Joshua MD M. Eisenberg,
Dr. Joshua Eisenberg grew up in Spring Grove, IL. He completed his undergraduate education at Augustana College and competed in Track and Field. He continued his medical education at Loyola University of Chicago and then completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Iowa. Following residency he traveled to Atlanta, GA where he had the opportunity to continue his training at the prestigious Emory University Orthopedic Spine fellowship. Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Eisenberg joined the orthopedic faculty at the University of Iowa in 2024. He lives in Solon, IA with his wife Taylor who is also a nurse at the North Liberty campus.
Kendall Keck, MD
Dr. Kendall Keck grew up in Carlisle, IA. He completed his biomedical engineering degree and medical school here in Iowa City. He then went on to complete his general surgery training at UIHC, including two years as a T32 research fellow. He continued his training at UIHC for another three years in the Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program, where he further developed his interest in hand and reconstructive surgery.
Following this fellowship, he left UIHC for a year to attend Southern Illinois University in Springfield, IL, where he completed a fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery. Dr. Keck joined the orthopedic faculty at the University of Iowa in August 2024. He lives in Coralville, IA, with his wife of 11 years, Ceric, and their two daughters, Ayla (9) and Talia (6).
Dr. Keck enjoys all aspects of hand and upper extremity care, with a special interest in limb salvage and reconstruction. His research interests include lower extremity free flap reconstruction and salvage, CMC biomechanics, and device development.
Jill Scholz, DPM
Dr. Jill Scholz is an instructor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Iowa, joining the foot and ankle team in March 2025. Prior to this, she was in private practice in Coralville and a member of Mercy Iowa City medical staff for 28 years. She went to college at Iowa State University and got her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine at Des Moines University. Post graduate training was done at University of Illinois at Chicago and Mercy Iowa City. Her areas of interest include the at risk foot, wound medicine and general podiatry. She is a past Board Chair of the Iowa Podiatric Medical Examiners and is active in the American Association of Women Podiatrists and the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic. As the daughter of a University of Iowa physician, she grew up in Iowa City. Dr. Scholz lives in Iowa City with her husband Dave. They have three adult children who live in various places around the country.
Dallas PhD Vanorny, MD,
Dr. Dallas Vanorny is a native of Cedar Rapids, IA. He graduated from the University of Iowa before completing his PhD at Northwestern University. He then went on to complete his medical education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, and his fellowship training in adult hip and knee reconstruction at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He joined the staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in August 2023 as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He specializes in complex primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. He uses the direct anterior approach for primary and revision hip replacements and uses robotic technology for total and partial knee replacements. His research is focused on outcomes in joint arthroplasty. He lives in North Liberty, IA with his wife Lindsey and their two sons Andrew and James.