Faculty

Andy Andresen, M.D., Program Director Andrew A. Andresen, MD, ABFP, Program Director
Dr. Andresen is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine and a graduate of the Davenport program.  He served the citizens of Durant, IA and surrounding communities as a full-time family physician and part-time emergency room physician before joining the program.  He is past Chief of Staff at Genesis Medical Center. 
Dean A. Bunting, M.D., ABFP

Dean A. Bunting, MD, ABFP, Associate Program Director

Dr. Bunting is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine where he was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, and a graduate of the Davenport program.  He has a practice at the Genesis Family Medical Center Blue Grass Clinic.  He is the Faculty Coordinator for the community-based clerkship and the Teaching Scholars Program for the University of Iowa.
Gena L.R. Benoit, M.D., ABFP Gena L.R. Benoit, MD, ABFP, Faculty Physician
Dr. Benoit is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine and a graduate of the Davenport program.  She has provided clinical instruction for the University of Iowa family medicine students, primary care community based students and MECO students. Before joining the faculty, Dr. Benoit was in private practice in Bettendorf, IA.
Stephen Sorensen, M.D. ABFP Stephen Sorensen, MD, ABFP, Director of Clinic Operations and Quality
Dr. Sorensen is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine and a graduate of the Davenport program.  Following graduation, he practiced as an emergency room physician in Grinnell, Maquoketa and Muscatine.  He served the citizens of Davenport and surrounding communities as a full-time family physician prior to joining the faculty.  He is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Iowa College of Medicine.  He serves as Medical Director of the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Niral Tilala, MD

Niral Tilala, MD, ABFP, Faculty Physician

Dr. Tilala received his medical degree from the Medical University of the Americas and did his residency training at the Davenport program.  Prior to moving to Davenport, he was an EMT and taught medical assisting.  Dr. Tilala has a practice at the Genesis Family Medical Center in Blue Grass and joins the faculty in resident education.
Trish Halligan, CPMSM Trish Halligan, CPMSM, Residency Coordinator
Ms. Halligan is our Residency Coordinator.  She is a member of the National Association of Medical Staff Services and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Trish coordinates all clinical rotations, credentialing, and supervises recruiting and interviewing.  She is the Educational Coordinator to the University of Iowa, coordinating primary care rotations for M3 & M4 students, community-based, and MECO students.
Mark Jones, Pharm.D.

Mark Jones, Pharm.D.   
 Dr. Jones received a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State in 1973 and his Pharm.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1975. Dr. Jones completed his Clinical Pharmacy Fellowship at the University of Iowa. He has an appointment in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa. Dr. Jones is responsible for teaching drug management and pharmacotherapeutics.

 
Rhonda McInroy, MS, LMHC Rhonda Mclnroy, MSW, LMHC
Ms. Mclnroy received her Master of Social Work from the University of Iowa in 1989. She has worked in hospital social work, as an EAP counselor, and as a consultant for local health agencies. Rhonda is also an adjunct professor at St. Ambrose University. She sees patients at Family Medical Center and is responsible for teaching behavioral sciences, providing patient counseling and coordinating the community medicine curriculum.
  Volunteer Teaching Faculty
Too numerous to list here, the residency program is supported by an enthusiastic volunteer faculty in all other departments to form a coordinated and integrated teaching plan for Family Medicine.