Program Administration
Samuel W. Jones, MD, FACS, FABA
Burn Fellowship Program Director
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Medical Director of the Burn Treatment Center
samuel-w-jones@uiowa.edu
Alexander Kurjatko, MD
Burn Fellowship Associate Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Tara Maurer
Academic Program Management Associate, Administrative Assistant Burn Treatment Center,Burn Fellowship Program Coordinator
Current Fellow
Bassel Hafez, MB, BCh
Advanced Fellow, 2026-2027
Medical school: Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Courtney Pina, MD
2026-2027
Medical School: Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Residency: Lenox Hill, Danbury Hospital
Former Fellows
Charles Voigt, MD, MMed
2024-2025
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA
Robertino Simpson, MD
2023-2024
Alexander Kurjatko, MD
2022-2023
Desmond Khor, MBBS
2020-2021
Former Fellows
Former Fellows
| Fellow | YEar |
|---|---|
| Tareq AlQasas, MBBS | 2019-2020 |
| Tareq Maraqa, MBChB | 2018-2019 |
| Kais Atmeh, MBBS | 2016-2017 |
| Ghassan Al-Ramahi, MD | 2015-2016 |
| Hadi Shaaban, DO | 2012-2013 |
| Nicole Bernal, MD | 2009-2010 |
| Gaurav Chandra, MD | 2008-2009 |
| Shady Al-Hayek, MD | 2007-2008 |
| Joseph Chung, MD | 2005-2007 |
| Roy Danks, DO | 2001-2002 |
| David Robinson, MD | 1992-1993 |
| Timothy Bower, MD | 1989-1990 |
| Mary Jeanne Krob, MD | 1983-1984 |
| Maja Sandberg, MD | 1982-1983 |
Faculty and Support Staff
Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery