JeannetteMCapellaMD
General Surgery • Des Moines, IATrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Assistant Director, Trauma
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Office
1212 Pleasant St
Ste 211
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-283-1541Fax+1 515-875-9101- Is this information wrong?
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
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
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
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
- 1 citationsBuilding capacity for ATLS trauma education: role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants.Julie A Dunn, Alysia Wiley, Kim McFann, Craig Baumgartner, Brad Chernock, Jeannette Capella, Catherine Wilson, Melanie Hallman, Dennis Taylor, John Sutyak, Theresa Cam...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2024 Jan 1
- Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms.Katherine M Kelley, Mark L Gestring, Adam Fox, Jonathan Gates, Toscano, N., Capella, J., Newton, C., Bukur, M., Shatz, D., Winfield, R., Fallat, M., Kuhls, D., Glinik,...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023 Jan 1
- Are 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, Deborah A Kuhls, Mary Fallat, Kyle N Remick, Christopher Newton, Adam Fox, Randeep Jawa,...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023 Jan 1
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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
Hospital Affiliations
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical CenterDes Moines, Iowa
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIowa City, Iowa
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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