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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
Sarah Alford Business Administrator
     Endocrinology, Diabetes & Clinical Pharmacology
     Medical Education
     Nephrology
     Palliative Medicine
Becky Basinger Business Administrator
     Dermatology
     Infectious Disease
     Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Todd Blackinton Business Administrator
     Allergy
     Gastroenterology and Hepatology
     Geriatric Medicine
     Rheumatology
Adam Neiberger Business Administrator
     HMCT
     Medical Oncology
Kristen Trued Business Administrator
     Executive Health
     General Internal Medicine
     Hospital Medicine
     Obesity Medicine
     Weight Management
Nancy Houston Administrative Assistant Float
Jennifer Kim Project Manager, Business Operations

Michelle Portilla

Coordinator, Faculty Onboarding
Lori Reeves Executive Assistant

Vice Chairs and Directors

Name Position
Eyad Al-hihi, MD, MBA Clinical Service Chief
Abebe Abebe, MD Vice Chair, Undergraduate Medical Education
Adela Rambi Cardones, MD, MHSc Vice Chair, Appointments, Promotions & Tenure
Mario Castro, MD, MPH Vice Chair, Translational and Clinical Research
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, Faculty Engagement
Steven Weinman, MD, PhD Vice Chair, Research


Clinical Operations

Name Position
Mariam Shahbazi

Director of Nursing, Ambulatory

Sarah Fohn

Nurse Manager
     Gastroenterology
     Infectious Disease
     Nephrology

Beth Geist

Nurse Manager
      Clinical Pharmacology
      Dermatology
      Executive Health

Kenzie Miller

Nurse Manager
      Allergy
      Infectious Disease
      Rheumatology

Bethany Ramm

Nurse Manager
     General Medicine
     Weight Management

Sophy Schmitt

Nurse Manager
      Occupational Health

TBD Nurse Manager
      Endocrinology, Metabolism and Genetics
      Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Haley Tapp Medical Support Operations Manager
      IM Ambulatory Clinics
TBD Medical Support Operations Supervisor
      IM Ambulatory Clinics
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