Juana Capizzano
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Program Director
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Juana Capizzano
Clinical Associate Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Juana Nicoll grew up in Lima, Peru and graduated from medical school at Ricardo Palma University in Lima in 2005. She subsequently completed residency in family medicine in at the University of Iowa in 2013 and then completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine. She practiced at the University of Iowa before moving to Ann Arbor with her family in 2018. She is board certified in Family medicine and Geriatric medicine.

    Dr. Capizzano completed an advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship program at Michigan Medicine in June 2021 and then developed the Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for family medicine residents as well as Faculty. Dr. Capizzano currently serves as the Director of family medicine's Clinical Ultrasound program, as well as the Director of the Advanced Primary Care Ultrasound Fellowship.

    Dr. Capizzano has a clinical interest in geriatrics, POCUS , management of chronic diseases, procedures, and Hospital at home. Dr. Capizzano is honored to care for patients at Briarwood Family Medicine, the Chelsea Retirement Center, as well as inpatient at St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea.

    Dr. Capizzano is involved on a Regional and National level with POCUS education and training, she works with the American Academic of Family Physician, Society of Teacher of Family Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine as well as American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

    Qualifications
    • Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship
      University of Michigan Medical School, Emergency Medicine, 2021
    • geriatric fellowship
      University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Family Medicine-Internal Medicine, 2014
    • Family Medicine Residency
      University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Family Medicine, 2013
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    Research Overview

    • Point of Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine
    • Point of Care Ultrasound in Medical Education
    • Geriatric Medicine

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      The Evolution of Cardiovascular Ultrasound: A Review of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Across Specialties.
      Johri AM, Glass C, Hill B, Jensen T, Puentes W, Olusanya O, Capizzano JN, Dancel R, Reierson K, Reisinger N, Liblik K, Galen BT. Am J Med, 2023 Jul; 136 (7): 621 - 628. DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.02.020
      PMID: 36889497
    • Journal Article
      Current State of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use Within Family Medicine.
      Capizzano JN, O'Dwyer M-C, Furst W, Plegue M, Tucker R, Theyyunni N, Harper DM. J Am Board Fam Med, 2022 35 (4): 809 - 813. DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.220019
      PMID: 35896460
    • Presentation
      Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Family Medicine
      2022 Jun 1;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Patient-centered home cancer screening attitudes during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
      El Khoury C, Crespo Albiac L, O'Dwyer MC, Haro E, Alves M, Jimbo M, Harper D, Sheinfeld Gorin S, Meixner K, Capizzano JN, Salada C. Ann Fam Med, 2022 Apr 1; 20 (20 Suppl 1): DOI:10.1370/afm.20.s1.2639
      PMID: 36857034
    • Additional Scholarship
      How I Brought Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for My Family Medicine Department.
      Juana Nicoll Capizzano MD. 2022
    • Journal Article
      Patient-Centered Home Cancer Screening Attitudes During COVID-19 Pandemic.
      El Khoury C, Haro E, Alves M, O'Dwyer MC, Meixner K, Albiac LC, Capizzano JN, Ramakrishnan M, Salada C, Gorin SS, Jimbo M, Sen A, Harper DM. J Patient Cent Res Rev, 2021 8 (4): 340 - 346. DOI:10.17294/2330-0698.1835
      PMID: 34722803
    • Journal Article
      Patient-Centered Home Cancer Screening Attitudes During COVID-19 Pandemic
      Khoury CE, MD , Haro E, MPH , Alves M, MPH , MSW , O'Dwyer MC, MPH , MB , BCH , BAO , Meixner K, MD , Albiac LC, MD , Capizzano JN, MD , Ramakrishnan M, MD , Salada C, MD , Gorin SS, PhD , Jimbo M, MD , PhD , MPH , Sen A, PhD , Harper DM, MD , MPH , MS . Journar of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2021 Oct 1; 8 (4): 340 - 346.
    • Journal Article
      Health-Related Quality of Life for People With Acute and Chronic Illnesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      O'Dwyer MC, Meixner K, Albiac LC, El Khoury C, Capizzano JN, Ramakrishnan M, Salada C, Furst W, Haro E, Alves M, Sen A, Harper DM. J Am Board Fam Med, 2021 34 (3): 509 - 521. DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200593
      PMID: 34088811