Jess G. Fiedorowicz, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Jess G. Fiedorowicz is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Marquette University and with Honors in Research from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed a medicine (transitional year) internship at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin followed by a psychiatry residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he additionally served as a chief resident. He completed a fellowship in the Clinical Neurobiology of the Major Psychoses at the University of Iowa and concurrently completed an M.S. in Clinical Investigation. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.His research focuses on the primary causes of excess mortality in bipolar disorder: cardiovascular disease and suicide. He has received a Young Investigator Award from NARSAD for his work. At the University of Iowa, Dr. Fiedorowicz additionally serves as assistant clerkship director and director or co-director of several fourth year psychiatry electives. He has received several teaching awards.
Dr. Fiedorowicz also has an interest in issues related to access to health care for individuals with mental illness. He is an active member of Physicians for a National Health Program. A more detailed scientific biography can be accessed at http://myprofile.cos.com/mkejess.