Overview
Jeannette Capella, MD joined The Iowa Clinic to be part of a trusted, physician governed healthcare organization that provides quality patient care. She values a culture of compassionate, hardworking physicians who care about their patients and colleagues. Dr. Capella comes to the clinic with nearly 20 years of experience, most recently as the Assistant Director of Trauma at UPMC Altoona in Pennsylvania. Being a trauma surgeon provides daily challenges; one never knows who or what is coming through the door next. Since nearly every patient she sees is probably going through the worst day of their life, she finds her role as their surgeon instantly gratifying. She is rewarded by being able to make a meaningful impact on their lives. Since 2001, Dr. Capella has joined numerous deployments with federal disaster response teams, including Hurricane Rita (2005), Haiti (2010) and Hurricane Maria (2017). She has also provided humanitarian aid in Zambia and Honduras. Currently, she serves on the Trauma and Critical Care Team (East), based in Boston.
Dr. Capella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1212 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
1212 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
MercyOne Des Moines Trauma Center
Willie Mcclairen is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Mcclairen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy.
The Iowa Clinic Trauma Surgery Downtown
Richard Sidwell, MD has been with The Iowa Clinic since 2001. Upon his return to Des Moines, he wanted to be with a premier group of doctors and be in a clinic that is physician owned and led, which is why he chose The Iowa Clinic. Trauma Surgery was Dr. Sidwell’s very first experience as a surgical resident in 1993 and right away he knew this was the field for him. He likes to care for patients from their injury and throughout their recovery. Trauma surgery allows Dr. Sidwell to be involved in the full spectrum of care of a severely injured patient, starting with their arrival in the emergency department, continuing with their hospital care – including operative and critical care – and culminating with their rehabilitation and recovery. There is nothing more rewarding than caring for a critically injured patient and seeing a successful recovery. Dr. Sidwell cares for a wide range of ages, from young children to the elderly, using his full medical skills, both operative and non-operative. Dr. Sidwell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Hernia Surgery.
The Iowa Clinic Trauma Surgery Downtown
Carlos Pelaez is a General Surgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Pelaez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Capella isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Capella isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Capella isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- ConcussionDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Concussion.
- GastrostomyDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- Ogilvie SyndromeDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Ogilvie Syndrome.
- Splenic InfarctionDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Splenic Infarction.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Capella isExperienced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.