Jose Ness, MD - Ask the Expert Panel Coordinator
Dr. Ness is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa, and the coordinator for the Ask the Expert panel within the Iowa Geriatric Education Center. He earned his medical degree from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1991. He finished an internship at the Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto in Rio de Janeiro in 1996, and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Then, in 1999, he completed a fellowship in geriatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Ness' clinical interest lies in the area of geriatric medicine. His research interests include geriatric cardiology, complementary and alternative medicine, and functional health literacy.

Gerald Jogerst, MD
Dr. Jogerst is an associate professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Iowa, where he is also the director of the geriatrics fellowship. He received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1976, and completed a residency in family medicine and a geriatrics fellowship at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in Arizona from 1976 to 1981. He holds a CAQ in Geriatrics. Dr. Jogerst’s clinical interests include geriatric assessments and brief screening tools for detecting depression, dementia, and functional impairment. He has conducted research in elder abuse, international family medicine training, and methods of teaching geriatric medicine.

Susan Schultz, MD
Dr. Schultz is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Iowa College of Medicine. She received her MD degree in 1990 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and completed residency training and a fellowship in the neurobiology of major psychoses at the University of Iowa. Her research has focused on the treatment of late-life psychoses and dementia, neuroimaging in late life, and aging in schizophrenia.

Michael Kelly, PharmD, MS
Dr. Kelly is a clinical pharmacist and associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa. He received his BSPh from the University of Iowa in 1973, his PharmD degree in 1988, and his MS degree in Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy in 1989. He provides clinical services to ambulatory patients and inpatients and participates in the training of pharmacy, medical, and physician assistant students and residents. Dr. Kelly also conducts research on improving drug therapy and compliance in elderly patients.

Paula Mobily, PhD, RN
Dr. Mobily is an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Nursing. She graduated from The Ohio State University with her BSN degree in 1971. She earned a MSN degree in Medical-Surgical Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 1976 and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Iowa in 1987. Dr. Mobily completed a fellowship in the Geriatric Education Program at the University of Iowa. Her interests in pain assessment and management, especially nonpharmacologic management, has prompted her research.

Sheri McKay, MSN, ARNP
Ms. McKay is a geriatric nurse practitioner at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and an adjunct faculty member in the UI College of Nursing. She graduated from Saginaw General Hospital School of Nursing in 1964, and received her BSN degree from Wesleyan College in 1993. Ms. McKay went on to earn her MSN from the University of Iowa in 1998, and also became certified as a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. Her emphasis has been gerontology and psychiatric nursing in acute, long-term, and home health care.

Keela Herr, PhD, RN
Dr. Herr is a professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing and serves as the Chair of the Adult and Gerontological Nursing Area. She graduated with her BSN from Northeast Missouri State University. Dr. Kerr received her MSN degree in medical-surgical nursing in 1977, and her PhD in nursing in 1986, both from the University of Texas. Dr. Herr’s research interests focus on the problem of pain in older adults, especially in pain assessment and improving end-of-life care.

Lisa Zaynab Killinger, DC
Dr. Killinger is an assistant professor at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic research, where she teaches courses on healthy aging, public health, and research methods. She graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1983. Dr. Killinger has directed or assisted on nine HRSA projects related to geriatrics and interdisciplinary programs.

Gretchen Schmuch, MS, LSW
Ms. Schmuch is a geriatric social worker in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Geriatric Assessment clinic and the University of Iowa Department of Family Medicine. She received her MSW degree from the University of Iowa in 1986. She is a member of the Johnson County Senior Coalition and the Johnson County Multidisciplinary Task Force on Dependent Adult abuse, and Johnson County Case Management for the Frail Elderly. Ms. Schmuch also serves on the Geriatric Management Team at two local nursing homes.