Executive Leadership
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Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Joel and Jay Stead Chair for Leadership in Children's Medicine
Physician-in-Chief, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
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Administration Leadership
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Jacque Meierotto, MHA
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
319-356-2701
Provides administrative oversight for: Cardiology, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Psychology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hematology-Oncoloy, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and Education
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Kimberly Ruth, MHA
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
319-353-9348
Provides administrative oversight for: Critical Care, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Medical Genetics and Genomics
Alison Beardsley, MHA
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
319-356-0763
Provides administrative oversight for: Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, and Neurology
Administrative Contacts
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Scott Fedler
Administrative Services Specialist
Executive Assistant to Alexander G. Bassuk, Professor and Chair
319-353-7956
Abby Pals
Administrative Services Coordinator
Primary support for Director and Assistant Directors, Clinical Services
319-356-7476