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Alumni Newsletter: University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
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2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Stead Family Department of Pediatrics alumni,
It is with pleasure that we share the results of the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
We are ranked in seven pediatric specialties:
- #23 in pediatric diabetes & endocrinology
- #26 in neonatology
- #27 in pediatric nephrology
- #36 in pediatric orthopedics
- #38 in pediatric hematology-oncology
- #38 in pediatric neurology & neurosurgery
- #50 in pediatric pulmonology
These U.S. News & World Report rankings reflect our efforts in all aspects of our mission: clinical excellence, teaching, and research. We are focused on this mission to improve the lives of children in Iowa and beyond, and it is wonderful to see the rankings reflect everyone’s tremendous efforts.
Sincerely,
Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD (he/him/they)
Professor and Chair | UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Joel and Jay Stead Chair for Leadership in Children's Medicine | Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief | UI Stead Family Children's Hospital
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Research and Education
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Patients with certain congenital heart disease, which disrupt blood flow from the heart to the lungs, may have previously had multiple open-heart surgeries over the course of their lifetime. Osamah Aldoss, MBBS, UI clinical associate professor of pediatrics-cardiology, says the Harmony valve, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), offers these patients not only a less invasive treatment than open-heart surgery, but also one with less recovery time and fewer restrictions before returning to work or other activities.
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The 2022-2023 academic year will see the pilot of University of Iowa’s Stead Family Department of Pediatrics elective opportunities for visiting medical students from diverse and Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) backgrounds. In conjunction with the Graduate Medical Education’s (GME) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Office’s pilot program of URiM rotations, the department’s medical education team created the elective in part to support the institution’s goal to increase diversity in the 11 departments piloting a URiM elective this year.
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Patient Care and Community
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University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is using new technology to provide lifesaving dialysis treatment to the tiniest patients, improving outcomes for smaller, more fragile babies in renal failure. The Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine (CARPEDIEM) is a dialysis system designed to provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for infants weighing between 5 and 20 pounds. CRRT is generally used for those in acute kidney injury or failure.
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Food, activities, and performances were among the highlights of the inaugural Stead Family Department of Pediatrics Cultural Awareness Appreciation Day on June 2. The event was spearheaded by Joyce Goins-Fernandez, PhD, vice chair of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics. Goins-Fernandez and a subcommittee from the department’s DEI committee organized the event, which was established as an effort to build a welcoming and more inclusive environment for the department’s providers, staff, and trainees.
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Open Positions in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
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Appointment rank is open and may be to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest. Appointment rank to Associate of Pediatrics (non-tenure track) may also be considered. The individual selected will join the Division of Hematology and Oncology to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services as a pediatrician specializing in bone marrow transplant.
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Appointment rank may be at either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track at the Associate Professor or Professor level consistent with clinical experience and research interest. The Director will lead the division’s clinical and educational services as well as provide leadership to our growing Pediatric Pulmonary Unit. The Director will benefit from institutional resources and will have the opportunity to expand both the clinical and interdisciplinary research program.
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The Department will seek appointment to the Mary Joy and Jerre Stead Professorship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Appointment rank may be at either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track at the Associate Professor or Professor level consistent with clinical experience and research interest. The Director will lead the division’s clinical and educational services as well as provide leadership to our growing Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit. The Director will benefit from institutional resources and will have the opportunity to expand both the clinical and interdisciplinary research program.
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Welcome our incoming residents and fellows
"We are excited to welcome our new group of learners to the UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics. Our medical student, resident, and fellow programs continue to develop additional opportunities for our current and future trainees, including our rotation for URiM medical students. We welcome two Child Neurology residents this year, bringing our new residency class to 17 for the first time. Our fellowships continue to recruit from all over the country, and from home, and we anticipate further growth in the coming cycle, with expansion of existing programs, and development of new ones. We invite you to visit our website to view our entire lists of incoming residents and fellows.
As we look ahead, we’re also excited to be building programming specifically for you, our alumni. We appreciate the relationships we have built with all of you, and look forward to offering opportunities to reconnect as we begin to have more occasions to meet up in person. Stay tuned!"
From Amy Stier, MD, MME
Vice Chair for Education
UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
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