Erica Maduakolam, MD, She/Her/Hers

Our institution provides the opportunity to gain comprehensive training in all surgical subspecialities. Our patients travel here from across the state and surrounding areas to seek the quality of care we provide. I chose Iowa because I wanted my training to prepare me in becoming a competent surgeon with diverse training, all while creating a collaborative learning environment where I would gain hands-on experience from the very start. It was imperative for me to belong to a program that finds new ways support its residents with innovation in surgical education and shows investment in DEI efforts.

Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Breast Reconstruction, Medical Education, Advances of DEI in Medicine and Surgery, Community Outreach

Upcoming Projects:

Maduakolam E, Johnson-Mann C, Asfew S. 2023. Investigating Diversity in Invited Speakers at National Conference amongst Surgical Subspecialties. In Data Collection.

Maduakolam E, Dixon M, Ledbetter K, Keith J. 2023. Single Midwest Tertiary Care Center 10-year Review of Disparities and Outcomes in Breast Reconstruction. Submitted for presentation.

Bull A, Maduakolam E, Rominowski K, Wibbenmeyer L, Galet C. 2022. Retrospective Multi-Center Study Examining Surgical Treatment of Older Adult Burn Patients. In Data Analysis.

Dixon M, Ramey S, Maduakolam E, Rolig B, Ledbetter K, Keith J, Akinbiyi T. 2022. Oncologic Breast Reconstruction Database. In Data Review.

Publications

Zogg CK, Kandi LA, Thomas HS, Siki MA, Choi AY, Guetter CR, Smith CB, Maduakolam E, Kondle S, Stein SL, Shaughnessy EA, Ahuja N. Comparison of Male and Female Surgeons' Experiences With Gender Across 5 Qualitative/Quantitative Domains. 2023. JAMA Surgery. Published.

Odukoya EJ, Kelley T, Madden B, Olawuni F, Maduakolam E, Cianciolo AT. 2021. Extending "Beyond Diversity": Culturally Responsive Universal Design Principles for Medical Education. Academic Medicine: Teach Learn Med. Published

Maduakolam, Erica, Barra Madden, Tatiana Kelley, and Anna T. Cianciolo. 2020. Beyond Diversity: Envisioning Inclusion in Medical Education Research and Practice. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. Published.

Presentations

Maduakolam E, Wibbenmeyer L, Andrews BT. 2023. Climbing the Reconstructive Ladder: Management of Scalp Electrical Burn Injury with Osteonecrosis of Cranial Bone. Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons. Lake Geneva, WI.

Ross AJ, MD, Kottwitz K, MD, Maduakolam E, Sommer NZ. 2020. Breast Reduction Aesthetic (BRA) – Aesthetic Shape Outcomes of Reduction Mammoplasty Surgery. New England Science Symposium at Harvard Medical School.

Ross AJ, MD, Kottwitz K, MD, Maduakolam E, Sommer NZ. 2020. Breast Reduction Aesthetic (BRA) – Aesthetic Shape Outcomes of Reduction Mammoplasty Surgery. Student National Medical Association, Annual Medical Education Conference.

Ross AJ, MD, Kottwitz K, MD, Maduakolam E, Sommer NZ. 2020. Breast Reduction Aesthetic (BRA) – Aesthetic Shape Outcomes of Reduction Mammoplasty Surgery. Student National Medical Association, Regional Conference. 3rd place winner for best poster presentation.

Advocacy and Invited Speaking Engagements

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, GME Residency recruiter

Hidden Figures in Medicine, Black History Month Panelist at University of Illinois Springfield, 2020

Coaching Wellness and Self-Care to Cultivate Resiliency in an Era of Burnout, National Medical Association Women’s Health Section Panelist, 2019

Committees

Society of Black Academic Surgeons – Women in Surgery Committee member

Association of Women Surgeons – Resident Committee member

UIHC Dept of Surgery, DEI Committee member

Global Outreach

El Salvador. Encounter El Salvador, Social Justice Mission trip, 2012

Tanzania. International Service Learning Medical Mission, 2011

Training

AO Hand Fractures, Case Western University, 2022

Trauma Informed Care, SIU School of Medicine, 2019