Pediatric Administration

Executive Leadership

Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD

Professor and Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Joel and Jay Stead Chair for Leadership in Children's Medicine

Physician-in-Chief, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

alexander-bassuk@uiowa.edu

Keith Clasen, MBA

Director, Clinical Services

Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

keith-clasen@uiowa.edu

Administration Leadership

Jacque Meierotto, MHA

Assistant Director, Clinical Services

319-356-2701

jacque-meierotto@uiowa.edu 

Provides administrative oversight for: Cardiology, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Psychology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hematology-Oncoloy, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and Education

Kimberly Ruth, MHA

Assistant Director, Clinical Services

319-353-9348

kimberly-ruth@uiowa.edu

Provides administrative oversight for: Critical Care, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Medical Genetics and Genomics

Alison Beardsley, MHA

Assistant Director, Clinical Services

319-356-0763

alison-beardsley@uiowa.edu

Provides administrative oversight for: Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, and Neurology

Anita Vanderveer, MEd

Human Resources Director

319-356-4936

anita-vanderveer@uiowa.edu

Phuong Pham, CPA

Director, Finance and Research Support

319-356-4730

phuong-pham@uiowa.edu

Danielle Hardon

Communications Specialist

318-678-8566

danielle-hardon@uiowa.edu

Administrative Contacts

Scott Fedler

Administrative Services Specialist

Executive Assistant to Alexander G. Bassuk, Professor and Chair

319-353-7956

scott-fedler@uiowa.edu

Abby Pals

Administrative Services Coordinator

Primary support for Director and Assistant Directors, Clinical Services

319-356-7476

abigail-pals@uiowa.edu