Manish Suneja, MD, clinical professor of internal medicine, has been named the inaugural associate dean for medical education integration and innovation in the Carver College of Medicine, effective immediately. This is a new position within the college which will advise senior leadership on issues related to creating innovative and integrated medical education that bridges undergraduate medical…
UI Health Care Updates
UI Health Care Updates
Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care, now offers cancer services in a state-of-the-art, 21,000-square-foot clinic on the far west side of the Des Moines Metro. The Waukee clinic at 2565 SE Encompass Dr. opened this week, helping more patients get the care and expertise they need closer to home.“Iowa has one of the fastest growing cancer rates in the country...
Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, FACS, has been appointed chair and department executive officer of the Department of Surgery in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He will begin in his new role on June 30, pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. An expert in pancreatic cancer and other hepatobiliary cancers, Dudeja currently serves as a tenured professor and the director of the Division…
The University of Iowa Health Care medical campus in North Liberty, Iowa—the first newly constructed hospital facility away from UI Health Care’s university campus—will welcome its first patients to the medical center’s orthopedic clinics and operating rooms, orthopedic injury walk-in clinic, and emergency department on Monday, April 28, 2025.
When it opens this spring, University of Iowa Health Care’s North Liberty campus will offer a wide range of advanced diagnostic imaging services—giving patients more options, and greater convenience, when it comes to getting a scan for diagnostic or treatment-related purposes. Any UI Health Care patient may choose to schedule imaging at the North Liberty location. “Our mission includes supporting…
Keith Carter, MD, FACS, the Lillian C. O’Brien and Dr. C.S. O’Brien Chair in Ophthalmology, will step down from his leadership post and remain as a part-time faculty member. Carter will continue in his leadership position until his successor has been named. Carter, who is a professor of ophthalmology and otolaryngology, joined UI Health Care in 1988 and became chair of the department in 2006. As…
The University of Iowa is seeking permission from the Iowa Board of Regents at its February meeting to proceed with four facilities projects—three of which have received preliminary approval and one new proposal. UI Health Care is seeking permission to proceed with planning a new child care center to replace the one currently located in the Westlawn building. The child care center, which is…
It’s an exciting time full of change and opportunity at UI Health Care. This spring, we will open the doors to the North Liberty campus, officially becoming a health system with three hospital campuses. We asked Brad Haws, MBA, chief executive officer of the clinical enterprise and associate vice president of University of Iowa Health Care, to share more about how these new locations will impact…
Cancer is on the rise in Iowa. According to a 2024 report from the Iowa Cancer Registry, the Hawkeye State has the second-highest cancer rate in the nation—a statistic that continues to grow. The Iowa-based Roland & Ruby Holden Foundation is combatting this grim reality by investing in groundbreaking University of Iowa research that will revolutionize cancer treatment and care. The foundation’s…
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will honor UI professor of pediatrics Katherine Mathews, MD, with the 2025 MDA Legacy Award for Achievement in Clinical Research at the MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference in Dallas, Texas, on March 17. In a news release issued by the MDA, Sharon Hesterlee, PhD, EVP, Chief Research Officer, MDA, said, “Dr. Mathews has long been at the forefront of…