University of Kansas Medical Center Leadership Team

Sunil Abhyankar, M.D.
Director, Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center
sabhyankar@kumc.edu 

Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MIH
Dean, KU School of Health Professions
aakinwuntan@kumc.edu

Ty Baker
Executive Assistant, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
tbaker@kumc.edu

Barbara Bichelmeyer, Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer
provost@ku.edu

Debra Brogden
Executive Officer, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
dbrogden@kumc.edu

Jeff DeWitt
Chief Financial Officer
jeff.dewitt@ku.edu

Emily Diederich, M.D.
Director, Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Simulation
ediederich@kumc.edu

Kimberly Gibbens, J.D.
Deputy General Counsel
kgibbens@kumc.edu

Jean Foret Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF
Dean, KU School of Nursing
jgiddens@kumc.edu

Kimberly Grunewald, J.D.
General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
kgrunewald@ku.edu

Chris Harper
Chief Information Officer
charper@kumc.edu 

Robert Klein, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
rklein@kumc.edu

Nell Lucas
Vice President for Medical Development, KU Endowment
nlucas@kuendowment.org

Natalie Lutz
Director & Chief Communications Officer
nlutz3@kumc.edu

Robert McCormack, MPA
Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Director, Government Relations
rmccormack@kumc.edu

Garold Minns, M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine-Wichita
gminns@kumc.edu

Tyler Hughes, M.D.
Dean, KU School of Medicine-Salina
thughes55@kumc.edu

Akinlolu Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
Executive Dean, School of Medicine
aojo@kumc.edu

Matthias Salathe, M.D.
Chief Research Officer
msalathe@kumc.edu 

Ryan Spaulding, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement
rspaulding@kumc.edu

David Vranicar, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
dvranicar@kumc.edu

Scott Weir, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation
sweir@kumc.edu

Chari Young, J.D.
Chief Human Resources Officer
cyoung8@kumc.edu