University of Kansas Medical Center Leadership Team
Leadership at KU Medical Center is guided by a vision to lead the nation in health care education, healing, teaching and discovery.
Steve Stites, M.D
Executive Vice Chancellor
KU Medical Center
sstites@kumc.edu
University of Kansas Medical Center
2032 Murphy Administration Building
Mail Stop 2015
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Members of the 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
Director, Government Relations
rmccormack@kumc.edu
Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
jmcgee@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
Organizational Chart
Learn about the leadership structure of the University of Kansas Medical Center.