Jacob Groen, DO
Class: 2025
Hometown: Shoreline, Wash.
Undergraduate school: Occidental College
Medical school: Pacific Northwest University
Professional interests: Marginalized populations, particularly the underserved, and LGBTQ care.
Email: jacob-groen@uiowa.edu
Joseph Rattenni, DO
Class: 2025
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
Undergraduate school: University of Delaware
Medical school: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional interests: The social determinants of health, community and underserved medicine, cognitive behavioral therapy, metacognition, the bicameral mind theory and jungian psychology, and neuropsychopharmacology
Email: joseph-rattenni@uiowa.edu
Meha Desai, MD
Class: 2026
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
Undergraduate school: Illinois Institute of Technology
Medical school: University of Illinois at Chicago
Professional interests: integration of psychiatry into primary care, underserved medicine, global health, immigrant and refugee health, women's health
Email: meha-desai@uiowa.edu
*Chief Resident
Angella Gyamfi, DO
Class: 2026
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana & Apple Valley, Minn.
Undergraduate School: Cornell College
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM)
Professional Interests: Integration of psychiatry and family medicine, global medicine, rural healthcare, underserved medicine, and mentoring pre-med individuals
Email: angella-gyamfi@uiowa.edu
*Chief Resident
Emily Trudeau, MD
Class: 2027
Hometown: Sioux City
Undergrad School: University of Iowa
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Professional Interests: women’s health, prenatal care, addiction medicine, mood disorders
Email: emily-trudeau@uiowa.edu
Brooke Byun, MD
Class: 2028
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate school: University of Washington Seattle
Medical school: Washington State University
Professional Interests: Advocacy (abortion access, health equity), DEI, Psychodynamic Theory, Prenatal Care/Women's Health, Psychotherapy, Palliative Care
Email: brooke-byun@uiowa.edu
Kacie Griffith, DO
Class: 2028
Hometown: Vinton, IA
Undergraduate school: Iowa State University
Medical school: Des Moines University
Professional Interests: Psychosomatic Disorders, Chronic Pain, Psycotherapy, Rural Psychiatry Access
Email: kacie-griffith@uiowa.edu
Alayna Williams, DO
Class: 2028
Hometown: Belluvue, WA
Undergraduate school: Seattle University
Medical school: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Interests: Inpatient Psychiatry and Street Medicine
Email: alayna-williams@uiowa.edu
Rick Hiciano, MD
Class: 2029
Hometown: New York City, NY
Undergraduate school: Hunter College of the City University of New York
Medical school: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, Sports Medicine, Sports Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, Professional/Business Development, Teaching/Mentorship
Email: rick-hiciano@uiowa.edu
Kermshlise Picard, MD, MPH
Class: 2029
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate school: Northeastern University
Medical school: Brown University
Professional Interests: Community Health, Equity and Access, Addiction, Geriatrics, Psychotherapy, Women's Health
Email: kermshlise-picard@uiowa.edu