Managing Partners

Dr. Renee Ellerbroek, MD - Pathologist, Goldfinch Laboratory

Renee Ellerbroek, MD

Dr. Ellerbroek is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and has practiced pathology since 1985, including 35 years as medical director of a large central Iowa independent laboratory. Dr. Ellerbroek is an Iowa native who received her undergraduate degree from Drake University. She attended the University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed a residency in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology at the University of Iowa. Her long-standing service in the College of American Pathologists include Iowa State Commissioner, Region 7 North Central United States Regional Commissioner and member of the Laboratory Accreditation Committee, Chair of Continuous Compliance committee and member and vice chair of PathPAC. She has directed numerous live inspector training seminars and participated in online instruction to CAP inspectors. She is also former president of Iowa Association of Pathologists and chairman of the board of trustees for Polk County Medical Society. Outside of work, Dr. Ellerbroek enjoys exploring new places, spending quality time with family and friends or diving into a good book, especially historical non-fiction.

Pathologist

Jared Abbott, MD, PhD - Pathologist, Goldfinch Laboratory

Pathologist

Jared Abbott, MD, PhD

Dr. Abbott is originally from Northern Minnesota and attended college at Princeton University. He earned a combined MD/PhD degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed a pathology residency at Mayo Clinic Rochester and went on to finish a dermatopathology fellowship in the Dermatology Department at Mayo Clinic Rochester. He is board-certified in Anatomic Pathology and Dermatopathology. He has practiced in Iowa since 2007 and has served as President of the Iowa Association of Pathology and is active at a national level with the College of American Pathologists. Dr. Abbott enjoys reading, golfing, hiking, and spending time with his family.

Tiffani Milless, MD - Pathologist - Goldfinch Laboratory

Tiffani Milless, MD

Pathologist

Tiffani Milless, MD is board-certified in Anatomic, Clinical, and Dermatopathology and has been diagnosing patients throughout Iowa since 2013. She earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame and completed her medical school training at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. Her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology was at the Yale New Haven Hospital, and her dermatopathology fellowship was at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

A passionate patient and healthcare advocate, Dr. Milless is the Past President of the Iowa Medical Society. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Association of Pathologists and is a Fellow in the College of American Pathologists. When she isn't looking at slides, Dr. Milless loves to spend time (especially on outdoor adventures) with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.  

Caitie Halverson, MD - Pathologist, Goldfinch Laboratory

Caitie Halverson, MD

Pathologist

 Dr. Halverson has practiced dermatopathology in the state of Iowa since 2015. She is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, as well as Dermatopathology. Dr. Halverson received her undergraduate degree in Biology and English from the University of Alabama, and she completed medical school, residency, and fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was inducted into the National Medical Honor Society (Alpha Omega Alpha) and also granted the William Boyd Medal for Excellence in Pathology and the Jay McDonald Award for Excellence in Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Halverson enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband, two children, and dogs.