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.
Robert Simari, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor
KU Medical Center
rsimari@kumc.edu
University of Kansas Medical Center
2032 Murphy Administration Building
Mail Stop 2015
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Organizational Chart
Learn about the leadership structure of the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Members of the Leadership Team
Sunil Abhyankar, M.D.
Director, Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center
sabhyankar@kumc.edu
Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA
Dean, KU School of Health Professions
aakinwuntan@kumc.edu
Donna Clausen
Director, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
dclausen@kumc.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
Kimberly Grunewald, J.D.
Interim 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
Interim Vice President for Medical Development, KU Endowment
nlucas@kuendowment.org
Natalie Lutz
Director & Chief Communications Officer
nlutz3@kumc.edu
Sally Maliski, Ph.D., RN
Dean, KU School of Nursing
smaliski@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.
Vice Chancellor for Research
msalathe@kumc.edu
Ryan Spaulding, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement
rspaulding@kumc.edu
Steven Stites, M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
sstites@kumc.edu
David Vranicar, MBA
Vice Chancellor for Finance/Chief Financial Officer
dvranicar@kumc.edu
Scott Weir, PharmD, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation
sweir@kumc.edu
Chari Young, J.D.
Chief Human Resources Officer
cyoung8@kumc.edu