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Department chair Alexander G. Bassuk, MD

Welcome to the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics in beautiful Iowa City. We are home to leading doctors, researchers, and educators all working together to change kids' lives. Our faculty, children's hospital, and education programs are growing—I hope these opportunities will bring you here soon!

Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD
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

Top City to Live

Iowa City perennially ranks as one of America’s best places to live

Top Hospital in Iowa

We are consistently ranked Iowa's No. 1 children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report

Great Benefits

WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES