Jeannette Marie Capella, MD FACS

Acute Care Surgery

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• gastric cancer
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Hand, Wrist, Arm Disorders/Procedures

• amputation
• animal bites
• ganglion cysts

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• head and neck surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• decubitus ulcer
• epidermal cyst
• hand infections
• nevi
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• anal fissure
• anal fistula
• anal tears
• anal warts
• hemorrhoid problems
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• anal cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• colectomy
• colon cancer screening
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• intussusception
• irritable bowel syndrome
• Meckel's diverticulum
• small bowel syndrome
• spastic colon
• stomach cancer
• ulcerative colitis

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Lower Extremity Ischemia

• diabetic problems

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• breast tumors in pregnancy
• colon cancer screening
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Thoracic

• hemothorax
• hiatal hernia
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

Vascular Disorders/Procedures

• vena cava filter placement

St. Joseph's Hospital

Omaha, NE,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2000—07/2002

Carilion Clinic

Roanoke, VA,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

08/2002—03/2011

UPMC Altoona

Altoona, PA,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

05/2011—06/2018

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

DES MOINES, IA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2018—Present

Creighton University School of Medicine

Omaha, NE

Assistant Professor

01/2001—06/2002

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, VA

Assistant Professor

01/2003—03/2011

Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Associate Professor

02/2009—03/2011