette Capella
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023-01-01
Books/Book Chapters
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
Committees
- Chair, Disaster Committee 2024 - Present
- Member, IMMC Critical Care Committee 2018 - Present
- Member, IMMC Disaster Committee 2018 - Present
- Member, Disaster Committee, AAST 2014 - Present
- Author, Practice Management Guidelines Committee, EAST 2004 - Present
Professional Memberships
- American 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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