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Internal Medicine Leadership Team

Office of the Chair

Name Position
Matthias Salathe, MD Chair, Internal Medicine
Erika D'Souza Senior Administrator
Lauren Dymond Data Analyst
Nancy Houston Administrative Assistant Float
Jennifer Kim Project Manager, Business Operations

Allison Nutter

Coordinator, Faculty Onboarding
Lori Reeves Executive Assistant
Seth Alden Division Administrator
     Allergy
     Gastroenterology and Hepatology
     Rheumatology
Sarah Alford Division Administrator
     Endocrinology, Diabetes & Clinical Pharmacology
     Medical Education
     Nephrology
     Palliative Medicine
Becky Basinger

Division Administrator
     Dermatology
     Infectious Disease
     Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Emily Campbell

Division Administrator
     HMCT
     Medical Oncology

Kristen Trued

Division Administrator
     Executive Health
     General Medicine
     Geriatric Medicine
     Weight Management

Miranda Handke

Executive Director, Research Operations

Ilse Duarte

Sr. Director, Grants Administration

Thanh Koontz

Director, Research Operations

Vice Chairs and Directors

Name Position
Eyad Al-hihi, MD, MBA Clinical Service Chief
Adela Rambi Cardones, MD, MHSc Vice Chair, Appointments, Promotions & Tenure
Mario Castro, MD, MPH Vice Chair, Translational and Clinical Research
Abebe Abebe, MD Vice Chair, Undergraduate Medical Education
Leigh Eck, MD Vice Chair, Graduate Medical Education
Sushant Govindan, MD, MSc Vice Chair, VA Affiliations
Daniel Hinthorn, MD Vice Chair, Appointments, Promotions & Tenure
Tammy Ojo, MD Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Steven Weinman, MD, PhD Vice Chair, Research


Clinical Operations

Name Position
Beth Geist

Nurse Manager
      Clinical Pharmacology
      IM Ambulatory Clinics

Kara Patton Medical Support Operations Manager
      IM Ambulatory Clinics
Cyndi Wilson Medical Support Operations Supervisor
      IM Ambulatory Clinics
Jeff Bierle Nurse Manager
      Allergy
      Infectious Disease
      Rheumatology
Anna Fisk Nurse Manager
      Endocrinology, Metabolism and Genetics
      Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Sarah Fohn Nurse Manager
     Dermatology
     Gastroenterology
     Nephrology
Bethany Ramm Nurse Manager
     General Medicine
     Weight Management
KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
Mailstop 1022
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-6000
Fax: 913-588-3995