Leadership

Upinder Singh, MD
Chair and Department Executive Officer, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine

Grant Worthington
Clinical Department Administrator
grant-worthington@uiowa.edu

Kristin Goedken, MBA
Associate Clinical Department Administrator
Office: SE 320 GH
Phone: 319-384-8397
kristin-goedken@uiowa.edu
Vice Chairs

Kimberly Staffey, MD
Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Programs
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

Jeydith Gutierrez, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Engagement and Belonging
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Manish Suneja, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

Christie Thomas, MBBS
Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement
Professor of Internal Medicine

Chad Grueter, PhD
Vice Chair for Research
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Chairs and Program Directors

Manish Suneja, MD
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship Programs
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

Eli Perencevich, MD, MS
Associate Chair for Clinical and Health Services Research
Professor of Internal Medicine

Bradley A. Dixon, MD
Chief of Medicine, VA Health Care System
Professor of Internal Medicine

Mark A. Yorek, PhD
Associate Chief of Staff for Research, VA Health Care System
Professor of Internal Medicine